Rodeo....Dierks Bentley

Last night I went to the Rodeo with Crystal, and JP went to the rodeo with Robert.....it worked out perfectly since JP and I are such good friends!! :) Dierks Bentley was the entertainer of the evening. Most people go to the rodeo for the entertainment - there's always a famous singer or band playing after the actual rodeo festivities. But honestly, I really enjoy watching the actual rodeo part. I'm very uneducated in the matters of rodeo-ing, so I tend to relate everything to the movie 8 seconds and Lane Frost. Last night I asked JP if Lane Frost and Tuff Hedemen used to come to these rodeo events in Houston every year. I was also asking about the scoring of a bullrider and Robert, who was in the 4H club in highschool (I had to ask what the 4H club was since I graduated with 27 kids....we only had key club!), was going over the specifics and I said, "Oh so that's why Lane Frost moves like that in 8 Seconds." 8 Seconds is such an amazing movie - with really bad acting.....I do have to admit.

Crystal and Robert

JP and me

.........and Dierks Bentley!! Good times!!!


Yesterday, the tech service department had a farewell lunch for me. We went to Cantina Loredo. They have the best guacamole appetizer of any other Mexican restaurant in this city - and there are a LOT of Mexican Restaurants!! They make it table-side....it's sooooo delicious. I was a bit nervous about this lunch at first. I expected all these older men who have made long careers here at M-I to think I'm idiot for leaving to go pursue a career sailing the seas, but most of them are more envious than anything else. They've been extremely supportive and positive!! It's a good feeling because I'm beginning to feel a bit nervous....which is know is normal when someone quits there job without another one lined up!! Anyway, it just feels good to have their support! :)

This picture is just an example of what I do everyday in a lab. I play with mud! It's not a bad gig, but I can't wait to be on a boat in the Med, Caribbean, Pacific, or along the east or west coast of the US. I'm just ready to be on a boat!!! I'm praying that it works out!!! If anyone out there is reading this, please wish me luck :P