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Whole lotta shakin :)
Heck yea. another shaker hit us here at the Observatory. a 4.5 and it almost jerked me out of my chair, startled me more than anything.it's like we are getting a good sized one every other week. I love it.
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What flys, hovers, and is super fun?.......
ok so today I had to get up at 545 AM!!! but because I got up so early I got to go on a HELICOPTER ride. way fun, but before I knew it we had landed inside the Kileua caldera and he was gone. so not a lot of pics. but dude.....I was in a helicopter!!!!! oh we went there to tear down the old station and put in a new one. the new one is pretty spiffy ( Read more... ) -
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Even though I am no longer living in So. Cal. I still get to feel exciting earthquakes. We just had a decent sized one about 15 min ago. A 4.2 decent long roller (439 seconds) (http://tux.wr.usgs.gov/Maps/155.25-19.5_full.html). I was too busy rockin out to feel the ( Read more... ) -
Hawaiian Hail
So Today I am out with Maurice learning how to assemble the GPS stations so that I can do my roving kinematic surveys. And it was going great, we get the tripod in the ground, level, and finish plugging in the wires just as the dark sky ominously crashes with thunder, and water began to trickle from the sky. We ignored the signs from above and kept ( Read more... ) -
database is done!!!
ok so my first "task" here has been to update my boss' database of "InSAR" data (pics taken from satellites that show deformation of the earth. ie cool stuff). 788 entries, and 250 CD's later I am DONE ( Read more... ) -
exciting update!!!
ok my count down has officially began 23 days from now I will be in Hawaii beginning a new chapter in the journey of my life. I will be there pursuing my dream career, back immersed in something I love. I am thrilled to be going there doing something that I have always wanted to do, at least in the back in the field. So not only did I recieve an ( Read more... ) -
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blue waves, red moon
So last night I had so much fun. After a long day of sitting around the house not really doing much of anything (oh yea i had work 415-9AM) my sister and i had to get out of the house, so we drove down to Laguna just to hang out.There are like a million people down there cause of the art festivals, and the Pagent of the masters (which is amazing ( Read more... ) -
Pie, Italy, and poker interesting combo ;)
over the past few weeks my dad has been whining about wanting a Lemon meringue pie. My great g-ma used to make them often and they were delicious. So yesterday I made my first Lemon Meringue pie!!! and I only had to scratch one batch of meringue. I have to say I am pretty proud of myself. TOday my cowerker think that Patty Duke came in to ( Read more... ) -
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so it is the best thing when you have to be at work at 415 AM!!! and the person who you are supposed to open with dosen't decide to show until 650AM. So there you sit outside in the cool morning air informing people that you cannot provide them with their addictions for the morning, their substance that makes their life function. Imagine some of ( Read more... )