Sniffing Chemicals

Well, today is Saturday and I'm sitting in the lab watching paint dry...well almost. I'm watching a little dish of slides get sloshed around on the "RotoMix." This would be the less glamorous part of my job. Wait 30 minutes, put the slides in a solution, wait ten minutes, change the solution, wait ten minutes, change the solution, wait ten more minutes. I really think that this is good for me though. Primarily because I tend to be impatient and rush things, but I can't rush this. I have to set the little time and wait for it to go off. So it's healthy and builds character :) I do get to do other cool stuff though. I get to do H&E staining (Robb: I can make slides for us to memorize :) , I also get to preserve bones just like they do in museums. I find a lot of joy in the little tasks they have me do. I also get to listen to NPR for hours and hours on end while I photograph slides. I think I'm a more informed citizen and contribution to society because of it.

Ok, so this post wasn't as excited as I had hoped, but I need to go and change solutions again. Hope you're all enjoying a sunny summer Saturday while I sit in my window-less lab. At least this way I don't know how nice the weather is that I am missing. Plus the sun doesn't set until late, so there is a good chance I can enjoy it on the way home.

Happy days.

GUNS

Today was officially amazing. I didn't get to go horseback riding (no big deal); what matters is that I went shooting with Adam. He brought an arsenal of guns... and he left some of them at home. Here's what we shot, more or less:

45 cal. handgun
22 pistol (I want one now)
22 rifle
Remington 700 243 Win (such a sweet gun)
A semi-auto rifle (a beefy gun)
16 gauge, pump-action shotgun (it had a nice kick to it)
and my 410.

We shots some targets, clay pigeons, random junk, and an old truck bed some guys dumped out there. I had so much fun. I definitely need to work on my aim though, I was a terrible shot. After that my family had a graduation party for me. I am very blessed.

That's all for now. I'm going to go to bed and dream sweet dreams of firearms.

My week of summer freedom

The top, noteworthy highlights so far from my week of summer at home are:

-My friend Doug taught me how to flip coasters (seriously, it's amazing) while hanging out with my high school friends Adam, Erin, Madie and Sarah.

-I get to go shooting and horseback riding tomorrow with Adam

And the honorable mention goes to Jacob, for calling to say Gretchen Wilson "All Jacked Up" reminded him of me. I'm not sure if I should really be proud of that, but I am.

That's all for now. I'm going to go outside and love the fact that I can see the stars.