1st night in Chile

[gsh]

I got to avoid the problem of trying to eat based on the limited amount of food in the observers kitchen, or tying to find something open on a Sunday in Chile when I don't speak spanish when one of the other visiting astronomers/engineers who was also bored spitless invited a few of the Gemini telescope staff over for dinner, and he let me graze off his larder. I had a couple of glasses of wine, so I'm doing the mating call of the sorority girl (I'm so drunk) and about to face plant. I was amused that all the women seemed to insist I kiss their cheek, which reminded me I don't remember the last time I saw a cheek kissed at home. At one point one of the engineers's cell phone went off due to a problem on the mountain (and with observing time valued at a few tens of dollars per minute they certainly page you), so he wandered off to the computer room to see if he could fix it. He was back in a very short time, and when he walked back in someone said something to him in Spanish, and he replied quickly with something I almost but not quite recognized. I turned to the engineer next to me an asked "did he just say it works better when plugged in?" whcih caused everyone to break out laughing since that is what he had said.

Comments

[nminusone.livejournal.com]

I was so distracted by "I was amused that all the women seemed to insist I kiss their cheek" that at first I thought you said "... one of the engineers's cell phone went off due to a problem with the mountain." I thought "He must be one hell of an engineer to fix a broken mountain!"

[sexykneesocks.livejournal.com]

ah, the universal language of Tech Support.

I am, back from 12 days in Spain which has been followed by 12 days of Bronchitis.

Now I am planning to go back to Nowhere next year, I am saving my pennies and figuring out how to learn Spanish.