Posponido

Nothing happened today. The entire day felt like one long rain delay. Started out with high hopes and formidable goals, ended with field dinner in the lab. Warning: This will be the least spirited post thus far.

Got up all happy and ready to go. Went to breakfast, we had Gogurt in a cup among other things. My new iced coffee scheme is working out so fine and Amanda & I agree it’s probably the best thing about La Selva. They also need a sandwich making station, because ham between two pieces of bread isn’t a sandwich.

Spent the morning getting a data sheet ready for the field and writing a few emails. Changed the old facebook picture for the first time in about forever…the things you do in procrastination. So, the big plan was to leave for the plot after lunch and measure heights for a couple of hours, set up bat nets and catch bats for a couple of hours.

I got all my stuff packed up so concisely in my daypack, we had field meals ready to go, everything was going quite excellent. As we were about to go get the bikes, it started thundering like crazy, so Amanda decided we should just wait 15 minutes and see what happens. Pretty much have been doing that until now, when the monotonous raindrops are just ending.

Still had that field dinner, so I chomped that down. Spent some of the afternoon keeping myself in the know about pop culture, something I pride myself on. Then addressed some of the crazy academic issues I have to deal with including my not-so-ideal GPA and applying for University Scholar in the fall.

And it’s starting to pour again. So in addition to a killer day of fieldwork, today should have been moving day. Went to reception after breakfast and asked for the move and it was all good, but they said the bed wouldn’t be ready until 6:00pm (things work in a really odd way around here) and that I couldn’t get the key until “later.” At that point I was still spending the entire afternoon out in the field so I just shelved moving until tomorrow morning.

Combining the lack of activity and lack of moving, today was pretty weak. So then I felt like topping off such an unproductive, uninspired day by watching the Cavs/Pistons game. Who doesn’t obsess about the NBA conference finals?

As I flip through the Direct TV menu we get most of the typical US cable networks, so I finally find TNT, and no basketball! Just Any Given Sunday, or Un Domingo Cualquier. Super big bummer. Figure I’ll just post and hit the sack early for my (cross ya fingers, pop ya collar) last night in River Station.

Didn’t do anything, didn’t take any pictures, so all you get is a spider on a leaf from a long time ago. Ideal tomorrow: Move, do laundry, and maybe some fieldwork in the afternoon but that’s a big “if.” Oh, and I turn 20 three months from today. Until tomorrow…

BP