Brody's Fun Vacation In The Big Easy

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Too tired to think of a title.

Another day. I’ve been cranking out this Bay St. Louis and Waveland map most of the day. It’s a pain coming into a project midway through, especially when the person responsible for compiling the research has left. Numerous pieces of paper that often times make no sense, and then you try to integrate that with concurrent research…and Brody just gets a big headache.

All in all, I’m a little less angry today, but still angry enough. Last Thursday, we dropped off 5,000 maps to the Red Cross, which specifically requested that many so they could pass them out to communities with their food mobiles. It took them four days to actually do that, and only because we stopped by to check on them. Again, no communication, not even within the same office.

Had a great experience again back in Dedeaux, my first involvement in participatory mapping. I’ll explain more tomorrow. I’m feeling a little dead now. These 20 hour days are taking their toll.