It's HOT!!!

41-42C.. sun.. ouch. Apparently hotter in the tent where most of the team is working.

hot. hot. ew.

(Oh, and we're in Rio Tinto now. More update later, maybe, when not so stinking hot)

In Spain, in my hotel room, awake for my midnight snack (always need one when I crash out at 6pm after one of these trips).

Some snafu's needing worked out still, but we're all here, our equipment is all here, and I have yet to be hit on the head by any bits of sky.

I'm off to Spain in the morning, assuming all goes well and the river don't rise. I return on October 5th, and will update in the in-between time with stories about Madrid, Las Minas de RioTinto, Amsterdam, London and other bits in between ( Read more... )

It feels like I haven't see people in weeks now. I know this can't possibly be true, but it feels that way right now. Things have been busy, or hard, or both, lately ( Read more... )

My 20th wedding anniversary is today ( Read more... )

Glancing at my calendar, I've got 41 days till I leave for Spain for 40 days. 25 days until the UI hits code freeze. 27 until all of our equipment must be shipped. 5 documents due before then, 3 of them my sole responsibility. 40+ people to get information from so that I can provide useful IT support in the field. 27 things on my Monday morning to- ( Read more... )

This was enough to make me tear up. Thanks for sharing, ecopixie.

In keeping my word, I'm posting the recipe for my oh-my-word-yum mexican chocolate mousse. I started with a basic recipe from The New Basics by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins - my current favorite cookbook. Then, I edited it.

( the recipe )

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
--Margaret MeadeTwenty years ago this Sunday, a group of peaceful activists were attacked. One of them died in this attack, a photographer named Fernando Pereira. Those responsible for this attack denied it, ( Read more... )

Last night, karenbynight, princeofwands, Becca, Drew and I went to a camp-in at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was *so* much fun! Running around the almost-empty aquarium (there were only ~240 members there, and 10 staff), getting a behind-the-scenes tour of the Jellies and the big shark tank, and sleeping under one of the outer-bay jellyfish tanks. And the girls had fun, ( Read more... )