How I know I love science
Posted by theadora on October 18, 2007
All hands on the Centennial at 8:00 this morning, gear on deck, minus the CTD. An hour getting the CTD on the deck, because the trawl nets are where the CTD is supposed to be. Almost getting my face bashed in by said $20,000 piece of equipment. 5′ swells, high winds. Sparkling sunshine and high cotton-ball clouds. Soggy hummus sandwich for lunch. Gonna barf? Maybe. 2.5 hrs on the transect back to North station. Sun’s going down. Getting hungrier. Call in to the dining hall to make sure they don’t put away the food before we get there. Get there, but put away all the gear first. Feet on land, head still rocking. Fifteen minutes for dinner. Everyone’s going out for Karaoke tonight but you know what TEDDY’S going to do? Oxygen titrations so I can have my data to look at first thing in the morning. That’s how I know I love science. I just haven’t figured out the why yet.
