Long Time Since We’ve Met
I’m so sorry dear blog and reader(s) for not updating about my life. I didn’t even finish my Puerto Rico posts….which was very significant part of my life. But, I actually have future plans for a blog post incorporating a series of pictures that I have taken.
I wanted to update you on my current status longer than 140 characters and longer than a facebook status. My current situation is that I’m in the middle of trying to do my own research project. The issue is that I haven’t been able to start it because of a lack of zebra mussels closer to the lake shores. I mean, we know they’re in the lakes, they are just in too deep of water. So the current plan has been to find lakes or streams that have them easily accessible. The past harvesting location has been contaminated, I’m assuming with some type of metal, specifically iron. A month ago we went back to the site and the water was all reddish/orange(y). This is a problem since more metals increase conductivity and mussels cannot survive in a high conductivity environment. The other issue is finding a non-private location. Somewhere, where we don’t need permission to collect and wade in the water.
This is actually really strange to have this issue in Michigan, mainly because this is where the peak of the invasive mussel population happened, and two of the main mussel invasions are experiencing lower than usual population numbers.
Next is that I’ve been looking for a job over the summer since the money from my research grant wasn’t enough. My adviser was kind enough to re-hire me as a student assistant part time over the summer. Which is perfect since I’m in the lab all the time anyways helping with any projects I can. This summer will be very fun. I expect to be very busy, in addition to the research and one summer class, I’m currently busy trying to make contacts for grad school, I’ll be studying for the GRE and partaking in other activities aside from school related.
Like, I recently bought a graphite pencil set. I’ve always wanted to try it and it was only $7 on Amazon so I have it and I’m ready to practice. Then whatever turns out good I’ll consider selling the prints on Etsy. I also have a couple of books I want to read. And, I have much exploring and pictures and to take.
So, I know I’ve said this a lot before, but I really do think I’ll be blogging more this summer. So much is going on, so many things are happening and I’m sure I can find things to complain about. Anyways, farewell til next time, blog and blog viewer(s).
