Shabbat

Just had a really nice dinner. Our substitute cook made a fantastic stir-fry, and all of us--interns, field staff, owners, one participant whose flight out today got screwed--sat around one table and broke bread together. Since Panim is coming up, several people were Jewish and we had wine and challah and a blessing. It was the cosiest I've felt since I got here.

The other best moment of my day was at the meeting this morning. There was a mountain shuttle today, and JR wrote himself in for it when Seth's back was turned. Then the field leader whose group we were shuttling came in and said she wanted to pick who took them. She picked J & me. JR was apoplectic. Finally, J told him "Stop whining like a little bitch." Tweedledee and Tweedledum did end up doing the shuttle, but it was all worth it just to hear J call him out.

I've got the 4:30 shuttle tomorrow morning. The kid who didn't make his flight today is trying again tomorrow from Farmington, NM. I was headed there for my day off Sunday--guess I can scope it out and see what I think. I was supposed to have tomorrow off, but now have Monday instead. Time's getting short.

Had my "mid-summer" eval with Seth today. Next Friday is going to be cool. Apparently, we'll get evaluation forms for all sorts of things--admin, the job, each other, Deer Hill in general... Friday we'll spend debriefing, then have a sweat lodge, then a birthday celebration dinner. I hope we don't all hate each other by then.

Mesa Verde tonight, then bed ASAP!