DEMA

So... I got some pretty exciting news yesterday. I thought I would share it with you since it is dive related.

I've been asked if it were possible for me to finish my Dive Control Specialist course by the end of the month instead of by the end of next month.

"Of course it's possible!"

Do I want to bust my ass to teach two courses, plan and lead a dive, take my final exam in 9 days? I'd like to, but I don't think it's possible. With the current class of O/W kiddies taking their final exam to be Scuba certified tonight, and the new herd of kiddies not coming until September 8th, I don't see how it is possible. I can get the exam done, plan and lead a dive, but I need kiddies to teach the course. I just don't see how it is possible.

Did I say that already? Oh... 3 times, you say? Well... it's true... How? How? How?

The reason the shop would like me to finish this up ASAP is so I can go down to LAS VEGAS! (yay City of Sin!) for the annual DEMA Trade Show. (DEMA stands for the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association.) Only dive professionals can go -- no outside consumers. If I can't get my course done, I may be able to go as a representative for the shop, but I would really like to get down the Vegas for a few days. I usually go a couple times a year, and I've just had too much stuff going on to be able to get away.

Onwards::::

August 26th, I'm going to a DUI Exposure Protection and Decontamination for Public Safety Divers seminar in Seattle. Paul, Pete and I are going to respresent WIDC in getting more knowledge about exposure to contaminants during certain diving situations, the kind of equipment to have during those situations and how, after contamination, to decontaminate.

I'm excited as I get to take a day off work and learn more about diving, exposure suits and situations that can really help me in my diving career.

I've also been invited to attend Diving Unlimited International, Inc.'s (DUI) 2008 DOG Rally in September. More on that later.

Oh! I got my new S1 today in the mail! The guy I bought it from on Ebay included 3 -1GB SD cards - was I ever impressed by that.