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Oh yeah! I forgot to mention that I'm back from outer space! The weather was indeed uncooperative, thanks to some front moving through the area. As a result, the winds were way up and we kept having spotty showers, both of which combined to create conditions in which it's impossible to treat plots, let alone seed pots without said seeds blowing away, or go through the day without looking like a hairy monster-creature by the end. So, the executive decision was made to pack things up after we got the site set up, which was finished Wednesday night, and try to finish next week, weather permitting.

So yes, I've returned. Please, hold your applause. I'm banged and bruised up all to hell, mostly on my legs and on one of my arms, and I appear to have pulled a muscle in my rear region, which makes walking interesting. I did, however, manage to scrape away without any sunburns, an accomplishment considering pictures of the sun can start to make me turn red. In summation, the trip involved potting up some 3000+ plants and then 5000+ more pots to seed weeds in, then moving them into position at the research station. Thank goodness for huge-ass potting machines and hoardes of assistance.

Interesting things seen on the trip:
--A mailbox done up to look like R2-D2.
--Bluebirds! They apparently like the research station.
--An amusing road sign. Unfortunately, I didn't see it directly since I was zoned out in la la land, but the prof mentioned its existence to me as we drove past. See, the research station is right outside of Wilmington, a.k.a. the eastern end of I-40. The road's other end is somewhere in California. Therefore, there was a sign that said basically, "California: 2000 miles". Hee.
--Another amusing road sign, this one actually seen by my person, saying something to the effect that I-40 ends in five miles. Which makes me wonder, what's at the end? Does it fall into the ocean? Is there a sign further along that says only amphibious vehicles are allowed beyond this point? The mind wonders.

Oh yeah, I need to post stuff on the books I've read recently, as I've finished a few more. I'll do that later.

Comments

[liich.livejournal.com]

ahh, potting...i worked at a greenhouse one summer and spent over 1/2 the time doing that. you get used to it after a while.
so, did you have fun? i hope so. it's all good experience, right?

[peppermintberry.livejournal.com]

Well, I dunno if I could have called it fun, since it was a little stressful at times (my main job was to make sure fertilizer and insecticide additives were added to the soil before the soil dumping guy dumped it into the hopper, which meant always keeping half an eye out for him and trying to keep up with him when he was on a roll). But, I suppose it was good experience. I kinda learned about research on a more gargantuan level. ^_^;