Day 18- October 28 '11

Day 18 – October 28

The safety meeting this Friday morning was given by science cargo about the importance of how to handle NSF scientific data, experiments and specimens to prevent their accidental destruction. It has happened where scientists have entrusted their hard earned grant money and written doctoral thesis’ or scientific articles for journals, only to have the proof die or melt away due to poor handling along the way.

After the meeting, Tom told Christen and I that today was also supposed to be a paid transition day. We were free to head home for the day. YeeHaw! I went back to bed for a nap til lunch, then went back to bed until 6p.

I got up and got ready for another ATO party! This one is called a “roll call” party. ATO’s manager Billy lays a pile of money on the bar at Gallagher’s anyone from ATO can drink anything until the money is gone. It was another great way to get to know others in our department, and have some fun together before we split up into the shifts. 

I wore my Lynx cat hat and everyone loved it! Everyone wanted to pet it.

We listened to Karaoke until 11 and the transitioners went to the 155 lounge until midrats. I couldn’t make it until 7am to stay up, so I went to bed at 4am.