Comments | speshope: Island of the Blue Dolphins

speshope

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Oct 22, 2010 19:39

OH MY GOSH, YOU GUYS. OH MY GOSH. *_____* I just got back from THE COOLEST TALK EVER by Dr. Jon Erlandson (director of my museum and West Coast and Ancient Maritime Archaeology GOD). OH MY GOSH ( Read more... )

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cool_rain_kiss October 23 2010, 02:45:41 UTC

DUDE DUDE THAT IS ALL SO AMAZING OMG *________________________*

anoneknewmoose October 23 2010, 03:02:08 UTC

HOLY SHIT.

roadmarks October 23 2010, 06:55:06 UTC

ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS OH MY GOODNESS that was my favourite book of life! I used to pretend to be her and that my back patio was an island and I would gather useful things and it was pretty much the best game ever. :D Also, I am SO JEALOUS that you got to go to that talk! It sounds like it was amazing.

speshope October 23 2010, 07:26:05 UTC

I was absolutely obsessed with any story that involved girls fending for themselves (another example: Julie of the Wolves) and spent hours upon hours "scavenging" huckleberries and creeping around the woods surround our property pretending to be on my own and hiding from my mom (she wasn't looking for me, but I was pretending that she was someone I needed to hide from. lol tiny wild child).

pearllessoyster October 24 2010, 13:01:34 UTC

HOOOOOOOLY SHIT YES! that is the best story ever!!!

Also, I used to go to dinner parties with Dr. Erlandson when I was five years old.

speshope October 25 2010, 20:13:30 UTC

Right???

I used to see your dad on campus a lot and I was always tempted to say hi, except he wouldn't know me and it would be awkward.

pearllessoyster October 27 2010, 02:44:44 UTC

Aw, no! My dad would get a kick out of that! My dad totally gets a kick out of things like "My daughters met you at girl scout camp who knows how many years ago and then had x many friends in common and now you study anthropology.ish." he would LOVE that! Right now he doesn't have an office because they didn't have enough space so he is at home a lot more but if you see him again (try Roma at approximately 10 am on any given weekday, drinking black coffee, reading the paper/anthro journals, having a muffin or if you're quick, 3:30 for his coffee to go. seriously. they pretty much pour his coffee because they know he'll be in) you should so say hi! :D

magentatulip October 25 2010, 15:00:18 UTC

I, too, loved that book. Whenever I fly to southern California, I try to see if I can tell which island is San Nicolas from the airplane window, but I never can.

speshope October 25 2010, 20:08:09 UTC

It's the west-est one!