Wyatt and I have started riding our bikes to campus. It’s a beautiful 20-30 minute ride along the flat, flat terrain that is omnipresent in Florida. A small section of the M-path is still under construction (right by our apartment). We’ve had to find some creative ways to bypass that, but otherwise it’s a great ride.
My second week of work has been much more relaxed than my first. The students have finished all of their labs so I have some time to peacefully organize and inventory everything. As I was updating a chemical inventory today, I found a collection of really cool oil bottles full of essential oils as well as a bunch of “aromatic organic” compounds that smelled lovely. I have a feeling that these items are verrrry out of date and not needed in these labs anymore. Perhaps I’ll be allowed to save a few (empty) bottles before they head to the trash. Because if you know me at all, you know that I love old bottles (that Wyatt would call trash).
As a side note: Both of those photos were taken with film. We’re hoping to have a photo-walk with some biology friends during Thanksgiving break and I NEED to get my paws on some more film before then!
After reading some of what you write on here, I think you could do really well at doing creative nonfiction. I just recently read a book The Red Hourglass by Gordon Grice. I can see it!
I’ve actually been wishing I could get some sort of position as a “science writer.” I don’t actually know what such a position would be called, but basically someone who writes articles about science (discoveries, new publications, cool science fields in general) that are fun/interesting for the general public but get across some solid scientific facts. With photography scattered throughout of course.
Ah well, perhaps in another lifetime!