Hello,

NIH/JHU/NHGRI = January 2012!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

days: 16 & 17

DAY 16:
tuesday/yesterday was our tree quiz day! i think i did alright. i had lots of fun! i love memorizing things. it's also nice to not have it hanging over our heads--now we can focus on those silly little zooplankton buggers! last night we had "fend for yourself" dinner and then i showered and went back to lab to start research for the written portion of our final paper. then i went to a bonfire! and ate marshmallows! then i came back to the cabin and called mom and dad (stood outside for 45 minutes! brrrrrr! love you, mom and dad!) and some rando guy with 1 ski pole walked by (went in the cabin while THAT happened) and then went to sleep after making the "combined" grocery list for all 11 of us (the guys are making their last run to Bemidji tomorrow). yup.

DAY 17:
that's TODAY/wednesday! woke up at 5 am, was at lab by 5:30 am and we skied over to the middle of the west arm of itasca in the pitch black. we literally ended up in the middle of the west arm...with barely any light! the guy in our group is amazing at not using a gps and somehow ending up exactly where he needs to be. that takes talent. we got our samples and skiied back...my guiding abilities were once again proven when i insisted a peninsula was an island and that the lab couldn't possibly be in front of the island--i was certain it had to be the other light about 0.5 mile away. my group mates then told me to turn around--the island i was talking about was behind me. whoops. dad, i hope it's not a lost cause, but i could use some boy scout lessons in tracking and direction. after getting the samples, we filtered them and then went to sleep until around 11 am, ate lunch (omelet, toast with strawberry jelly, orange juice), and went back to lab around 12:30 pm to start counting our little zooplankters in each of the 96 20-mL bottles! then around 4:15 pm we took our pm samples at the west arm and then i took a shower and we fed the umbanhowars and some ice coring specialist pot roast, veggies, and cake. it was DELICIOUS! i made myself macaroni and cheese...for obvious reasons, haha! and now we're all sitting in a circle and the guys are telling us about the waitress they didn't tip and making farting noises with their hands. HA! it's funny. anyway, yup. that's all for now! love to all! :)

2 comments:

  1. Man...everything you're doing sounds awesome! Kinda wish I was a bio person. Not really. :)

    You said you modified your sampling technique so you could get more zooplankton--can you post what you did different? I am quite interested.

    Have fun today!

    Love.

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  2. Hi Honey!

    Sounds so interesting all the stuff you guys are doing! Oh, have you guys visited the Native Americans yet?

    Glad you are trying to moderate your outdoor cardio stuff - be careful.

    Have fun today, be safe!

    Love you,
    mommy, dad and cooper

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