Happy December

Hi all,

I haven'’t posted for a while but Ceri's pancakes inspired me. After reading her post I really wanted some pancakes of my own. I had some fresh pomegranates so I used the seeds and it was quite good.

There is good news. My camera is back. My new ability to take pictures might translate into a less boring blog for you. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera for a spectacular sunset on Saturday. Coming back from Joshua Tree there was a wall of smog coming from LA, and the sun shining through it was just amazing. There were so many colors. Hopefully it will happen again and I'’ll get to show you.

Things are going well. I "“finished" my proposal just before thanksgiving and emailed it to some potential committee members, one of which was impossible to get a hold of. That stressed me out for the last two weeks because I need to meet with them soon. I finally gave up on the one and chose someone else. Now have a meeting set for next Wednesday, the 14th. Ideally they will like my proposal and I will be off to the Bahamas in January to do research. It is especially important that they approve because I already have a ticket to go to Abaco on the 3rd of January. In addition to collecting vocalization of the parrots I will be presenting a poster of my plumage study. I am working on the analysis right now and it looks good. I finished measuring all of the dead birds I have here and there is some overlap, but a discriminant function analysis showed significant grouping for the white head plumage and the rose throat. Assuming I am interpreting the results correctly.

After my proposal defense on the 14th another exciting thing will happen. I get to see Ceri! I pick her up at Ontario airport and we immediately head north for her sister'’s wedding in Auburn, WA. I'’m not too excited about driving all night, but I guess it's important for Ceri to get to the bridal shower Thursday evening so I'll drive as long as I can.


I am excited about getting away from this, however.




I scrubbed this sink only two days before this picture. I wish I could use the sink too.







Ok, I've wasted enougth time. I hope to post pictures more often in an attempt to reestablish my readership. So, yeah, keep reading.

Peace and Love,
Bryant