its been a while

so, whats been going on with you?

as for me, ive been enjoying my latest job with the state. in june i started with the Ga DNR EPD WSPB outreach unit. lots of letter, i know. its the department of natural resources, environmental protection division, watershed protection branch. as the outreach unit, we go out an educate the public about water resources and how to keep our water ways healthy. i work primarily for ga adopt-a-stream but i also do stuff for rivers alive, project WET and river of words. technically, i am an intern, but everyone likes to call me a program assistant. one complicating factor is that i have 4, count em FOUR bosses. the other small comlication that i dont have to worry about for a few months is that my position is temporary. right now, i am only slated to be around for about 12 months. im am really hoping that i can find another position with the state (or national) government, cause all government jokes aside, i really like working for the state.

thurs, fri, and sat for work, i got to visit the jones ecological research center in newton, ga. thurs, we had a driving tour of south ga (tifton, albany, americus, albany, newton. we had a meeting on fri afternoon, then we socialized into the wee hours, drinking and playing cornhole. on sat, we canoed down the flint river and went swimming, snorkeling, and musseling. we found several threatned mussels, some not so threatened, and only a few invasive ones.

i have more to update, but i also have a dirty house that needs my attention. its funny how the evolution of web based communication happens. first was the blog, then myspace, and now facebook. as each was introduced (at least among my circle of friends), the latter fell by the wayside. i can say that i would like to make this a more regular thing, but then i will be distracted by myspace and facebook only to come back a after a few months...so, hopefully you will hear from me soon....