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Nov. 3rd, 2008 07:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blue_lotus13I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed right now. It's hard not for me to feel worried about the presidential election. I've been trying to avoid a lot of the coverage, because it makes me feel anxious and powerless.
Work is also really busy this week. Today I attended a beekeeper's convention at the Fantasyland hotel. I listened to a panel on the economic impact of winterkill on beekeeping in Alberta and another overview of what's happened with Alberta bees. Did you know that China is the leading honey producer, followed by Turkey? Did you know that the health research into honey is growing? Yay.
Also, the bee situation in Alberta is getting better. Thank god. Beekeepers are a friendly bunch. I ate lunch with a bunch of nice people and chatted with three researcher who I've met several times over. The lunch was great- lots of fresh fruit and salads, and a choice of salmon or beef. This is quite unusual for farm related meetings. Also, the beekeepers are the only producer group that offers apples as a snack between meetings and at coffee breaks.
After the meeting, I went and walked around the West Edmonton mall, doing a little bit of look/shopping. Then I felt overwhelmed and tired and went home to do a bunch of errands. I arrived home to find out that I have benefits, as I've been at my job and in Edmonton for over three months. It seems like it has just whipped by, which is a good sign. As I've mentioned before, I'm really quite happy with my life right now. It's a great feeling.
Tomorrow I'm at Farmfair and will attend a bunch of cattle related seminars.
Work is also really busy this week. Today I attended a beekeeper's convention at the Fantasyland hotel. I listened to a panel on the economic impact of winterkill on beekeeping in Alberta and another overview of what's happened with Alberta bees. Did you know that China is the leading honey producer, followed by Turkey? Did you know that the health research into honey is growing? Yay.
Also, the bee situation in Alberta is getting better. Thank god. Beekeepers are a friendly bunch. I ate lunch with a bunch of nice people and chatted with three researcher who I've met several times over. The lunch was great- lots of fresh fruit and salads, and a choice of salmon or beef. This is quite unusual for farm related meetings. Also, the beekeepers are the only producer group that offers apples as a snack between meetings and at coffee breaks.
After the meeting, I went and walked around the West Edmonton mall, doing a little bit of look/shopping. Then I felt overwhelmed and tired and went home to do a bunch of errands. I arrived home to find out that I have benefits, as I've been at my job and in Edmonton for over three months. It seems like it has just whipped by, which is a good sign. As I've mentioned before, I'm really quite happy with my life right now. It's a great feeling.
Tomorrow I'm at Farmfair and will attend a bunch of cattle related seminars.
