Yesterday was the most chaotic day at the VC while I’ve been interning here. \u00a0Chaotic days are definitely more fun than a non-chaotic day. \u00a0Here’s how it goes. \u00a0First off, no coffee. \u00a0This is nearly always a good start to a chaotic day. \u00a0Coffee is definitely a must each morning and as it was the weekend there was no coffee in the dining area yesterday. \u00a0This is something I expect on the weekends but the rest of the day was very very unique. \u00a0Both my supervisors, Becca and McKenzie, were absent yesterday. \u00a0It’s the first time both of them have been gone at the same time and this is problematic because they are the first line of defense when something goes awry. \u00a0So when things went bad, as they did, there weren’t really many people to go to.<\/p>\n
In the morning Athena was heading up an invertebrates class for high school students and she was the only one around so she was stressed out. \u00a0Athena out. \u00a0Just a few minutes later another huge\u00a0unannounced\u00a0group of university students came in to have a vet lecture with Dr. Tim and Kristen. \u00a0Dr. Tim and Kristen out. \u00a0Next another\u00a0unannounced\u00a0group of vice presidents and administors from China came expecting a tour from Shawn Rowe. \u00a0“Okay lets get Shawne.” \u00a0No Shawn for 15 but he eventually showed. \u00a0Phew hopefully nothing else too crazy happens. Nope next there’s a leaky shrimp tank that is spilling water all over the floor. \u00a0Becca and McKenzie are gone, Kristen is in a class, so we got Tim to help us mop up. \u00a0Next the last\u00a0unannounced\u00a0group shows up. \u00a0This was a group of OSU students taking a Physical Oceanography course. \u00a0Apparently they were expecting a tour of the facilities but nobody had any idea what they were talking about. \u00a0So I ended up\u00a0canceling\u00a0the estuary tour at 11 and brought the group all over Hatfield and talked about research, student involvement, and then the estuary.<\/p>\n
To make things more chaotic the only certified octopus feeder at Hatfield yesterday was Athena and she was doing her inverts class. \u00a0The show must go on so she came out and rocked the octopus feeding. \u00a0Our only volunteer in the morning disappeared for awhile and then two guys with firearms on their sides came in to end the day. \u00a0Kind of stressful but definitely kept me on my toes. \u00a0The day went by more quickly than any other of the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday was the most chaotic day at the VC while I’ve been interning here. \u00a0Chaotic days are definitely more fun than a non-chaotic day. \u00a0Here’s how it goes. \u00a0First off, no coffee. \u00a0This is nearly always a good start to … Continue reading