Memandangkan saya pasti anda perasan keadaan menjadi sunyi senyap di sini sejak dua bulan lalu. Kebanyakan bulan Januari saya sibuk dengan pergerakan, dari San Francisco ke Chicago. Malangnya yayasan yang menyokong kerja saya di California Academy of Sciences mempunyai beberapa panggilan kewangan yang sukar untuk dibuat dan jawatan saya telah dihentikan. Pemberhentian tambahan di CAS hanya bermakna tidak ada cara untuk saya tinggal di muzium – itu adalah dunia tidak kekal pembiayaan penyelidikan. Saya akan merindui rakan-rakan hebat yang saya temui dan landskap California yang indah, empat tahun pasti berlalu dalam sekelip mata. Tanpa ragu-ragu saya akan menemui sesuatu dalam masa yang tidak lama lagi (jika anda tahu apa-apa biarlah saya tahu!). Sementara itu, saya boleh memberi tumpuan untuk bereksperimen dengan peralatan foto saya dan menyiapkan manuskrip yang sudah terlalu lama berada di situ..
Musim musim bunga/puting beliung hampir tiba di Chicagoland dan saya rasa selamat untuk mengatakan adegan seperti ini adalah perkara yang sudah berlalu. Nantikan kemas kini biasa, gambar baru, dan di mana saya mungkin berpindah ke seterusnya!
I’ve followed your blog with interest over the last couple of years and will continue to. Jadi, just wishing you the best in your future pursuits Chris. Sorakan! Bob
We’ve missed you.
Anda tahu, Chicago isn’t that far from St. Louis. If you find yourself dipping down south a little bit during the collecting season let me know – it’d be fun to meet.
Thanks Ted! If I’m here for very long I’ll start to get antsy and probably plan something for my old haunts down in southern IL. If this weather keeps up April might be fantastic collecting. And let me know if you ever head up to Chicago!
Welcome back! I also fell victim to budget cuts–here’s hoping you land on your feet too! (tarsi?)
I don’t understand, Chris. Why would you spend the time and money to move from CA back to IL when you don’t have a next step in place? I’m sorry to see you go. I almost sent you an email asking what happened to your blog, letting you know about how my last Lophocampa cocoon emerged as a parasitoid wasp in September, and asking how Paul is doing now. I guess each of us has to make our own difficult decisions. I wish you well and am looking forward to more blog postings.
Btw, I’m thinking Ted may have a job for you. 😉
Ah yes I guess it wouldn’t be known to most of my readers that Chicago is my hometown! I’m here living with family and friends for nothing – and I discovered added bonuses like my car insurance just dropped by $1000 a year. It was really hard leaving CA but hopefully I can find something out west again.
The downtime is good for my moths though, I’m actually making headway on pending manuscripts so I will hopefully get around to the Lophocampa in the not too distant future. I also saw Paul in November and he is doing great, on his feet and back to normal.
Sorry to hear you have been laid off. Hope you find a new position quickly. Have missed your regular updates and are looking forward to more.
Semua yang terbaik!