Wow, I haven't written on this thing in soooo long ( Read more... )

Monday: We went out on the RV Acadiana out past all the islands into the deep blue Gulf of Mexico. We caught lots of different crabs and shrimps in the trawl net. We also got a bunch of ctenophores and squid and an huge spotted australian jellyfish. We caught some small fish that we threw over board. Just about all of the them were eaten by the ( Read more... )

Thursday we went out far into the marsh on the pontoon boat and studied marsh periwinkle snails. Jeremy and Jeane were in my group and Nyah, Evelyn, Malorie, and Leah made up the other group. We waded through the shallow water in jeans because the saltmarsh grass is sharp. I cut my thumb and arm on it trying to pick up snails. I almost poked my eye ( Read more... )

Wednesday we didn't go out in the field. We identified and preserved specimens collected the day before. We also discussed a research paper that we read the night before. After dinner we decided to go see Batman Begins. I developed a migraine during the 30 minute trip to Houma. I had to make Malorie pull the car over at McDonalds in Houma so I ( Read more... )

Let's see... Monday we went to collect crabs on a mud flat and a rocky shore. I got stuck in the mud several times, once above my knees. I slipped on an algae covered rock and fell on my butt while trying to catch sea roaches (crustacea: isopoda). We finally realized they were impossible to catch by hand so we just picked up a rock they were all ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago I met a girl on facebook that is in both my classes this summer. Her name is Malorie. She goes by mally_moe on LJ. We followed each other to the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). After driving really for 2-3 hours and getting a little lost, we arrived at the end of the earth aka Cocodrie, Louisiana. We start 6 ( Read more... )

Yes, now that I'm finally done with my amphipod project, I may actually have time to write on this thing again. And *gasp* actually update my photo gallery. I still haven't gotten a new camera, but I have a back load of pics to post on my gallery. Yes, I broke my Olympus C-740UZ on my trip to Shipp Island, MS. I want to get a new Olympus C-765UZ ( Read more... )

I managed to survive my Physics and Oceanography tests today. Wee ( Read more... )

My angst tastes like...

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There are cute cows in the field behind my apt. Usually they are way on the other side but they are hanging out by the fence now. It's raining and most of the trees are by the fence. They're talking to each other. Kawaii!!!! I peeked at one through the teeny cracks in the fence. Then I said in my normal soft voice, "Hi cows." She freaked out and ( Read more... )