Sunday, June 3, 2012
A Job Switch
Ok so it's not quite like it sounds. I didn't actually get a new job but really the only thing that's the same now is the employer. I used to work in a lab preparing DNA but I finished all of it, so now I work in the herbarium mounting plants. Basically that consists of gluing plants onto a thick paper, identifying them with the help a big book, giving them a barcode, and entering them into the computer. It's actually a really fun and creative job because I have to puzzle out a way to fit the whole plant on the paper artistically. Love it.
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When I did environmental consulting, I used to come to the Bean museum on rainy days and pour through the plant specimens noting the dates and locations. Since many butterfly species are very host plant specific we then, on nice days, would go out and try to re-locate the plant populations listed and look for populations of the specific butterflies associated with them.
ReplyDeleteYou're having experiences most others never have. Cool! - and so much better than flipping burgers.