Sunday, August 17, 2008

Chapter IVb: Meanwhile the people stuck on the ship...

Its good to see some of the other research team getting involved with this blog. Particularly since Jason got to get of this ship and explore a rather amazing island. No jealousy here.


The rest of us stayed on the ship taking care of preparations for the upcoming field deployments. Jen S., Tenaya N. and I spent most of the morning and afternoon getting Tenaya's satellite tags ready for her research study.



Oh yeah...Forgot about Bingo. Last night Doc got a game of Bingo going in the mess. Las Vegas has nothing on Saturday Night Bingo on the Sette. Everyone who is anyone was at the game. The primary prizes were candy so most people were jacked up on sugar so it got a little crazy towards the end. Also, I am not usually a big believer in conspiracies but I thought it a bit strange that the CO of the ship won two of the biggest prizes...the fix was in...just saying.


In the photos here you can how intense Chad is, how much Tenaya loves photos, and the rest of the team getting into it. The table in the center with Marie, Jenny, and Brenda erupted into a tense debate on who shouted bingo first. Jenny had to be escorted out.





Scientist of the Day: Jason B.
Todays SOD is Jason B., one of the intrepid adventurers to explore Mokumanamana (Necker Island) today. Jason is in the population assessment program and headed out for the three week camp at Pearl and Hermes Reef.

Jason lives in Oregon with his wife Mary, bird Geddo, wonder dog Dima, and their horse Teardrop.

Jason feels that the most important piece of apparel is a good pair of shorts and shoes. ------------------------>

Jason's two new favorite tv shows are Heroes and Flight of the Conchords.

2 comments:

Donna said...

Aloha Charles and Good People!

I have posted the link a couple of times on my blog, so I hope people come and visit.

Either way I am enjoying the daily update... Thanks for letting me know! ~donna~

Barbara said...

Good Morning!
Took a hike to Kaena Pt.and we found T15M who is happy and healthy.Also found Kaena 040 who took over T15M's spot of rest. They vocalized with each other and Kaena won the spot over. Tsk.Tsk. T15M disappeared after that.Met up with Karen Harris and Kevin out there. She will be leaving to live in California and Alaska.DB says he'll miss her.DB had a visit with the Lt. Gov. and the LT. Gov.'s family went on Rabbit Island.There is debri on Rabbit Island...I wish I could go there and remove it. Look forward to your next report. God bless ya all.You are awesome!!!