Larry Honaker
@lwhonaker.bsky.social
The other kind of doctor. Works with pretty colors. Numismatist and stroopwafel enthusiast.
Ended up with my best MTG prerelease performance in a long time: 4-1, good enough for second place (lost out on first due to tiebreakers). Feels nice.
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Ended up with my best MTG prerelease performance in a long time: 4-1, good enough for second place (lost out on first due to tiebreakers). Feels nice.
One immediately noticeable striking difference between NC and the Netherlands: sunrise. Went from about 7:30 in the morning in NC to about 8:30 here at Schiphol...
January 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
One immediately noticeable striking difference between NC and the Netherlands: sunrise. Went from about 7:30 in the morning in NC to about 8:30 here at Schiphol...
One thing I especially appreciate about living in Luxembourg is the opportunity to attend lots of concerts. (And these two last week made the fifth and sixth concerts I've attended in Luxembourg this year!)
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
One thing I especially appreciate about living in Luxembourg is the opportunity to attend lots of concerts. (And these two last week made the fifth and sixth concerts I've attended in Luxembourg this year!)
This past week marked the tenth anniversary of my move to Luxembourg. Crazy to think it's been that long already... and also crazier to think I took the final step for this project I've wanted to do for just about as long (if not longer).
October 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
This past week marked the tenth anniversary of my move to Luxembourg. Crazy to think it's been that long already... and also crazier to think I took the final step for this project I've wanted to do for just about as long (if not longer).
Any time Deutsche Bahn is involved for a trip, it's always a bit of a game of "how much of a refund after the trip will I get".
September 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Any time Deutsche Bahn is involved for a trip, it's always a bit of a game of "how much of a refund after the trip will I get".
Now for the long wait for language test results. (Well, no idea how long it'll be, but it'll feel quite long... especially since I'm not super-confident with how I did on the one section.)
September 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Now for the long wait for language test results. (Well, no idea how long it'll be, but it'll feel quite long... especially since I'm not super-confident with how I did on the one section.)
Possibly poor life decisions: signing up to do the language test I need for naturalization in... about five weeks. Maybe I'm in better shape than I thought, but I don't think I'm anywhere near as ready as I need to be...
August 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Possibly poor life decisions: signing up to do the language test I need for naturalization in... about five weeks. Maybe I'm in better shape than I thought, but I don't think I'm anywhere near as ready as I need to be...
Seeing Guns N' Roses live was also not on my bingo card for the year, but it was totally worth it. (Three hours, not counting the opener and including some very long songs!) 10/10 would go again.
July 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Seeing Guns N' Roses live was also not on my bingo card for the year, but it was totally worth it. (Three hours, not counting the opener and including some very long songs!) 10/10 would go again.
Advantages to living in Luxembourg include big-name musical acts with tickets that aren't super-pricey. Like, for example, Judas Priest, which I saw yesterday. (10/10, would go again.)
July 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Advantages to living in Luxembourg include big-name musical acts with tickets that aren't super-pricey. Like, for example, Judas Priest, which I saw yesterday. (10/10, would go again.)
After a few days of baking temperatures, this storm that feels like it's coming feels so nice...
July 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
After a few days of baking temperatures, this storm that feels like it's coming feels so nice...
Even after living in northern Europe now for 10-ish years, it still always throws me off how late sunsets are here (and how late we have full darkness).
June 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Even after living in northern Europe now for 10-ish years, it still always throws me off how late sunsets are here (and how late we have full darkness).
The trip to Vienna (and Bratislava) was quite fun, full of beautiful things to see and visit. Now back to science and pretty things inside the lab...
June 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The trip to Vienna (and Bratislava) was quite fun, full of beautiful things to see and visit. Now back to science and pretty things inside the lab...
Just when you think that you're going to have an uneventful trip with Deutsche Bahn... your last train gets canceled. Yay for possible partial delay compensation.
June 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Just when you think that you're going to have an uneventful trip with Deutsche Bahn... your last train gets canceled. Yay for possible partial delay compensation.
While the architecture in Prague is a delight, sometimes there are somewhat more unusual things worth capturing.
June 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
While the architecture in Prague is a delight, sometimes there are somewhat more unusual things worth capturing.
Frankfurt's a pretty cool city. (En route to Prague by train, so why not have a short sightseeing stopover...)
June 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Frankfurt's a pretty cool city. (En route to Prague by train, so why not have a short sightseeing stopover...)
Felt great being back in Wageningen, even if for but a few days.
May 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Felt great being back in Wageningen, even if for but a few days.
After long train/plane/car trips, it always feels a bit like I'm still on the train/plane/car for quite a bit afterwards.
May 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
After long train/plane/car trips, it always feels a bit like I'm still on the train/plane/car for quite a bit afterwards.
Springtime means lots of pretty colors. Nice thing is that mine are both in and out of the lab.
April 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Springtime means lots of pretty colors. Nice thing is that mine are both in and out of the lab.
I got interviewed for a Luxembourgish news outlet about my thoughts on... the situation in the US. Almost makes me wish I would've tried to do the interview in French, but, hey, it got translated quite well. www.woxx.lu/offensive-co...
Offensive contre la science aux États-Unis : « Je ne suis pas surpris »
Lawrence Honaker est chercheur postdoctoral en physique à l’Université du Luxembourg. Il vit en Europe depuis 2015 et est revenu s’installer au grand-duché l’été dernier. Il conserve toutefois des lie...
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April 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I got interviewed for a Luxembourgish news outlet about my thoughts on... the situation in the US. Almost makes me wish I would've tried to do the interview in French, but, hey, it got translated quite well. www.woxx.lu/offensive-co...
Three years ago today, I was traveling in Southeastern Germany and ended up being greeted by lots of snow in the town I was visiting, Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Very memorable day, also partly because it coincided with the anniversary of my family moving to Germany long ago...
April 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Three years ago today, I was traveling in Southeastern Germany and ended up being greeted by lots of snow in the town I was visiting, Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Very memorable day, also partly because it coincided with the anniversary of my family moving to Germany long ago...
Another friend I brought with to Brussels two weeks ago. Perhaps less striking than the butterfly, but still with some interesting optical behavior...
March 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Another friend I brought with to Brussels two weeks ago. Perhaps less striking than the butterfly, but still with some interesting optical behavior...
This new thing I got for an upcoming science exhibition in Brussels seems fitting for this website.
March 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This new thing I got for an upcoming science exhibition in Brussels seems fitting for this website.
A 30-minute public science talk in French about optics and pretty colors? Sure, why not.
February 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A 30-minute public science talk in French about optics and pretty colors? Sure, why not.