That's cool to hear ^^ I hope everything goes well with the job !

Also for songs....are you familiar with "above and beyond"? It's more of a Trance group. They're really good :D

Thank you kindly.^^

I have not heard of "above and beyond "! I'll look them up tonight to add to my playlist. Trance would be real good driving music, especially at night! Thanks for the suggestion. :)

Congrats! Winter small mammal trapping, eh? I remember those days doing mark-recapture studies... don't get your talons nibbled off!

When I was road-tripping across Canada and had gone through all my usual stuff I found myself enjoying some stuff from 30 Seconds to Mars, The Piano Guys, Lindsey Sterling, Florence and the Machines, and for some reason this single DJ mix from another con.

My all-time favourite music performance is Studio Ghibli's 25th Anniversary Concert, two thousand musicians over two solid hours!

If you need to grab MP3s off youtube videos, this site works fabulously. Just remember to uncheck the bundled download the first time and it won't ask you again.

And, not music, but when driving long distance or just sitting beyond the internet for a long time alone with no books, I also mass-download and listen to Radiolab for cool science!

Bon voyage, have a great time! :)

Thanks Sora.^^ Yup, lots of hiking will be done this fall and winter! I have these gloves that I got from being a militia wildland fire fighter this summer, hopefully they are as small mammal teeth resistant as they are fire resistant haha. Do you have fun stories/memories from your time small mammal trapping? Any pointers for someone who's had very little trapping experience?

Thanks for all the links and suggestions! I actually have a mix CD of piano guys and one of Lindsey sterlings CDs in my car. So much fun to listen too. I've forgotten about Florence and the Machines, thank you for suggesting that!

Oh my goodness, Studio Ghibli's movie sound tracks are some of my favorite orchestral pieces. The sound track (and movie) Nausicaa Of the Valley of the Wind, is my top favorite of studio Ghibli. The Ghibli concert will be perfect for driving through Grand Tetons National Park. :>

Neat, you must have seen lots of action this summer! So many fires and so much smoke up here I had to wear a respirator when working in the bush... Well if those gloves be fire resistant I wangle they're tough enough to stand up to little nips. Though you do want fine motor control too, because small critters can be very squirmy and escapey. If you can get a good pair, elk/deerskin gloves are magic, especially when it gets cold! Waterproof and tough, yet cozy, supple and nimble. What species are you trapping? Also, mark-recapture, radio-tagging, or something else? (Note me if it'd be too job-identifiable to share in public)

You, girl, have good taste in music :p I'd love to look at your collection sometime to find new things to listen to! And aye, Studio Ghibli's master composer/conductor Joe Hisaishi is practically a demigod of film orchestra. Him and Miyazaki simply rock the world!

Driving through the Grand Tetons, that sounds amazing! I've never been there but a photograph from there was my wallpaper for the longest time. Shame you have a deadline and can't stop to hike a few trails... oh well I guess there'll be lots of it in the equally gorgeous pacific northwest! If two hours and you're still not out of the park, the Skyrim soundtrack is splendid atmosphere for the majestic mountains! And I'd also be honestly upset if you don't yet have the HTTYD soundtracks :p

welcome back to Oregon!! :D

Thank you kindly, it's good to be back! :,>
How's the move going?

going slowly, my departure is probably going to be the first week of november. ^v^

Exciting! New places new faces to see so soon. :D