On Rocks and Sex Toys
Back from field trip. We drove around the Wisconsin Dells (location-wise, not the actual city itself... so, central southern Wisconsin?) looking at exposed rock faces for my Sedimentology class. Saw lots of cool rocks, picked up no few cool rocks (some of them big rock samples that likely weighed in around 20 or 30 pounds, if not more), got rained on a bit, and camped over night at Mirror Lake.
It was cooooooooooold, but me and three other girls slept in the van so it wasn't as bad. Played a campfire memory game where every person added on another thing for the next person to recite and remember. Went around the circle two and a half times. Our end result was something like "I went on a Geology field trip and I brought my... Rock hammer, five foot black dildo (not me, I swear), copper penny, Jamison's Whiskey, compass, notebook, warm sleeping bag, vibrator (was me - someone later added extra batteries to that one, too), Foxy Hat, screwdrivers, a Tea and Cucumber Sandwich, a chainsaw, a fuzzy white bunny, a ribbed sensation (this was actually one of the professors, believe it or not), a shepherds crook/hook/whatever, a bag of leaves, a field eye magnifier (me again - one of those little magnifying glasses used to get better detail on the crystals in different rock types), a French Tickler... and thats all I remember (there were only two or three more after that, so over all I think I did pretty good). Then I got to wake everyone up this morning using my choice of methods - a task that gave me all the more sadistic pleasure because at least half of the group was up until 2:00ish this morning drinking. Ha, I am so evil.
Today we hit three more sites, one of which was an exposed rock face right on a very, *very* busy highway - around a curve no less. So picture 20-something geologists ranging in age from 22-60 crawling around on the side of a cliff with 50+ mph traffic going by no more than 20 feet away. We got honked at a bit, but no one plunged to their death or had an unfortunate run-in with an automobile, so that was good. Another site was around a *blind* curve along a highway, but there wasn't near as much traffic so I wasn't as worried. It was still an interesting experience, however.
Anyway, I can't remember all where we went, but we saw lots of really cool rocks and - aside from the cold-and-sleep-deprived thing - had a really good time. Also took around 150 pictures, but whose counting?
Now, however, I am going to go shower cause I am still wearing the same clothes I was yesterday, and my hair hasn't been brushed in two days cause I forgot my hairbrush, so it feels rather nasty.
It was cooooooooooold, but me and three other girls slept in the van so it wasn't as bad. Played a campfire memory game where every person added on another thing for the next person to recite and remember. Went around the circle two and a half times. Our end result was something like "I went on a Geology field trip and I brought my... Rock hammer, five foot black dildo (not me, I swear), copper penny, Jamison's Whiskey, compass, notebook, warm sleeping bag, vibrator (was me - someone later added extra batteries to that one, too), Foxy Hat, screwdrivers, a Tea and Cucumber Sandwich, a chainsaw, a fuzzy white bunny, a ribbed sensation (this was actually one of the professors, believe it or not), a shepherds crook/hook/whatever, a bag of leaves, a field eye magnifier (me again - one of those little magnifying glasses used to get better detail on the crystals in different rock types), a French Tickler... and thats all I remember (there were only two or three more after that, so over all I think I did pretty good). Then I got to wake everyone up this morning using my choice of methods - a task that gave me all the more sadistic pleasure because at least half of the group was up until 2:00ish this morning drinking. Ha, I am so evil.
Today we hit three more sites, one of which was an exposed rock face right on a very, *very* busy highway - around a curve no less. So picture 20-something geologists ranging in age from 22-60 crawling around on the side of a cliff with 50+ mph traffic going by no more than 20 feet away. We got honked at a bit, but no one plunged to their death or had an unfortunate run-in with an automobile, so that was good. Another site was around a *blind* curve along a highway, but there wasn't near as much traffic so I wasn't as worried. It was still an interesting experience, however.
Anyway, I can't remember all where we went, but we saw lots of really cool rocks and - aside from the cold-and-sleep-deprived thing - had a really good time. Also took around 150 pictures, but whose counting?
Now, however, I am going to go shower cause I am still wearing the same clothes I was yesterday, and my hair hasn't been brushed in two days cause I forgot my hairbrush, so it feels rather nasty.