cme_1976 (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} cme_1976) wrote,@ 2007-08-14 20:55:00 |
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104 degrees
was the high today- I think the heat index was 112. I'm in the field, in mid-missouri, far enough from home to make it not worth it to drive back and forth every day so we're staying in Carrollton, Missouri population 4,722. We've been in an insane heat wave for the past week or so, and it's pretty miserable to be in a metal boat on a river you can't swim in all day in the heat and humidity. Today we had a swarm of biting flies most of the afternoon also, so we were nearly out of our minds by the end of the day.
I was supposed to be here last week, but something really sad happened. My co-worker's wife died. It was sudden, and we don't really know what happened, but she's been battling depression, and was only 28. A bunch of us from work drove out to the visitation in St Louis last Tuesday night and it was very sad. I can't imagine what he is going through. It's weird, I didn't know her well, I'd only met her a few times, but I've spent so much time in the field with her husband I'd heard a lot of stories about her and knew so much about the plans they had for life (they we're trying to have a baby). It was a big shock to everyone.
So last week I was home and this week I'm away. It was nice being home, we had some friends over for dinner and swimming wedensday night, and thursday had a tennis team barbecue and parents meeting at the quarry. With the heat wave it was nice to go swimming after work. We went to see the Bourne Ultimatum on friday night- it's really fun. Lots of action, A and I both enjoyed it. Saturday I went to the farmer's market and A and I relaxed in the house. I finally have my craft room unpacked and set up so I can do things; I made a skirt out of some fabric I bought with my mom last weekend. Sunday we went to another movie- Stardust (we hadn't been to a movie in months and we went out to two in a weekend!). It was cute. Kind of like The Princess Bride, but different, and not as good. Sunday night we had a massive windstorm and the power went out. We woke up sweaty and miserable in the middle of the night and A had the brilliant idea of sleeping in the basement on the futon which was much cooler. I had to pack for fieldwork early Monday morning with a headlamp- our power wasn't back until mid-morning.
was the high today- I think the heat index was 112. I'm in the field, in mid-missouri, far enough from home to make it not worth it to drive back and forth every day so we're staying in Carrollton, Missouri population 4,722. We've been in an insane heat wave for the past week or so, and it's pretty miserable to be in a metal boat on a river you can't swim in all day in the heat and humidity. Today we had a swarm of biting flies most of the afternoon also, so we were nearly out of our minds by the end of the day.
I was supposed to be here last week, but something really sad happened. My co-worker's wife died. It was sudden, and we don't really know what happened, but she's been battling depression, and was only 28. A bunch of us from work drove out to the visitation in St Louis last Tuesday night and it was very sad. I can't imagine what he is going through. It's weird, I didn't know her well, I'd only met her a few times, but I've spent so much time in the field with her husband I'd heard a lot of stories about her and knew so much about the plans they had for life (they we're trying to have a baby). It was a big shock to everyone.
So last week I was home and this week I'm away. It was nice being home, we had some friends over for dinner and swimming wedensday night, and thursday had a tennis team barbecue and parents meeting at the quarry. With the heat wave it was nice to go swimming after work. We went to see the Bourne Ultimatum on friday night- it's really fun. Lots of action, A and I both enjoyed it. Saturday I went to the farmer's market and A and I relaxed in the house. I finally have my craft room unpacked and set up so I can do things; I made a skirt out of some fabric I bought with my mom last weekend. Sunday we went to another movie- Stardust (we hadn't been to a movie in months and we went out to two in a weekend!). It was cute. Kind of like The Princess Bride, but different, and not as good. Sunday night we had a massive windstorm and the power went out. We woke up sweaty and miserable in the middle of the night and A had the brilliant idea of sleeping in the basement on the futon which was much cooler. I had to pack for fieldwork early Monday morning with a headlamp- our power wasn't back until mid-morning.
