Definitely need a spread sheet

There are a few things that I despise more but, they are few (i.e. snakes, Grolsch, people that end Wal-Mart with an 's'...). I am talking about a poorly laid out, disaster of a spread sheet. It's like poison, and well it turns out that just about everything in our 'lab interns' folder on the server is only hanging on by a thread. It looks like the reconstructive surgery will probably have to begin soon as I begin to learn my way around this organizational travesty. I am confident that it can be saved though.

Kahler, Moses, Oscar and I all took part in a GCLP conference call out of London this morning. Mmmk, so I am going to try and set it up for you because odds are this is a losing fight but, I am open to anyone with ideas on how I can approach this issue. How do you tell someone a second time to please speak English when they "claim" that is what they were speaking. Now so far I have been able to process just about all of the spin on English that I have heard here but, mix in an excited Indian (dots not feathers) and terrible reception and you have me looking at Kahler looking at me looking at Oscar looking at Moses asking what the eff just happen? The kicker is that at the end the proctor says, hmmm I don't know, let's ask the Lusaka team. I hate asking people to repeat themselves but, I felt quite justified this time. I think that Gwynn (London IAVI support) just had no idea either and kicked it to us because we are new, maybe it was just hazing. You win fate, I am humbled. There was a girl that was from Ohio that just joined the IAVI project. I just her to give us a summary from here on out. Her voice was like music compared to the rest, though otherwise not tremendously impressive. 

I managed to take a little video at the end of the day today, I hope that you enjoy, it is not so enthusiastic but, it does show you a little of the main site compound.

Ok so, again, the video is not so impressive so I had put some tunes to it. But, when I did that they only played for a second and that song is way to good to be almost muted right away so I threw these other pictures in there to make some time. I mean nothing is going on and the pictures are kinda lame but, man you are pumped cause its really all about the music.

I found a cool new way to communicate with folks back home with Google SMS chat. Now I can send you messages in the morning when you are definitely asleep, victims so far are my Brother. The list is bound to grow though.

Going to try and stay up and listen to a bit of the Aggie game with Katy and Kahler this evening. It's a big game, I hope our guys are up for it.

Lets see other than lab meeting and getting an analytical plan to IAVI today it was pretty normal. There are so many good ideas and so little time. Allotting/reserving time for each individual task is necessary to see that all of the things on our ever growing list are seen to conclusion.

Oh, I made another trip to the Immigration office today to get another set of stamps to keep me legal. There was good news in that it looks like the legit work permits will be completed in about a week! It was a little different this time though because Mr. Theo (said Tayho) just park the car and said you guys should be fine this time... gut check time Pry, you can do this, just pretend that you know what you are doing and pray you don't get found out. It, of course, went smoothly and there was no trouble other than a short line for the stamp lady to contend with.

Mr. Theo has told Kahler and I that we are going to stay here for many years and be the lab directors and/or site directors just about every time we have been in the car with him. He said that if I was going to stay that I was going to need to find a wife otherwise it might get 'boring'. Zambians and relationships go hand-in-hand... really lame pun. He continued probing, so you have a fiancee in the states? ... yes... haha, no I told the truth but, I really thought hard about it. He probably has a daughter or something. If I ever get married I will have to send Mr. Theo an invitation, he will want to know that I am not bored any more.

Well you will never get that one and half minutes back that you spent watching my little movie, sorry about that. I hope that you all are very well. I miss you much and can't wait to see you all again and tell you about all of the things that I don't have time to type right now.

All is well