Off the beaten path.

Well what a day it has been! I got the chance to accompany my editor out to his dig site for paleontology. Yeah, early mornings are rough, but it was worth every moment. The ride over was really easy until we actually started to decent the cap rock, then it got fun! We bounced around in the car for a little and arrived at the site shortly after. I had no idea where to begin. I stood around, waiting for instruction, and was told to take a hammer and chisel and gently break apart a small boulder. In it, I (we) found two ancient reptile teeth (they aren't dinosaur teeth). I might be able to keep them, but no promises.

Getting to be out in this little desert valley was quite the treat. The air was dry and had a delicate plant smell, and the sun was not overpowering. We only stayed for a few hours and then returned to the lab where I cleaned up to the two teeth. I spent the rest of the afternoon messing around, or really, waiting for my editor to finish talking with the people who work in the museum. Ok, so I am still doing that now. 

Tomorrow after I drop him off, I head east. I'm taking the next few days to visit my grandparents and I really can't wait. The drive is not something I'm looking forward to though. . . 

I remember that when I woke up this morning I had then most profound and brilliant topic in mind for this entry. I know here soon I will go in detail on how my brain functions. (I don't know if you've noticed, but I jump topics a lot and stop suddenly when my brain just forgets what I was doing. I imagine it is hard to follow). If I don't make another post in a few hours, I'll try and make one tomorrow afternoon. No promises though, I can't find and decent places with wifi.

Bugbugbugbugbugbugbugbug. This is Huxley, one of the kittens my editor had before we moved in together. Here she is in her natural habitat, demanding attention while I am in the bathroom. No, seriously. I can't go without her (or anyone else). I wake up in the morning, she's there, wanting breakfast. I go to use the restroom, she follows me in for uber-snuggles. I am trying to use my computer, she's clawing at my chair or attempting to steal my seat. I call her Bug because she does nothing but bug me all day, and I love ever second of it.