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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Geography
I'm not exactly sure how large this map is gonna be, but hopefully large enough. Just to give you all a little bit of where I'm located. The Bermuda Institute of Science(BIOS) is located in St. George's Parish. The farthest two the east, which includes the island of St. George's and the island of St. David's.
From the Map, you can see that the Airport is on St. Davids. Directly north of the airport, across the water(Ferry Reach) is BIOS. I haven't checked out barely any of St. David's, but so far I've explored the town of St. George's on St. George island in St. George Parish. Got it?
The two bays I have been to so far is Tobacco Bay, on the northern most tip of St. George and Whale Bone Bay, which is a part of the little green area the most western part of St. George's island. There is a nice path right along the ocean to get to Whale Bone. It takes me about 25min to walk from BIOS to Whale Bone, about a third of the length of St. Georges. Here's two shots of it...
American Gladiators
This is a classic bit for some dude applying for a spot on the new American Gladiators...it's Snake!!"Texans are raised to do three things: Pound Beers, Arm Wrestle, and Fuckin' Gladiate"
Half Blood Prince
For all you Harry Potter Fans, here's the first full international Trailer for the Half Blood Prince.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
The Dangerous Temptation of Cheap Stocks
The Dangerous Temptation of Cheap Stocks - Time MagazineAlso - I was talking with another new tech here. He's fresh out college as well and from the UK. I started to talk about how the apartment doesn't have a garbage disposal and was just talking about how amazing they are. He informed me, he's never seen on and had no idea what one was. I called him a liar. He made it sound to me as that very few people in the UK have garbage disposals. If anyone else can confirm the "fact" that very few people in UK or Europe have garbage disposals in their own home, I'd be very interested in hearing.
The Wolverines
Finally got hooked up with TV and cable. The TV was donated to me by a guy in the apartment complex. It's alright, I got to beat the shit out of it every day or so, usually on the left hand side for it to stop being scratchy. So now I'm once again able to follow all the news and U.S. sports coverage. Also, I don't have to pay 20 bucks to sip on a few beers and watch college football.
Michigan - Michigan State
A few things I take as positives away from the game. Brandon Graham. Cissosko is improving. And I honestly think Threet is improving, but that doesn't matter, he's still terrible and still won't be starting next year. So by the time he's maybe the 10th worst QB in the Big Ten, we'll be 2-8.
A few questions from the game as well. How do you not stop Blair White...seriously. And how was Michigan's first td a touchdown?? That's basically like jumping out of bounds at the two and then kicking the pile-on while you and the ball are completely out of bounds.
Anways, at least it wasn't a blow out and a loss to state every six years is alright by me. I think Dantonio is the right guy for the job and will continue to make progress as long as they can keep getting guys like Ringer to become studs.
Michigan - Michigan State
A few things I take as positives away from the game. Brandon Graham. Cissosko is improving. And I honestly think Threet is improving, but that doesn't matter, he's still terrible and still won't be starting next year. So by the time he's maybe the 10th worst QB in the Big Ten, we'll be 2-8.
A few questions from the game as well. How do you not stop Blair White...seriously. And how was Michigan's first td a touchdown?? That's basically like jumping out of bounds at the two and then kicking the pile-on while you and the ball are completely out of bounds.
Anways, at least it wasn't a blow out and a loss to state every six years is alright by me. I think Dantonio is the right guy for the job and will continue to make progress as long as they can keep getting guys like Ringer to become studs.
Whale Bone Bay
Went snorkeling for my first time here Friday over at Whale Bone Bay, about 2km away from the station. It's a nice, small bay that nobody really knows about because of its location at the far end of St. George. 
The bay doesn't really have a beach, mostly just rocky and right now its completely covered in algae, about 10 ft out into the water as well. It's kind of gross, but apparently its only there for a few months. The snorkeling was very good though and I'm very pleased with my new equipment.
I went out for the swim around 5:00pm or so and I got freaking tired quickly. Swimming for 30 minutes wore me out especially after not doing anything since my defeat to Mr. Green in the Joshua Buddies 5k. That was in June. It's now late October. I've got some abnormal growth going on between my hips and neck, I'm not sure what it is but hopefully it will go away soon.
Lookin at the picture above, I followed the right shoreline looking out to the ocean; the tide was coming in. There were a few schools of smaller fish, not really sure what they were. Some parrotfish and long slender brown and white banded fish. Depth was about 8-15ft mostly. Then I saw something pretty ridiculous.
I swam back into the middle near to the "beach" and saw pretty large school of fish, probably about 20 ft in length with each fish about an inch or so. That was cool to see, so I swam toward it to break it up and to see the movement. But fish schooling like that typically do it for one reason - predator avoidance. As soon as I hit the fish and they started breaking and a MASSIVE fish swam behind them. The fish was about 5-6 ft in length, a large Tarpon. A second came right after.
I was honestly freaked out a little, swimming by myself and then seeing these two huge fish, thicker and larger than myself, I decided to observe from far away. Unfortunately the bay was pretty turbid and I couldn't see more than 10 ft in front of me, so I swam back looking for the tarpon. The day before, I was informed that there was a school of tarpon, so I was kind hoping I'd run into a few. I didn't last much longer swimming around and called it quits. Fairly large Barracuda hang out in Whale Bone so I expect to make frequent visits.
It will take me a while to make the rounds of all the beaches/bays and snorkeling locales. Next on my list is Tobacco Bay and Clearwater Beach.
The bay doesn't really have a beach, mostly just rocky and right now its completely covered in algae, about 10 ft out into the water as well. It's kind of gross, but apparently its only there for a few months. The snorkeling was very good though and I'm very pleased with my new equipment.
I went out for the swim around 5:00pm or so and I got freaking tired quickly. Swimming for 30 minutes wore me out especially after not doing anything since my defeat to Mr. Green in the Joshua Buddies 5k. That was in June. It's now late October. I've got some abnormal growth going on between my hips and neck, I'm not sure what it is but hopefully it will go away soon.
Lookin at the picture above, I followed the right shoreline looking out to the ocean; the tide was coming in. There were a few schools of smaller fish, not really sure what they were. Some parrotfish and long slender brown and white banded fish. Depth was about 8-15ft mostly. Then I saw something pretty ridiculous.
I swam back into the middle near to the "beach" and saw pretty large school of fish, probably about 20 ft in length with each fish about an inch or so. That was cool to see, so I swam toward it to break it up and to see the movement. But fish schooling like that typically do it for one reason - predator avoidance. As soon as I hit the fish and they started breaking and a MASSIVE fish swam behind them. The fish was about 5-6 ft in length, a large Tarpon. A second came right after.
I was honestly freaked out a little, swimming by myself and then seeing these two huge fish, thicker and larger than myself, I decided to observe from far away. Unfortunately the bay was pretty turbid and I couldn't see more than 10 ft in front of me, so I swam back looking for the tarpon. The day before, I was informed that there was a school of tarpon, so I was kind hoping I'd run into a few. I didn't last much longer swimming around and called it quits. Fairly large Barracuda hang out in Whale Bone so I expect to make frequent visits.
It will take me a while to make the rounds of all the beaches/bays and snorkeling locales. Next on my list is Tobacco Bay and Clearwater Beach.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Shark Water
I was just able to see a phenomenal documentary on something very serious that is happening in our seas.
Right now, Sharks are becoming more and more overfished, a tremendous threat to the species and as a top-predator, on the entire ecosystem and trophic dynamics underneath them.
Millions are killed each year in a growing industry related mostly to food and in the Eastern World, medicine. Sharks have extremely good immune systems and many countries in the east sell Shark Fin or related parts as health supplements. Shark-Fin is a delicacy and used as a status symbol. Being so sought after, a shark fin can be around 100 american dollars for a lb of shark fin. Fisherman slaughter and cut fins off sharks and finish by dumping the carcasses into the sea. This is a BILLION dollar industry that does not look like it is slowly down and is a serious threat to sharks.
Please check out this trailer and I strongly recommend to see this film, it will definetly open your outlook on our oceans.
SHARKWATER
Right now, Sharks are becoming more and more overfished, a tremendous threat to the species and as a top-predator, on the entire ecosystem and trophic dynamics underneath them.
Millions are killed each year in a growing industry related mostly to food and in the Eastern World, medicine. Sharks have extremely good immune systems and many countries in the east sell Shark Fin or related parts as health supplements. Shark-Fin is a delicacy and used as a status symbol. Being so sought after, a shark fin can be around 100 american dollars for a lb of shark fin. Fisherman slaughter and cut fins off sharks and finish by dumping the carcasses into the sea. This is a BILLION dollar industry that does not look like it is slowly down and is a serious threat to sharks.
Please check out this trailer and I strongly recommend to see this film, it will definetly open your outlook on our oceans.
SHARKWATER
Week 1 Anny
Hi All,
I apologize for not updating more regularly, but work has started to kick in as well as still exploring the island. But I wanted to do a few quick posts.
I've got a phone and within a few days my international account will be activated, so I can actually get on the phone with some of you. I'm pleased with how cheap it is, but still would like to mess around on Skype.
Dealing with business like my provider makes Bermuda very...interesting. I've found it incredibly hard to get anything done over the phone, such as asking TBI to email me their plan so I could get set up, but after three days nothing and calling again did no good. So, I was forced to head into Hamilton to figure it out. But not like the states where you can jump in your car and head 2 seconds to where ever, it takes me 45 minute on a bus to Hamilton to deal with something that took under 10 minutes. Kind of a pain in the ass, but that's just how it is, very slow and "relaxed?"
Luckily the buses here are phenomenol and you can basically grab one anytime, anywhere for relatively cheap. Riding the bus is interesting as well, some locals will come on the bus and greet every single person. Another time, I had a kid pass out on me while he in his mother's lap. Like head into my side and arm over my backpack(in lap). I looked at the woman and she just smiled at me to let me know her kid wasn't moving and she wasn't gonna doing anything about it.
Work has been going good. I've been cleaning an absurd amount of tubes and vials and then learning where stuff is around the lab and complex. Protocol, NBD. Everyone at BIOS is so far...great to work with and be around.
Friday Night
This is kind of an amusing story...
So I went into town Friday with someone from the lab to meet up with another guy from BIOS. We went to a place called Lemon Tree and I was introducted to Bermuda's yuppie, knicker and long socks accountants. Mostly a white crowd, Ex-Pats, is what they are called, being from outside of Bermuda. Good amount of Canadians, all them liked to drink...I was happy. Also, since so many people come and go on the island, I had random people coming up and introducing and themselves. Very friendly.
Anyway the place was an outside bar and thus closes at 12am, unfortunately. We headed to a few other places and ran into another guy who had a car. Now it's about 2am and we're driving further west out of Hamilton(away from St. George's-home) looking for some hotel bar or something. It was strange...we had to walk down a bunch of hotel corridors before we got to this very tiny bar, with a small pool room and a tiny dance floor.
I walked in and there must of been 20 or some people, mostly black, dancing a little and just hanging out. All of a sudden Eddie Griffin walks out of pool room with a beret and walks by. I'm a little dumbfounded because
a) it's Eddie Griffin, a celebrity, but not really.
b) it's 230am
c) what is he doing in some random bar in Bermuda???
Anyways I nodded and he said "wazz happening". He was pretty messed up. So we hung out and played pool while Eddie was dancing with the wait staff. Then, a little later, Mr Griffin, grabbed the mic and started rapping(horribly) with most of his rap trying to encourage everybody in the tiny bar to come and dance. Of course, we did. Eddie spent the next 20min grinding the hotel staff.
So, that was my Friday night.
I'll write more tomorrow, but right now there is a keg of Guinness at the Wind for a going away party for a fellow who's been here about 6 years...should be a good night.
Cheers!
DB
I apologize for not updating more regularly, but work has started to kick in as well as still exploring the island. But I wanted to do a few quick posts.
I've got a phone and within a few days my international account will be activated, so I can actually get on the phone with some of you. I'm pleased with how cheap it is, but still would like to mess around on Skype.
Dealing with business like my provider makes Bermuda very...interesting. I've found it incredibly hard to get anything done over the phone, such as asking TBI to email me their plan so I could get set up, but after three days nothing and calling again did no good. So, I was forced to head into Hamilton to figure it out. But not like the states where you can jump in your car and head 2 seconds to where ever, it takes me 45 minute on a bus to Hamilton to deal with something that took under 10 minutes. Kind of a pain in the ass, but that's just how it is, very slow and "relaxed?"
Luckily the buses here are phenomenol and you can basically grab one anytime, anywhere for relatively cheap. Riding the bus is interesting as well, some locals will come on the bus and greet every single person. Another time, I had a kid pass out on me while he in his mother's lap. Like head into my side and arm over my backpack(in lap). I looked at the woman and she just smiled at me to let me know her kid wasn't moving and she wasn't gonna doing anything about it.
Work has been going good. I've been cleaning an absurd amount of tubes and vials and then learning where stuff is around the lab and complex. Protocol, NBD. Everyone at BIOS is so far...great to work with and be around.
Friday Night
This is kind of an amusing story...
So I went into town Friday with someone from the lab to meet up with another guy from BIOS. We went to a place called Lemon Tree and I was introducted to Bermuda's yuppie, knicker and long socks accountants. Mostly a white crowd, Ex-Pats, is what they are called, being from outside of Bermuda. Good amount of Canadians, all them liked to drink...I was happy. Also, since so many people come and go on the island, I had random people coming up and introducing and themselves. Very friendly.
Anyway the place was an outside bar and thus closes at 12am, unfortunately. We headed to a few other places and ran into another guy who had a car. Now it's about 2am and we're driving further west out of Hamilton(away from St. George's-home) looking for some hotel bar or something. It was strange...we had to walk down a bunch of hotel corridors before we got to this very tiny bar, with a small pool room and a tiny dance floor.
I walked in and there must of been 20 or some people, mostly black, dancing a little and just hanging out. All of a sudden Eddie Griffin walks out of pool room with a beret and walks by. I'm a little dumbfounded because
a) it's Eddie Griffin, a celebrity, but not really.
b) it's 230am
c) what is he doing in some random bar in Bermuda???
Anyways I nodded and he said "wazz happening". He was pretty messed up. So we hung out and played pool while Eddie was dancing with the wait staff. Then, a little later, Mr Griffin, grabbed the mic and started rapping(horribly) with most of his rap trying to encourage everybody in the tiny bar to come and dance. Of course, we did. Eddie spent the next 20min grinding the hotel staff.
So, that was my Friday night.
I'll write more tomorrow, but right now there is a keg of Guinness at the Wind for a going away party for a fellow who's been here about 6 years...should be a good night.
Cheers!
DB
Monday, October 20, 2008
Flix on the Horizon
5 Good Movies to come
1. Defiance
There are a few solid looking WWII movies coming out within the next few months. Besides Defiance, Valkyrie and Inglorious Bastards are the other two. There are no trailers for Inglorious, but the cast includes Pitt and it's Tarantino's next flick.
Defiance is about three Polish brothers who lead a group of Jews into the forest to escape and ultimately fight back against the Nazis.
DEFIANCE
2. Valkyrie
Another WWII movie coming out. Plot involves a group of Nazi officers that initiate Operation Valkyrie, the assignation of Adolf Hitler. Stars T. Cruise.
VALKYRIE
3. Quantum of Solace
For those that haven't seen the newest trailer for the next Bond movie...
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
4. Role Models
Starring McLovin, Paul Rudd, and Seann William Scott. Scott and Rudd have to serve community service time or it's jail. It leads them to be Big Brothers for McLovin and another kid. For those that have seen and enjoyed Wet Hot American Summer, it's directed by the same guy.
ROLE MODELS
5. The Spirit
Frank Miller's got a new movie coming out. Don't know too much about it, but the trailer looks pretty good. Reminds me of Sin City and includes another random role to put down for Sam Jackson.
THE SPIRIT
1. Defiance
There are a few solid looking WWII movies coming out within the next few months. Besides Defiance, Valkyrie and Inglorious Bastards are the other two. There are no trailers for Inglorious, but the cast includes Pitt and it's Tarantino's next flick.
Defiance is about three Polish brothers who lead a group of Jews into the forest to escape and ultimately fight back against the Nazis.
DEFIANCE
2. Valkyrie
Another WWII movie coming out. Plot involves a group of Nazi officers that initiate Operation Valkyrie, the assignation of Adolf Hitler. Stars T. Cruise.
VALKYRIE
3. Quantum of Solace
For those that haven't seen the newest trailer for the next Bond movie...
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
4. Role Models
Starring McLovin, Paul Rudd, and Seann William Scott. Scott and Rudd have to serve community service time or it's jail. It leads them to be Big Brothers for McLovin and another kid. For those that have seen and enjoyed Wet Hot American Summer, it's directed by the same guy.
ROLE MODELS
5. The Spirit
Frank Miller's got a new movie coming out. Don't know too much about it, but the trailer looks pretty good. Reminds me of Sin City and includes another random role to put down for Sam Jackson.
THE SPIRIT
Friday, October 17, 2008
Weekend is here
Whatddduuupp
I apologize for not posting? Apparently some of you are actually reading this. Sorry for the delay, it's been a fairly busy first four days or so.
Working Man
They haven't really had me do much yet. On Tuesday there was a Cruise leaving on the Atlantic Explorer and the scientists seemed a little flustered having like a day and a half to prep for a 2 week long voyage. So I kind of followed along, was showed some things and helped load the boat as well get a tour. Wednesday, I was shown around the office and lab and explained a few things, how to clean vials/tubes and so I've spent the past two afternoons cleaning and stuff. My boss is in Alaska for meeting about a Bering Sea sampling effort, and the tech I'm replaced just left for the weekend. So I've been hanging out and working only a few hours a day.
The Batman
My work will be done mostly for BATS, the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series. BATS does a number of things related to nutrients, trace metals and some other things, so phosphorus is what my main priority will be. Potentially, I'll be able to go out on a cruise for training in November.
A Millie, a millie, a millie.
For anybody that's worked in a lab DI or Deionized water is called Milli-Q. Nobody I asked could explain to me why it was called that...
The Bio Station
So without much work, I've been slowly getting used to how everything works around here and the island. My mornings have been dealing with paperwork and searching around for people to answer questions that pop up. Just until yesterday, Thursday, I was able to get into the Town of St. George.
St. Georgies
The town has about 2 main cobbled little streets, with about 80 or so small shops that deal mostly with tourism clothing. I really like it though, its really clean, people are very friendly, and of course, its beautiful from the photo above.
Digicel
So I needed to get a phone since I'm gonna be here for like 2 years or so. So I went into this store called Alltalk and had my first experience with a resident Bermudian. It took me about an hour and a half to get my phone. It's hilarious, no matter who came in, he knew them chatted with them for a couple minutes, came back to me, chatted with more. They just freaking love to talk. I've never seen a person get so distracted. Maybe Wes.
But finally got a phone. I forget the number, but I'll let you know what it is soon. You'll be able to call me as soon as I get my international provider to hook me up. Unlimited talking after 7pm. BOOYAH.
Expenses
Its hit me now that I'm paying for all my stuff now, which is nice. I've been sick of borrowing money and being on the typical college student "allowance".
Prices. Prices are absolutely insane. Just a few...Digornio Frozen Pizza, small, $9. Peanuts, $7. On a lot of things its about double as it is in the States, some not as much or almost normal. I was able to get to a relatively nice supermarket on St. Davids, the other island on St. Geroge's Parish. Theres like 9 Parishes on Bermuda, parish just divides them up into communities. I got a ride from another apartment resident. Oh yeah, there's cars here, I was told none, but nope all tiny little things. Back on track....going through the grocery store I was amazed at prices and I ended up spending about 170 on bare essentials. My Dad and I had debated on what to bring, like shampoo and stuff like that, and I should've brough an entire box of my toiletry items. I still don't have shower curtain. My floor is soaked and I managed to soak an old Time magazine in there. Price was on it too still, 7.80...for a magazine.
Nightlife
Past three nights, I've gone out drinking. Tuesday into St. George's and Thursday night into some place called the Swizzle. Thursdays at Swizzle is trivia and live entertainment. Feels like College a little...nice. The guy who plays at Swiz is somewhat of a legend. I've been told that he gets so shitfaced on jaeger that he'll strip and play naked. I saw him take about 8 or so shots of the stuff and nothing. He was a large enough man to polish off a couple bottles. Also, our table won trivia, we got 4 bottles of Dissorgno. Anyway, the man's name is Ray and he can play. And drink.
At the table, there was a visitor of one of the Biostation staff from Britain that I chatted with a little. Or tried to, I honestly couldn't understand a word she was saying. Something like Iom Frum Dublparish en Noreigh. I had to ask her so many times to repeat what she was saying that she started laughing at me. I felt retarded. After Swizzle we headed back to our own bar...
The Winds
So we actually have a bar on the station. It's unreal, self serve bar, with 1.75 bottles of anything, all good stuff too. So staff constantly drinks here because everything else is so expensive. The past 3 nights have ended up at the Winds, which is about 100yds from my office/lab and 3 minute walk or so back to my apartment. Its got a dart board, foos, nice big flatscreen. It's really, really unhealthy of how convenient this place is. A lot more to talk about, especially with the winds, but I wanted to post a few things.
Out of touch
I'm kind of behind on sports, news, and everything else. Although, it should be easy to follow once I get into a routine. I saw parts of the debate, but didn't really pay attention, my votes already in. Schwartzenger. My vote would of been for Obama had he taken Will Smith has his running mate.
T-Rex
This is the sole reason why nobody should be voting for the McCain/Palin ticket. Palin doesn't believe in Dinosaurs. Why on earth would you rob yourself of such a fantastic fact. Her childhood must of been terrible. I think I might mail a copy of the Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and maybe a few fossils to her newborn, Tractor.
Also, just to remind everyone...Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World is still the greatest movie of all time.
I'm F*&king ...
Haha, this refers to a few short clips done by Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel. Hilarious, watch em.
I'm F*&ing Matt Damon
I'm F*&king Ben Affleck
Most of you know, I wasted hours finding clips online during college, I'm very excited to start sharing them with you. Like this one...learn to pop and break!!
Cheers!
I'm out, I guess this was a long post. More to come and hopefully more often. With more links, more pictures, and more stories.
I apologize for not posting? Apparently some of you are actually reading this. Sorry for the delay, it's been a fairly busy first four days or so.
Working Man
They haven't really had me do much yet. On Tuesday there was a Cruise leaving on the Atlantic Explorer and the scientists seemed a little flustered having like a day and a half to prep for a 2 week long voyage. So I kind of followed along, was showed some things and helped load the boat as well get a tour. Wednesday, I was shown around the office and lab and explained a few things, how to clean vials/tubes and so I've spent the past two afternoons cleaning and stuff. My boss is in Alaska for meeting about a Bering Sea sampling effort, and the tech I'm replaced just left for the weekend. So I've been hanging out and working only a few hours a day.
The Batman
My work will be done mostly for BATS, the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series. BATS does a number of things related to nutrients, trace metals and some other things, so phosphorus is what my main priority will be. Potentially, I'll be able to go out on a cruise for training in November.
A Millie, a millie, a millie.
For anybody that's worked in a lab DI or Deionized water is called Milli-Q. Nobody I asked could explain to me why it was called that...
The Bio Station
So without much work, I've been slowly getting used to how everything works around here and the island. My mornings have been dealing with paperwork and searching around for people to answer questions that pop up. Just until yesterday, Thursday, I was able to get into the Town of St. George.
St. Georgies
The town has about 2 main cobbled little streets, with about 80 or so small shops that deal mostly with tourism clothing. I really like it though, its really clean, people are very friendly, and of course, its beautiful from the photo above.
Digicel
So I needed to get a phone since I'm gonna be here for like 2 years or so. So I went into this store called Alltalk and had my first experience with a resident Bermudian. It took me about an hour and a half to get my phone. It's hilarious, no matter who came in, he knew them chatted with them for a couple minutes, came back to me, chatted with more. They just freaking love to talk. I've never seen a person get so distracted. Maybe Wes.
But finally got a phone. I forget the number, but I'll let you know what it is soon. You'll be able to call me as soon as I get my international provider to hook me up. Unlimited talking after 7pm. BOOYAH.
Expenses
Its hit me now that I'm paying for all my stuff now, which is nice. I've been sick of borrowing money and being on the typical college student "allowance".
Prices. Prices are absolutely insane. Just a few...Digornio Frozen Pizza, small, $9. Peanuts, $7. On a lot of things its about double as it is in the States, some not as much or almost normal. I was able to get to a relatively nice supermarket on St. Davids, the other island on St. Geroge's Parish. Theres like 9 Parishes on Bermuda, parish just divides them up into communities. I got a ride from another apartment resident. Oh yeah, there's cars here, I was told none, but nope all tiny little things. Back on track....going through the grocery store I was amazed at prices and I ended up spending about 170 on bare essentials. My Dad and I had debated on what to bring, like shampoo and stuff like that, and I should've brough an entire box of my toiletry items. I still don't have shower curtain. My floor is soaked and I managed to soak an old Time magazine in there. Price was on it too still, 7.80...for a magazine.
Nightlife
Past three nights, I've gone out drinking. Tuesday into St. George's and Thursday night into some place called the Swizzle. Thursdays at Swizzle is trivia and live entertainment. Feels like College a little...nice. The guy who plays at Swiz is somewhat of a legend. I've been told that he gets so shitfaced on jaeger that he'll strip and play naked. I saw him take about 8 or so shots of the stuff and nothing. He was a large enough man to polish off a couple bottles. Also, our table won trivia, we got 4 bottles of Dissorgno. Anyway, the man's name is Ray and he can play. And drink.
At the table, there was a visitor of one of the Biostation staff from Britain that I chatted with a little. Or tried to, I honestly couldn't understand a word she was saying. Something like Iom Frum Dublparish en Noreigh. I had to ask her so many times to repeat what she was saying that she started laughing at me. I felt retarded. After Swizzle we headed back to our own bar...
The Winds
So we actually have a bar on the station. It's unreal, self serve bar, with 1.75 bottles of anything, all good stuff too. So staff constantly drinks here because everything else is so expensive. The past 3 nights have ended up at the Winds, which is about 100yds from my office/lab and 3 minute walk or so back to my apartment. Its got a dart board, foos, nice big flatscreen. It's really, really unhealthy of how convenient this place is. A lot more to talk about, especially with the winds, but I wanted to post a few things.
Out of touch
I'm kind of behind on sports, news, and everything else. Although, it should be easy to follow once I get into a routine. I saw parts of the debate, but didn't really pay attention, my votes already in. Schwartzenger. My vote would of been for Obama had he taken Will Smith has his running mate.
T-Rex
This is the sole reason why nobody should be voting for the McCain/Palin ticket. Palin doesn't believe in Dinosaurs. Why on earth would you rob yourself of such a fantastic fact. Her childhood must of been terrible. I think I might mail a copy of the Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and maybe a few fossils to her newborn, Tractor.
Also, just to remind everyone...Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World is still the greatest movie of all time.
I'm F*&king ...
Haha, this refers to a few short clips done by Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel. Hilarious, watch em.
I'm F*&ing Matt Damon
I'm F*&king Ben Affleck
Most of you know, I wasted hours finding clips online during college, I'm very excited to start sharing them with you. Like this one...learn to pop and break!!
Cheers!
I'm out, I guess this was a long post. More to come and hopefully more often. With more links, more pictures, and more stories.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
D Bell is on Bermuda
Finally here. It’s been a pretty long day, I woke up at 400am or so and after a stop in Atlanta I arrived in Bermuda around 2pm. On the flight to Atlanta there was a walking skeleton on my flight. I was literally blown away by how frail this woman looked, think like, an Indian female Mick Jagger plus 230 years. So, I arrived to Bermuda, went through customs and what not. They took some time searching for my temporary work permit, but eventually grabbed it and then I went to grab my huge duffels from baggage claims.
Then, I got introduced to one of the worst things ever…duties. Not poop, but taxes. If you ever have to do this process and make claims on what you are bringing in is either personal or relatively new, ALWAYS say everything you have is about a year old and bullshit them. Because I’m an idiot and was honest, my five month old mac book had a duty of 250 dollars. 25% of my predicted cost of 1000. All I needed to do was say it was about a year old and no problems, no 250 dollars. I understand that you don’t want people buying and bringing in stuff from the U.S. constantly, but there should be sort of initial free of charge transportation for new residents.
However, everybody working in the immigration services was really friendly and helpful. One woman saw my Umich bags and started making fun of UM/ND game and our fumbles, I was impressed with her knowledge.
You Taulk Loike Yo Frum London
I haven’t had a solid conversation with anybody from Bermuda besides my short cab ride to the station, but it sounds like a mellow carribean/jaimacian accent with a little british thrown in, but isn’t that how a carribean accent is formed as well?
Research Paradise
The compound is pretty large, buildings are kind of old school colonial. Lots of labs and a pretty nice dining hall, communal area. I don’t feel like describing the whole station, so I’ll just throw up a few pictures.
The research vessel is absurd. Its only a couple years old and donated by the Royal Bank of Bermuda. Its located right at the end of the station…on a dock.
The Quarters
So I got to the station around 3pm or so(Bermuda is an hour ahead of the Eastern Time Zone) and picked up my apartment key and that’s it. Nobody was around too much and nobody greeted me besides the housing lady. It was a holiday so apparently people were scattered. Second, I found out later that I had gone extremely fast through security and my greeters missed me when I picked up my housing stuff.
The apartment is solid. Seems pretty new. I’m on the ground floor, corner of a staff apartment complex that is probably the farthest building away from the labs and offices. Its about 18 seconds of Bobby’s sprinting distance away from each other.
So I got setup and unpacked. I got AC which is cool(NOTE THE PUN). Queen bed, awesome couch, little dinner table and a couple of stools, closet, and a dresser was what the studio came with.
The apartment isn’t really missing anything besides TP, something to put garbage in, and a shower curtain. I think I’ll just steal as much TP as possible from all the common bathrooms. Save costs. I don’t really think a shower curtain is necessary. Long as I don’t point the shower head to the bathroom floor, completely away from me it should be fine.
Goodnight
There’s a lot more, but I feel like I’m going into too much detail and I’m tired. I plan to get around to some of the urban parts of Bermuda maybe Wednesday or Thursday, I’ll be checking out the lab and doing paper work stuff tomorrow and I’ll need to recruit somebody to accompany me so it may not happen until maybe even the weekend.
Its 1030pm right now, though it won’t get posted right now. I’m about to refresh my oceanography mindset for tomorrow morning and be prepped to have some sort of resemblance of biological knowledge. For tonight, Ocean Chemistry and Phytoplankton.
I’ve got some positive responses for the blog thus far. Fuck yeah. You love it…..more to come.
Cheers,
DB
Finally here. It’s been a pretty long day, I woke up at 400am or so and after a stop in Atlanta I arrived in Bermuda around 2pm. On the flight to Atlanta there was a walking skeleton on my flight. I was literally blown away by how frail this woman looked, think like, an Indian female Mick Jagger plus 230 years. So, I arrived to Bermuda, went through customs and what not. They took some time searching for my temporary work permit, but eventually grabbed it and then I went to grab my huge duffels from baggage claims.
Then, I got introduced to one of the worst things ever…duties. Not poop, but taxes. If you ever have to do this process and make claims on what you are bringing in is either personal or relatively new, ALWAYS say everything you have is about a year old and bullshit them. Because I’m an idiot and was honest, my five month old mac book had a duty of 250 dollars. 25% of my predicted cost of 1000. All I needed to do was say it was about a year old and no problems, no 250 dollars. I understand that you don’t want people buying and bringing in stuff from the U.S. constantly, but there should be sort of initial free of charge transportation for new residents.
However, everybody working in the immigration services was really friendly and helpful. One woman saw my Umich bags and started making fun of UM/ND game and our fumbles, I was impressed with her knowledge.
You Taulk Loike Yo Frum London
I haven’t had a solid conversation with anybody from Bermuda besides my short cab ride to the station, but it sounds like a mellow carribean/jaimacian accent with a little british thrown in, but isn’t that how a carribean accent is formed as well?
Research Paradise
The compound is pretty large, buildings are kind of old school colonial. Lots of labs and a pretty nice dining hall, communal area. I don’t feel like describing the whole station, so I’ll just throw up a few pictures.
The research vessel is absurd. Its only a couple years old and donated by the Royal Bank of Bermuda. Its located right at the end of the station…on a dock.
The Quarters
So I got to the station around 3pm or so(Bermuda is an hour ahead of the Eastern Time Zone) and picked up my apartment key and that’s it. Nobody was around too much and nobody greeted me besides the housing lady. It was a holiday so apparently people were scattered. Second, I found out later that I had gone extremely fast through security and my greeters missed me when I picked up my housing stuff.
The apartment is solid. Seems pretty new. I’m on the ground floor, corner of a staff apartment complex that is probably the farthest building away from the labs and offices. Its about 18 seconds of Bobby’s sprinting distance away from each other.
So I got setup and unpacked. I got AC which is cool(NOTE THE PUN). Queen bed, awesome couch, little dinner table and a couple of stools, closet, and a dresser was what the studio came with.
The apartment isn’t really missing anything besides TP, something to put garbage in, and a shower curtain. I think I’ll just steal as much TP as possible from all the common bathrooms. Save costs. I don’t really think a shower curtain is necessary. Long as I don’t point the shower head to the bathroom floor, completely away from me it should be fine.
Goodnight
There’s a lot more, but I feel like I’m going into too much detail and I’m tired. I plan to get around to some of the urban parts of Bermuda maybe Wednesday or Thursday, I’ll be checking out the lab and doing paper work stuff tomorrow and I’ll need to recruit somebody to accompany me so it may not happen until maybe even the weekend.
Its 1030pm right now, though it won’t get posted right now. I’m about to refresh my oceanography mindset for tomorrow morning and be prepped to have some sort of resemblance of biological knowledge. For tonight, Ocean Chemistry and Phytoplankton.
I’ve got some positive responses for the blog thus far. Fuck yeah. You love it…..more to come.
Cheers,
DB
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Peace Out
Gone for good
Alright now it's time to go. My flight is in a few hours(7am), so I've got to get to the airport around 5 or so. Packing is finished. I've got three bags weighing in at around 50 lbs each. Should be enough for the next few months.
Anyways not a lot on this post. Just had a nice dinner with the parents tonight and I'm really, really ready to get going. I don't start work until the 20th, so I've got a week or so to get accustomed to Bermuda before work starts. Luckily, Monday is a holiday, so nobody will be working and hopefully someone will be able to show me around and get drunk. Hopefully.
Again, hope you enjoy the posts and keep in touch...
Doug
Alright now it's time to go. My flight is in a few hours(7am), so I've got to get to the airport around 5 or so. Packing is finished. I've got three bags weighing in at around 50 lbs each. Should be enough for the next few months.
Anyways not a lot on this post. Just had a nice dinner with the parents tonight and I'm really, really ready to get going. I don't start work until the 20th, so I've got a week or so to get accustomed to Bermuda before work starts. Luckily, Monday is a holiday, so nobody will be working and hopefully someone will be able to show me around and get drunk. Hopefully.
Again, hope you enjoy the posts and keep in touch...
Doug
Bon Voyage
Yooooooooo.
Welcome to the blog. I'm going to apologize in advance for my writing. I guarantee that I will leave many words out of a sentence and ramble on at in appropriate times and I fucking love to overuse the comma, but hopefully you all will enjoy this. I don't think I've improved at all at writing since about 10th grade. I wrote a poem that my teacher wanted to send in for some contest or something, I don't know. It was on the destruction of Hiroshima...no big deal. But in writing this blog I have a few goals.
1. Stay in touch with Friends and the Family. Given this, I will most likely be true to my friends and keep the blog professional, but hopefully littered with inappropriate and perhaps vulgar comments. We'll see.
2. Improve my writing. Nope.
3. Document the experiences I have during my stay on the island...(Brag)
4. Add humor and whit to your daily lives. No. But maybe just comment on things like sports and other current events.
Honestly, I don't really know what to expect. I'm pretty excited as expected, but very curious to see the outcome of the next couple years. So to start, I'll write a few updates on where I'm at, maybe I'll write it as a FAQ. Also, I'll mess around with the layout and shit like that, put a few photos up and write a sweet profile about myself. Alright...
How on earth did you get this job?
I want to say luck and it was, but I also spend a lot of time searching for it. I finished up working in Ann Arbor around the 20th of August and was prepared to move back to Troy. My intentions were to move back and spend the next month searching for a job and studying for the GRE. With biological/ecological jobs, universities, research institutes, federal agencies do a lot of online posting, so this requires endless searching and looking through tons of potential jobs and then realizing I don't know how to drive a manual or I'm not familiar with fish species of the northwest atlantic, you know, bullshit like that. But I want to say in my third or so week back at home(third week of my parents doubting my job hunting skillz) I came across a posting on website for atomospheric and oceanic sciences. Hell yeah.
*Minor side note* I had made the decision to be looking for something related to aquatic biology--->want to go to graduate school in marine ecology----->that's why I was studying for GRE---->planning to start next year.
So...came across the job for Phosphorus Oceanic Chemical Anlaysis or something like that on this job posting forum. What??? Jackpot! Description was basically everything I was fairly familar with except with using freshwater instead of seawater. For those that don't know, I spend the past 4-5 months analyzing phosphorus with a fantastic professor at U of M, Dr. John Lehman. Immediately, wrote a letter for the position and sent my resume in and the next day, boom, heard back from a Dr. Michael Lomas and it was positive and a few follow ups(previous employer, Dr. Lehman, was such a tremendous help, I really can't thank him enough) later and a phone conversation and I had been offered a job at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences as a research technician for 2 years.
What will you be doing?
Not exactly sure yet, but I know most of the work will focus on nutrient cycling and phytoplankton biological processes. So, lab work and sampling from what looks to be a pretty serious research vessel. I'm excited to work on it. I'll know more when I get to Bermuda.
When do you leave?
Monday, October 13th. Like 7:00am. US Airways. What up.
What has packing been like?
Packing has been interesting. I'm first required to get a ton of documents for Bermuda's immigration offices and a work permit that states I'm allowed to work here even though I'm not Bermudian. Aparently, the government does a pretty good job at not outsourcing jobs. The employer must show that nobody on the island can fill the position and that the applicant is of quality charcter, extremely attractive, super jacked and yadda yadda.
So, I've acquired police document of a clear record, medical clearance, chest x-ray, character and employer references, certified qualifications for the job(Supervised bench press and a notarized picture of my ripped triceps). All that stuff is taken care of.
Now for the actual packing, there's not much. I'm taking three big bags with me. Big lacrosse duffels. Shipping stuff to Bermuda is outrageous...like 150 dollars for 10lbs for Fedex. So, I've cut a lot of things down and managing to fit what's soon to be my whole life into a few bags.
On the packing list, there are usual: clothes, sheets, pillow, mattress pad, towels. A few plates, bowls, silverware, and cups to get me started. Then other random stuff like books, small DVD player, DVDs really not much at all considering I'm moving to live in this place for 2 years.
There are a few purchases I was excited to make though. Ipod Speaker set. Altec Lansing IMT 702. If anyone is ever considering getting one of these things and want a good one, take a look. I figured I'd invest into something that is portable, good sound quality, and nice and compact so I didn't have to bother bringing up any computer speakers, but still wanted to rock the F out. Second, snorkeling gear, another investment. I can't wait to get into the water and see some feeeesh.
How can I contact you?
That might be hard. I(Clark) bought a phone at verizon the other day, a pay as you go phone. So as of Monday the 321-3138 number and the legendary 6+yr phone I had will be gone. I've got a new phone when I get back to the states to contact any of you folks. In Bermuda, my plan is to get another phone with a cheap local plan and then match it up with another cheap international plan to chat with the family and maybe some other lucky people once in a while. So...this means you will not able to text me. Also, I'm unfamiliar with Skype, but I'll look into it and if anybody has a Mac/Video thing that will work as well and as always....I'll be happy to take the shirt off during the conversation.
How much longer is this post going to be?
I don't know. Hopefully not much longer...I am tired. Tired of watching Michigan fart all around the field today. I'm convinced the Threet/Sheridan combo is in the top ten for worst QB situations in Division 1. Pathetic, I'm happy to escape the horrendous football fall that the Lions and Wolverines are causing for me. Also, Red River Shootout was a pretty good one to watch today.
Doug, is there lacrosse in Bermuda?
Hey. Great question, yes in fact there is. Bermuda lacrosse has a mens team and a U19 team. Not really sure how they are, but looked at their roster and had a few guys from D3, but in general not a lot of experience. Wes, I packed the SickLax shirt to try to sell to the local Bermudians. So congrats, a couple hundred people will again pass on buying your shirts.
The mens team will play in the 2010 World games and as a resident I should be able to play for them, but who knows with the work schedule. I'm damn excited to keep playing to get some new gear. I've got so much UMich Lax stuff I dont know what to do with.
What are you most excited about?
Easy. I hear there are Tiger Sharks right around the island...
Where are you living on Bermuda?
BIOS has their own apartment complex on the station, so as of right now, I have a studio apartment. Luckily, I get a pretty sweet deal on it because housing is so ridiculous on the Island. I've been told like parts of Manhattan. In general, Bermuda is expensive, not sure how much yet but I expect to be in a little shock.
When can I come visit, Doug?
Again not sure. It will have to depend on the work schedule and the status of our friendship. For example, if you are Alex Mazzenga, you have a slim to none chance of coming to visit and even if I do agree you can come, I will make sure to lie to you and be off on a sampling cruise and you will be left with purchasing very, very expensive nights at a hotel.
Here is a short list of who can come visit:
Charlie Sheen
Paul Rudd
Megan Fox
The dude who plays Tony Soprano
Either Cuddihy or Townsend...never at same time.
Jeff Goldblum
President Bush(only because I honestly want to see what he's gonna be like after he's done. He's going to get hammered as hard and as often as possible)
Definetly more, but I'm not feeling very creative
END of FAQ
That's about it. I'm guessing there may be a few things I've left unanswered, but let's be serious, I'm guessing a total of 4 people will read this, including myself.
All in all, I'm very excited. I'm excited to finally start a professional career and attack one of my great interests. It should be an unreal learning experience, academically/professionally and couldn't be a better spot to do it in.
I'll be posting quite rapidly to start off and please keep in touch!
Cheers,
Doug
Welcome to the blog. I'm going to apologize in advance for my writing. I guarantee that I will leave many words out of a sentence and ramble on at in appropriate times and I fucking love to overuse the comma, but hopefully you all will enjoy this. I don't think I've improved at all at writing since about 10th grade. I wrote a poem that my teacher wanted to send in for some contest or something, I don't know. It was on the destruction of Hiroshima...no big deal. But in writing this blog I have a few goals.
1. Stay in touch with Friends and the Family. Given this, I will most likely be true to my friends and keep the blog professional, but hopefully littered with inappropriate and perhaps vulgar comments. We'll see.
2. Improve my writing. Nope.
3. Document the experiences I have during my stay on the island...(Brag)
4. Add humor and whit to your daily lives. No. But maybe just comment on things like sports and other current events.
Honestly, I don't really know what to expect. I'm pretty excited as expected, but very curious to see the outcome of the next couple years. So to start, I'll write a few updates on where I'm at, maybe I'll write it as a FAQ. Also, I'll mess around with the layout and shit like that, put a few photos up and write a sweet profile about myself. Alright...
How on earth did you get this job?
I want to say luck and it was, but I also spend a lot of time searching for it. I finished up working in Ann Arbor around the 20th of August and was prepared to move back to Troy. My intentions were to move back and spend the next month searching for a job and studying for the GRE. With biological/ecological jobs, universities, research institutes, federal agencies do a lot of online posting, so this requires endless searching and looking through tons of potential jobs and then realizing I don't know how to drive a manual or I'm not familiar with fish species of the northwest atlantic, you know, bullshit like that. But I want to say in my third or so week back at home(third week of my parents doubting my job hunting skillz) I came across a posting on website for atomospheric and oceanic sciences. Hell yeah.
*Minor side note* I had made the decision to be looking for something related to aquatic biology--->want to go to graduate school in marine ecology----->that's why I was studying for GRE---->planning to start next year.
So...came across the job for Phosphorus Oceanic Chemical Anlaysis or something like that on this job posting forum. What??? Jackpot! Description was basically everything I was fairly familar with except with using freshwater instead of seawater. For those that don't know, I spend the past 4-5 months analyzing phosphorus with a fantastic professor at U of M, Dr. John Lehman. Immediately, wrote a letter for the position and sent my resume in and the next day, boom, heard back from a Dr. Michael Lomas and it was positive and a few follow ups(previous employer, Dr. Lehman, was such a tremendous help, I really can't thank him enough) later and a phone conversation and I had been offered a job at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences as a research technician for 2 years.
What will you be doing?
Not exactly sure yet, but I know most of the work will focus on nutrient cycling and phytoplankton biological processes. So, lab work and sampling from what looks to be a pretty serious research vessel. I'm excited to work on it. I'll know more when I get to Bermuda.
When do you leave?
Monday, October 13th. Like 7:00am. US Airways. What up.
What has packing been like?
Packing has been interesting. I'm first required to get a ton of documents for Bermuda's immigration offices and a work permit that states I'm allowed to work here even though I'm not Bermudian. Aparently, the government does a pretty good job at not outsourcing jobs. The employer must show that nobody on the island can fill the position and that the applicant is of quality charcter, extremely attractive, super jacked and yadda yadda.
So, I've acquired police document of a clear record, medical clearance, chest x-ray, character and employer references, certified qualifications for the job(Supervised bench press and a notarized picture of my ripped triceps). All that stuff is taken care of.
Now for the actual packing, there's not much. I'm taking three big bags with me. Big lacrosse duffels. Shipping stuff to Bermuda is outrageous...like 150 dollars for 10lbs for Fedex. So, I've cut a lot of things down and managing to fit what's soon to be my whole life into a few bags.
On the packing list, there are usual: clothes, sheets, pillow, mattress pad, towels. A few plates, bowls, silverware, and cups to get me started. Then other random stuff like books, small DVD player, DVDs really not much at all considering I'm moving to live in this place for 2 years.
There are a few purchases I was excited to make though. Ipod Speaker set. Altec Lansing IMT 702. If anyone is ever considering getting one of these things and want a good one, take a look. I figured I'd invest into something that is portable, good sound quality, and nice and compact so I didn't have to bother bringing up any computer speakers, but still wanted to rock the F out. Second, snorkeling gear, another investment. I can't wait to get into the water and see some feeeesh.
How can I contact you?
That might be hard. I(Clark) bought a phone at verizon the other day, a pay as you go phone. So as of Monday the 321-3138 number and the legendary 6+yr phone I had will be gone. I've got a new phone when I get back to the states to contact any of you folks. In Bermuda, my plan is to get another phone with a cheap local plan and then match it up with another cheap international plan to chat with the family and maybe some other lucky people once in a while. So...this means you will not able to text me. Also, I'm unfamiliar with Skype, but I'll look into it and if anybody has a Mac/Video thing that will work as well and as always....I'll be happy to take the shirt off during the conversation.
How much longer is this post going to be?
I don't know. Hopefully not much longer...I am tired. Tired of watching Michigan fart all around the field today. I'm convinced the Threet/Sheridan combo is in the top ten for worst QB situations in Division 1. Pathetic, I'm happy to escape the horrendous football fall that the Lions and Wolverines are causing for me. Also, Red River Shootout was a pretty good one to watch today.
Doug, is there lacrosse in Bermuda?
Hey. Great question, yes in fact there is. Bermuda lacrosse has a mens team and a U19 team. Not really sure how they are, but looked at their roster and had a few guys from D3, but in general not a lot of experience. Wes, I packed the SickLax shirt to try to sell to the local Bermudians. So congrats, a couple hundred people will again pass on buying your shirts.
The mens team will play in the 2010 World games and as a resident I should be able to play for them, but who knows with the work schedule. I'm damn excited to keep playing to get some new gear. I've got so much UMich Lax stuff I dont know what to do with.
What are you most excited about?
Easy. I hear there are Tiger Sharks right around the island...
Where are you living on Bermuda?
BIOS has their own apartment complex on the station, so as of right now, I have a studio apartment. Luckily, I get a pretty sweet deal on it because housing is so ridiculous on the Island. I've been told like parts of Manhattan. In general, Bermuda is expensive, not sure how much yet but I expect to be in a little shock.
When can I come visit, Doug?
Again not sure. It will have to depend on the work schedule and the status of our friendship. For example, if you are Alex Mazzenga, you have a slim to none chance of coming to visit and even if I do agree you can come, I will make sure to lie to you and be off on a sampling cruise and you will be left with purchasing very, very expensive nights at a hotel.
Here is a short list of who can come visit:
Charlie Sheen
Paul Rudd
Megan Fox
The dude who plays Tony Soprano
Either Cuddihy or Townsend...never at same time.
Jeff Goldblum
President Bush(only because I honestly want to see what he's gonna be like after he's done. He's going to get hammered as hard and as often as possible)
Definetly more, but I'm not feeling very creative
END of FAQ
That's about it. I'm guessing there may be a few things I've left unanswered, but let's be serious, I'm guessing a total of 4 people will read this, including myself.
All in all, I'm very excited. I'm excited to finally start a professional career and attack one of my great interests. It should be an unreal learning experience, academically/professionally and couldn't be a better spot to do it in.
I'll be posting quite rapidly to start off and please keep in touch!
Cheers,
Doug
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