Monthly Archives: April 2009
scientific american, too
Because I *know* you just can’t get enough of me, here’s something else I’m writing while I’m out here: blog posts for Scientific American. Chris the photographer made some arrangement with an editor there to write five pieces for them, … Continue reading
hello world!
Hi! Look, I’m blogging directly! The internet on the ship seems to be slightly faster than usual tonight, and I’m hoping Chris will get back to me about the dispatch I just shipped him, so I figured I’d pick up … Continue reading
lessons in safety
This has been the week of “oh, *that’s* why they do that.” On Thursday, we were getting all set to go out on the ice when a big old crack appeared under the feet of the Coasties who were checking … Continue reading
fame!
Today’s dispatch has three, count them THREE, pictures of me. I’m labeled in two of them. I learned from the other one that my hat makes my head look really pointy. It’s super warm, though, so fashion be damned. Also, … Continue reading
yyyyaaawwwwwwnnn
I know I haven’t blogged much lately – my excuse is that I’ve been really amazingly tired. I don’t know if it’s the motion of the ship, or the seasickness medication, or going off the seasickness medication, or some kind … Continue reading
ice is nice
Look how pretty the sunset was last night. It’s just so beautiful out here. Something the chief scientist, Carin Ashjian, said when I interviewed her in January keeps coming back to me: “The most memorable thing about being on an … Continue reading
sigh of relief
I worried a lot before we started about how my work would go over with the people I’m writing about. I knew everyone on the ship would be following along, and sometimes people can be sensitive, and I know if … Continue reading
arctic’s next top model
The day 9 dispatch (appearing Saturday morning) has two – TWO – pictures of me. One is because the coast guard woman who was supposed to let us shoot her stateroom didn’t come through til 9:30 tonight, and we were … Continue reading
important scientific discovery
The other day I took a packet of oreos from the snack bins on the mess deck and, yknow, they seemed really small. Chris and I have declared today No-Science Friday, so between reporting stories about the Coast Guard, I … Continue reading
random facts of the day
If you’re following my facebook updates, you’ll know that I am not, in fact, immune to seasickness. Ah well. It takes a very unusual form: I feel off balance when the ship gets to a sampling station and *stops* moving. … Continue reading