Sunscreen

I always wonder about sunscreen...my skin is so sensitive I can hardly ever use lotion without breaking out or getting a big red, itching rash. Thinking about which sunscreen to use stresses me out tremendously.

In the past I have used Banana Boat's Sport 30 spf sunscreen and overall have a good result, minimal face breakout and can usually get by with minimal re-application.

This year, I finally got a "sunburn" while using Banana Boat Sport (OK, so normal people would just say that I had gotten a little too much sun. I got redder than normal with a bit of itching and a small amount of stinging. All these symptoms were gone in a day and I got "tan.") even though I was re-applying every couple of hours. This made me think about my sunscreen again.

I was looking through one of the Reno independent newspapers and they had an article on the top 10 "safe" sunscreens. It gave a link to "Skin Deep" a website that dissects all the cosmetics sold on the market, including sunscreen and soaps.

Did you ever want to know what all of those weird ingredients in your cosmetics were? They tell you on the website and how they all can give you cancer of one sort or another. I found this site really interesting and I will be choosing a new sunscreen in the not to distant future.

For all my guinea pig homies...Bringing you some joy and funnies

This is almost funnier than the Kitty Cat song:



So you can compare, here is the Kitty Cat song:

Sunshine, lollypops, and rainbows everywhere

I am not sure if those are the real lyrics or not...but it sounds good.



My View to the Right

So...
I have been in Reno for a week and a half. We didn't have any fieldwork this week so I was stuck in the office for a few days. I have been at the Fitzgerald which has pretty nice rooms. They are huge and the view that I have is really nice. So I have been extended my stay here 4 times now. The Truckee White River Park is near, so I get to hear concerts and go down to the river when I get bored.


Truckee River White Water Park on the Truckee River

I went on a covert literature search Monday (covert because I was given 1 hour notice). I was paid to be in the car for a total of 10 hours and 4 hours of research time at the Elko BLM. Literature searches have to be done in the BLM district where a survey is going to take place. We go through reports of previous surveys to print out information on previously recorded sites in the project area. Pretty easy.

During my trip to Elko, there was a major lightening storm that created pouring rain (very odd for Nevada in July). The cool part was, it created a double rainbow. One was particularly vibrant.





We finally got the word that a group of us will be going to Wells, NV for 4 days beginning Monday and then a likely chance of the whole crew being on session August 5th...if this is true, that will be my last session and I will be heading home on the 12th.