Keep it loose, Keep it tight

Well today's Friday already and we're finishing up organizing and naming the files that we chose were of significance. I was going through some digital elevation models that they have and came across one that was super detailed of percent slope so I schnazzied it up and it looks really neat up close. Next week is looking like we'll be creating our geodatabase in physical form and learning hopefully the freeware called Post-GIS then putting in a bunch of GPS tracked marine data.

"I really liked your film on the oceans"

Yesterday the man himself, David Attenborough, showed up at the station to do a behind the scenes portion of his up coming film. For those who don't know he's like the bee's knee's for biologists, the god like British voice for shows like Life, and in real life he's 86 still livin' it up. The station being what it is plays an important role in producting information that government and the National Park can then use to create rules to promote sustainability as well as an economically productive province. Through their film which we now know is going to be in 3D they want to put a background story together that helps illustrate the connectivness of each organization as well as views towards those organizations. So David was here doing a meet and greet with us which was pretty interesting he talked for quite a while, shook hands, took pictures, that sort of thing. The whole time they were filming, and I happened to be in the front so he straight up goes "What do YOU do here?" flustered I put together something. Doubtful it'll make the cut but it's pretty cool seeing what will be in the film and where they've been filming.

woke up to a gecko in our coffee pot

I biked to the fish market after work yesterday and in under 15 min was back home making fresh off the boat. LOVE IT. We fried it again but this time we took an eggplant, sliced it up and mixed it with onion and garlic. Then soaked those in egg and mixed in bread crumbs. We on the spot created fried eggplant fries, and oh man they were tasty.

Afterwards we headed to town because we solved the surfboard incident by just ordering a new fin for cheap to the United States that Deb can bring back when she comes. I had the chance to skype Rach which I didn't think would happen so that was great : ) The group then got together to play a mad game of bananagrams at our bungaloo.

Soccer has turned into a weekly event so we'll be playing again right after work over in the National Park. They weren't to happy with us using their electricity for lights so we can't play after dark. bummer but w/e. Tomorrow there's a work grill out by the marine building.  It was only 10 dollars but from what I hear their getting alot because 30 some people signed up.There's going to be alot of people, alot of food, and alot of cervezas. Thats at noon so we'll have the rest of the day to soak up some rays.

Today it's rained all morning, the first time its legitamently rained since we've gotten here. Makes it a little cooler, enough that we don't sweat just sitting around.

Coffee breaks over...back to the grind.