Plants don’t last forever -or- A call for new 10 meter diet crops
After 3 weeks away from my crops, I returned home to a surprise: flowers. But not just any flowers, lettuce flowers. Apparently, lettuce have flowers. I’m…
Read articleDay 16-19: Lunging
So, I’m probably somewhere around here: This leg of the cruise is the most popular one among everyone on board – the science personnel take on…
Read articleGames to play at sea while waiting out a gale.
Technology is a w e s o m e.So, we’re somewhere around here. We’ve encountered some terrible weather. What’s terrible weather on a ship, you ask?…
Read articleField work: orations of a bitter oceanographer
Things to do on a boat, by David Semeniuk. Spend 3 days waiting to go to sea. Surf the net for three days while waiting to…
Read articleImagine You’re Stuck on a Boat for 3 Weeks – What Would You Bring and Leave Behind?
This Wednesday I’ll be heading out on a three week research cruise to the northeastern sub-Arctic Pacific Ocean – or roughly somewhere around here: The arrow…
Read articleHappy Birthday Carl!
Carl Linnaeus, the oft-considered grandfather of biological taxonomy would be turning 301 years old today had he been a superhero, or a demon, or a Redwood.…
Read articleIs BC Ferries Guilty of Greenwashing?
After spending 8+ hours loading, unloading, moving, hosing, smashing, fixing, taping, more taping, and more hosing, all of our ship-y science-y things were in order yesterday…
Read articleAstrology and the Vancouver School Board -or- Does anyone else find this weird?
The past week has been packed. At the end of this month, I will be heading out to sea for three weeks. Going to sea may…
Read articleSpring, Fall, Sigh.
This post was inspired by leaking, sneezing, and a very confused immune system. Hello Spring, Fall, come in, have a seat. So, here’s the deal –…
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Eaton’s, Urinals, and Kitsch
By Dave Semeniuk,
How does one spend their first 24 hours back on solid ground? Well, while regaining my ‘land legs’ (read: opposite of sea legs – the feeling…
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