The other party

Today was the last full day for our beloved laboratory director. Tomorrow she will be in only to get all of her crap out of my office. A party was thrown for Bob and Michelle by Bob and Michelle to say good bye to everyone. Even though I cannot stand this woman, she has been with the project for quite some time. I can't imagine why... it's as if she didn't have any where else to go, hmmm.

Everyone was invited to the main site for this braai, that marked Bob and Michelle's last day with ZEHRP. There was wine and samosas and as much under-cooked chicken as you could eat. Now wine is foul to me so I went with this red juice that took me straight back to camp. We took a big picture with everyone and then called it a party.

The other party is the one that started in my head as I walked away from the main site. I am psyched about starting this next week with the option to change things however Kahler and I deem fit. We really do have a great staff and I cannot wait to let them work in their strengths.

It was a good day at IAVI, pretty slow, which means that I have a prayer of keeping up with the paperwork. It is still a little strange to be called the boss, different in a good way. It is not implied or assumed but actually officially the organization of the project. I think that the transition will  go / has gone well.

Something kind of hysterical happen during the 'party'. One of the general worker ladies began a traditional African celebration as she gave Bob and Michelle a card. All kinds of crazy yipping and hollering. I wish so much that I could have recorded just a piece of it for you all to enjoy. I mean it was nuts!

I took a little walk to the main site this morning as I was told by the guard that the main building was all locked up and, since I was on-call, I needed to go and unlock it for them. I got there and again, the place was wide open and they told me that someone had come right after I was called. Sweet. I did get to see the morning glories in full bloom, which is pretty spectacular. Unfortunately, my eyes were still a little teary from having just awakened.

I did get to drive the big Land Cruiser last night which was freakin awesome! That thing is a tank and you kind of can't help but feel invincible while you are in it. It was only a very short trip from IAVI to the flats but, I hit third and it was beautiful. I know that I missed driving but, that really brought it to the forefront. It was not so uncomfortable as I had expected it to be driving on the opposite side on the opposite side. It makes sense if you can just remember that you are seated on the inside on the road. The turns are out of this world difficult but, I think that I could get used to it with a little practice.

Well I am going to put a little time into studying for this GRE so that I have more options that QOD did at the end of the year. I hope that you all have a fabulous Friday and just have a stellar weekend! Maybe I will get to see some of you this weekend, I do hope so. Stay classy blog followers!

All is well