It has been like that for the past few weeks. On Thursday we had the deadline for the observational proposals for our space observatory. This is where we propose the observations we want to do for the next year. This is extremely competitive because the available telescope time is limited, and the whole world wants a slice of it. The tim e we are awarded also determines our level of funding...

So in the last couple of weeks I barely slept thinking of these proposals night and day. Now is done, but of course I am late in everything else, that I had to pospone...