Long Day

I love clean laundry but I don't enjoy folding it and putting it away.

Today was a LONG day. Got to the office and started working on a mapping project, however ArcGIS was not cooperating. Ever since we got an update for the program installed on our computers the program has become incredibly slow - almost like using a computer from the early 90's as compared to computers now. It took me 45 minutes to draw 2 lines.

Then there was the teleconference. Today's teleconference required mandatory attendance of all NRCS employees, doesn't matter if you're only working with them for another month and a half. It was about how to use the program GovTrip - it's used for scheduling flights, cars, lodging, etc. for going on trips paid for by the government. I will never be using it unless I decide not to go to grad school and work for the NRCS or any other government agency in the future. That took 2 and a half hours and for much of it people were trying to figure out who's phone was causing the static that was heard by everyone and people had a hard time following directions. I got nothing out of it, it just kept me from getting things accomplished.

I did get one thing done today. I finally was able to get the mapping for the WHIP (Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program) application finished. I then talked with the state biologist (Shana) about what was going on with the mapping and she helped me establish the ranking for this particular site. I enjoyed that much better than when I went out to check on a manure storage site at a horrible dairy farm.

This afternoon I took a long lunch - whoops, oh well, I deserved a break after this morning. Then I went to a meeting of the Cattaragus Watershed Committee. It was oooooh so boring - I sat there doodling in my notebook pretending to take notes. I really think that nothing was accomplished at the meeting either. It was stupid. Sometimes I just don't understand how this country gets anything done