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happydalek) wrote2008-09-01 08:33 am
happydalek) wrote2008-09-01 08:33 am
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"Hello!" and..."Crap!"
I'm back from my first-evar paying job in archaeology. I won't bore you all with the details. Suffice it to say I got stung five times by bumblebees, fell into a stream, broke two tape measures, and was the slowest and dirtiest member of the work team. I got to dig holes in people's backyards, explore thick patches of wetland, and blaze a trail through green briar and thistle. I also learned how to find my bearing using a compass, and bought a pair of brown rubber boots that are not only great for walking through marshes, but I think may serve as awesome Jedi boots with the right alterations.
And despite my paranoid and knowledgeable preparation, I somehow managed to get a big patch of poison ivy rash on the back of my right shoulder, which I am sure was always covered by clothing, so I think nature is really trying to tell me something about my future in archaeology. (*&$!#@!!!)
Suffice it to say, I will probably not be taking this kind of work again for a while, partly because there isn't any in close proximity and I don't want to kill my car by putting 500+ miles on it every week, and because I kinda suck at it and hate feeling like I'm holding everybody up. But at least I'll get paid for it in a couple weeks. Until then I think I'll take some temporary retail work of some sort and read up on all the aspects of the job I realized I was ignorant of this past week.
*itch* *itch* *itch*
And despite my paranoid and knowledgeable preparation, I somehow managed to get a big patch of poison ivy rash on the back of my right shoulder, which I am sure was always covered by clothing, so I think nature is really trying to tell me something about my future in archaeology. (*&$!#@!!!)
Suffice it to say, I will probably not be taking this kind of work again for a while, partly because there isn't any in close proximity and I don't want to kill my car by putting 500+ miles on it every week, and because I kinda suck at it and hate feeling like I'm holding everybody up. But at least I'll get paid for it in a couple weeks. Until then I think I'll take some temporary retail work of some sort and read up on all the aspects of the job I realized I was ignorant of this past week.
*itch* *itch* *itch*