To Northern CA...again

I've arrived in northern CA yet again.  The weather doesn't seem to be as promised.  It has been cool and cloudy.  My skin appreciates not getting burnt, but I think Ann Arbor has been having higher temperatures.

I had a great time getting here.  My flight from Salt Lake City was late, and the empty seat that was supposed to be next to me was filled (but I was supposed to be in the middle on the Philly to SLC leg and wasn't, so I won't complain too much).  As we flew in to San Francisco, I saw NASA Ames from the air.

Because my flight was late, I had to wait an excessive amount of time for the CalTrain to come to take me to Mountain View.  Once I got to Mountain View, I took a cab.  The cab driver decided that he didn't want to take me directly to NASA, which was a problem.  He wasn't happy when I corrected him and didn't give him a tip (he charged me for his detour!).  One road leads from the CalTrain to NASA, his "mistake" was not a mistake.

Here's a token picture of the public part of Ames (Moffett Field).  In the background you can see Hangar One, which is being stripped because chemicals from the exterior have leeched into the ground water.  That's awesome since I have no idea source of my drinking water.  Hangar One used to house airships...like blimps, but with a rigid structure (that's also where the name Moffett Field came from, Moffett was a proponent of airships).

I started work yesterday, which was great.  I'm beyond excited to be doing science and only science.  I also received a very warm welcome back from the Kepler team.  That was a bit unexpected, actually.  This summer they gave me a private office.  It has no windows, but it also has no one else in it.

Unfortunately, I'm only here for one more day of work before heading to Mount Wilson on Sunday.  I will be back.