2018

MMXVIII started on Monday, as it should.

January

We're in Spain. Fabrice had his dental surgery operation (which had been delayed for over a year as there was no good time slot to do it). This made him look like the Duquesa of Alba for a week or so.

• 4: I won my first tournament on lichess in the U1700 Blitz Arena, following a streak of terrible losses allowing me to compete in such low-rated competition.
• 5-6: We visit Baeza and Ubeda.

• 13: It snowed in Spain (also in Sahara [1]). Not uncommon, but still a novelty for Julia.

• 17: My twitter account passes the 3 digits figure. 100th follower is @fmcatuam. Would they be, maybe, missing me?

February

• 10: Julia's first private celebration of the birthday of a friend (Carolina, 3):

• 15: Fabrice give a talk at the University of Sussex on $N$-photon emission from resonance fluorescence.

March

• 3: We visit Liverpool.

• 6: Fabrice is promoted as full Professor.
• 9: Camilo arrives for his 2nd Wolverhampton stay.
• 26-29: We visit Sevilla.

April

• We visit Manchester.

August

• 21: We finally visit the Faro de Moncloa.

• 24: We finally visit the Cerro de los Ángeles.

• 26: We finally go to the Bola del Mundo.

September

• 19: Fabrice graduates as Chair of Light-Matter interactions.

October

• 30: Fabrice gets to the 2nd stage of his dental operation (implant).

December

• 21: We finally go campervanning.