Arctic field season, probably

It looks increasingly like I'll be doing some more fieldwork on Devon Island (76N, 90W) this July -- my travel orders have gone to NASA Headquarters for review, and we just resolved (in a telecon) the necessary technical collaborations.

Target dates are currently:
7/16 leave San Francisco, overnight in Edmonton (Wednesday dinner?)
7/17 Edmonton to Resolute (via Yellowknife and Cambridge Bay)
7/18 Resolute to Devon Island (chartered Twin Otter)

7/26 Devon Is. to Resolute to Edmonton (Saturday dinner?)
7/27 Edmonton (Sunday brunch?) to San Francisco

7/26 should be interesting travel-wise, that's 4 hops in one day (Twin Otter, Beech 1900, and two combi 737s)

This summer, I'm going to do more field geology site surveys with the Hamilton-Sundstrand spacesuit folks, adding data points to last summer's work.

Dull evening, week uncertain

Back in the office again, after three hours spent at Little League games (end of the season, both kids' teams lost). McDonalds again (4th time in a week). There are more slides to be done, plus contractual stuff (technical directives) that I was supposed to have sent Northrop by 6/1, oops.

But both offices on either side of me are occupied, and the robotics lab across the hall is busy, so at least there are other humans around.

Later at home I need to pack for tomorrow's trip to DC. My SO there is feeling ill... and her live-in partner isn't interested in seeing me... so I may not get to see much of her. It's been four months. Sigh. Not her fault, certainly, but sometimes it feels like the universe has been conspiring in the past few months to keep us physically separated.

I may be left to my own devices Thursday night... wish that I knew other folks around DC other than said partner. But a few hours spent with a sick LDR sweetie is still better than none at all (smile). Wish I could bring her something to help... I have a nurturing urge towards her right now.