...at the turn of the tide."

hahaha...had to use a Gandalf quote for the end of my epic journey to Yosemite National Park! Woot!

I have glorious pictures for you to see...

http://chocolatestarfire.deviantart.com/gallery/#Yosemite-2009-Photos

=D

I lost weight and I feel fabulous! Also, I miss being in the high sierra...the smell of pine trees, the cold, the fresh air...ah, well. Back to a smoggy existence I suppose...

And back to teh interwebz. Oh noes.

I stayed in White Wolf, which is officially a high sierra camp. It is northwest of May Lake. It is a glorious campground, with moist soil, icy nights, horse stables, a ton of passerine birds (including the Western Tanager, Mountain Bluebird, Steller's Jay, Black headed Grosbeak, Dark Eyed Junco, Raven, the list goes on...), fascinating rocks and minerals, and tent cabins with pot belly stoves that are liable to catch the canvas on fire. So I had a blast.

Back to the old grind...C. sanctus papers, prepping for teaching at the Young Scientists' Camp next month, and getting excited to finally have my career in my sights. Awesomeness.

Until next entry...

I have had many, many people guide me along in my career path toward becoming a paleontologist. This is the perfect opportunity to thank them here...

• My family, including my parents, my siblings, my aunts, uncles, cousins, and nieces/nephews
• My teachers and professors, including: David Cheetham, Elaine Wida, Amir Sharifi, Beth Eldon, James Archie, Stan Finney, Bruce Perry, Jim Kisiel, Stephanie Bauer, Alan Colburn and Laura Henriques, David Huckaby, Eric Zahn, Lisa Klig and a multitude of teachers throughout my academic career that I cannot recall at the moment but whom I am grateful for 
• My classmates and friends, online and off...you know who you are
• Fellow SVP members, including Luis Chiappe, Jack Horner, Bob Bakker, Wlliam Stout, Stuart Sumida, Larry Witmer, Phil Manning, Russell Hawley, Waylon Rowley, and all those I met at the meetings in 07 and 08...thank you for the amazing experience and introduction to this wonderful field

Thank you! =)

You know what they say...the clothes make the man...

Anyway...this odd dream I had this morning is stuck in my head, as I stare mindlessly at the keyboard, trying to think about Confuciusornis, and trying to come up with more material for my Indy fan fic...

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Since it's Canada Day, I am making more of my own maple syrup. =3

Oh, and I will be awol for the next week...off to Yosemite. See ya.

'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.' I have also seen 'Up' and 'Star Trek;' waiting for DVD with 'Land of the Lost' and 'Angels and Demons.' =)