Tag Archives: me
warm in the bering sea
The other day we stopped next to a big piece of ice for a few hours. It was a sunny day, 35 degrees and not particularly windy. The sun was on the side of the ship away from the wind, … Continue reading
fame!
More about me! I know, you just can’t get enough! The lovely people over at Smithsonian Magazine wrote a nice little blog post about what Chris the photographer and I are doing out here in the Bering Sea. Well, actually, … 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
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
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
the reporter saves the day
Today (Tuesday April 7) was an ice station – a day when people can go out and do their work on the ice. Chris and I decided today’s story would be about this one scientist who has an ROV – … Continue reading
self-portrait, with ship
Lookit! It’s my home! Also, my disembodied head! I’ve decided this trip would be more fun without a body. So, just head this time. Aaanyway. A little ship orientation: the front (uh…bow? I forget) of the ship is to the … Continue reading
Stahlkappenstiefel
At a party on Saturday I learned the German word for steel-toed boots – and, yes, of course, it is only one word – Stahlkappenstiefel. Or something to that effect. Why was I speaking German at the Bering Sea Sendoff? … Continue reading
survival suit
Check it out: my survival suit. (With the steel-toed boots.) I gather I’m supposed to wear this whenever there’s heavy equipment going over the side of the ship. I borrowed it from WHOI, which is nice, because I don’t want … Continue reading
pre-trip interview
This video gives a bit of background information on the cruise – along with lots of pretty pictures. I’m not in the video, but I’m the person who the scientist is looking at when she’s talking, so, you can imagine … Continue reading