Several diarists voted in the referendum on the European Union constitution. José Ocariz voted "oui" in France. Ursula Bassler, a German citizen who lives in France, regrets that the "non" won, "but in any failure there is a chance to improve for the future."

In the Netherlands, Frank Linde voted "blank." When the results were announced, though, none of the blanks got reported! "I am totally confused and deeply impressed by the obscure mathematics of our politicians," he writes.

Spring fever (though it's nearly summer)
As the academic year closes, some university-based Quantum Diarists are scrambling to get things done. Caolionn O'Connell discovered to her surprise that she hadn't done several things necessary to get her Ph.D., including finding a chairperson for her thesis defense. That task proved more difficult than expected, since no one seemed to want to do it. But in the end she prevailed upon a professor to do it, because, she writes, "I had him on the phone and it is really hard to say no to someone when you hear the desperation in their voice."

Gordon Watts is writing his final exams with a bad case of spring fever. Apparently, his students have it, too. "One asked 'Do you flat iron your hair? We've been debating this all year!'" he reports. You'd have to be a little stir-crazy to ask your professor about his styling techniques, especially before he writes your exam!