Patrick Lam

In from Sydney, out to Vancouver, with a hike in the middle, and some research and service.

March has two Canadian circuit judo tournaments: Pacific International and Edmonton International.

I’m really not experiencing large blocks of unstructured time right now, particularly with all the reviewing I’m doing.

About the history of engineering: the Canadian Iron Ring Ceremony and the Quebec Bridge disaster.

Travel month with Wilderness First Responder and Avalanche Skills Training 2, and Christmas in Montreal.

PLDI submission and trip to New Caledonia.

How the sausage is made: Brendan O’Dwyer writes about building the Paparoa Great Walk on NZ’s West Coast.

Mostly working on a NSERC Discovery Grant application and travelling to referee in Winnipeg and Scarborough, with a stop in Waterloo.

I found myself in Winnipeg for 3 days in 2023 (to referee at the Manitoba Open, which was great) and the museum is now open, so I went for a visit after lunch at the Forks.

We carried mountaineering gear 50km on a long weekend and had a nice walk in the fluffy snow, but no summit.

David Parsons.

Here’s some tips for visiting Wellington.

Yes, my Waterloo travel page is about how to leave Waterloo.

I’m starting to write this with 4 days of September left.

Lots of trips, not much work.

A review of a 2004 book about NZ ecology, ecosystems, and species endemic to NZ.

Another usual non-teaching term month, with trips to Auckland, Turoa, and Wye Creek (Queenstown).

‘Postpone indefinitely’ is, as it turns out, a euphemism for ‘kill’.

A quieter month all around.

Atene Skyline day hike in Whanganui National Park.

I’m always looking for excellent, motivated students who are interested in program analysis.

Much travel, especially on the West Coast of North America.

All over the West Coast of North America: Eastern Sierras, Seattle, Vancouver (and Squamish), and Nelson.

Toula Drimonis writes about immigrants and allophones (non-English, non-French mother tongue) in modern Quebec society, talking about integration of immigrants and how broader society evolves in response.

A review of the Great Japanese Novel, which describes the life of village chief Aoyama Hanzō along a main highway through the opening of Japan to the world and the Meiji Restoration.

Whew!

Marble Mountain, arguably better than Tremblant; unarguably fewer lines.

Prompt engineering by Lucas Wojciechowski.

People always ask me what to do when visiting Montreal.

Small but worthy climbing gym in Bromont.

The last segment of our Japan trip: skiing and birbs in Hokkaido, as well as snowshoeing and katte don.

Reasonable success this month, professionally (awarded grant, major revisions on a paper) and for refereeing (selected for Canadian nationals).

By special permission, refereeing at the Quebec provincial judo championships (biggest ever).

Off to referee at the Edmonton International Judo Championship for the first time.

Next stops: Matsomoto (a castle!)

We have in fact been learning more about COVID recently, though it feels not as fast as in March 2020.

COVID didn’t throw too much of a wrench into things, thankfully.

First overseas trip since 2020, to Japan.

Back to the classroom (teaching two courses), plus judo tournaments and some skiing.

A walk around the mountain (Taranaki).

First conference (SPLASH) in three years (gave two talks) and South Island vacation.

Christmas 2022 trip.

A good (though detailed) read about the sad history of NZ passenger rail, with advocacy for a better future.

Last updated: May 2024 I thought I’d put together a list of the (many!)

A day in the life.

Whirlwind Canada tour, where I refereed judo tournaments, served on PhD committees, met up with a ton of people, and did not get COVID.

Aspect-Oriented Programming used to be trendy but never really got traction.

Stop trying to mess with the GTA Greenbelt!

More research, two multi-day hikes, and a judo tournament.

Finally, I make it to NZ judo nationals, taking 3rd.