Seemed like a good idea at the time...

3 workshops in 3 weeks, two of them back to back. I'm just too damn old to do this to myself. The first one was a fluke; I looked it up when some other plans changed, and was able to register. 3 days of water studies, with fild trips. Fun, lots of new materials. Then the following Monday, an Ecology workshop, followed immediately by my field work. Literally left one to drive to the other. I swear, I hope I never do that again. It's bad enough I have a few other things coming up, but at least there's nothing till late next week. A chance to catch up on sleep, empty the fridge and clean house. Finally. And get in some reading, for fun.

The Games Begin

Well, this first week of my 'summer vacation' will be partly spent in a 3-day water and pollution workshop. The cool part? A float trip down the river. Next week, another workshop, 5 days long, then I head east for my fieldwork time. Hopefully, I'll be acclimated to the heat by then. So far it's unbearable. But, maybe it wouldn't seem so bad if we hadn't just spent a couple of weeks in a cold and damp pattern. Right now, though, I'm feeling like those people in Seattle last week who were suffering from the record highs of 80-something.