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Jun. 21st, 2024 05:56 pmI am feeling very scatterbrained today.
It started with getting up to go rowing, where it took more willpower than usual to resist the urge to go back to sleep. Probably the main thing that got me to practice was the desire to drop off the 15 or so lengths of rope/line I've prepared so far. The line is sufficiently bulky and heavy that I want to return it to the boathouse in batches. I've managed to whip and cut one out of two 600-foot spools so far.
The water was incredible, but I would not claim that the rowing carried out on the water was equally so. I did not bring my phone with me, but the river was flat and luminous, with a hot fog in places. Quite striking conditions.
I am also scatterbrained because getting ready to travel means doing things like this:
These are freshly-poured leafcutter ant nests, just in case.
I also pulled all my office plants out of their protective aquaria, so they could have a better view of today's thunderstorms:
On yesterday's commute home, I saw at least 5 downed trees and a ton of debris; a thunderstorm cell collapsed swiftly and violently right above Albany. Today's thunderstorm didn't seem quite so bad.
I haven't yet had a chance to explain these plants to the colleague who has agreed to watch them. They are an odd collection. Three types of pothos, a handful of cacti and succulents, a fern, and a few other things. All there for a reason.
I'm not sure that this fern is going to make it. It's from the yard in California.
For the student workers who will care for the zoo while I'm gone, I made new checklists, and a guide to the Cricket Supply Strategic Stockpile.
And I went through the current leafcutter colony collection to make sure everyone had adequate space and whatnot.
So, not a complete and utter waste of a day.
But still, scatterbrained.
I could use some good sleep.
It started with getting up to go rowing, where it took more willpower than usual to resist the urge to go back to sleep. Probably the main thing that got me to practice was the desire to drop off the 15 or so lengths of rope/line I've prepared so far. The line is sufficiently bulky and heavy that I want to return it to the boathouse in batches. I've managed to whip and cut one out of two 600-foot spools so far.
The water was incredible, but I would not claim that the rowing carried out on the water was equally so. I did not bring my phone with me, but the river was flat and luminous, with a hot fog in places. Quite striking conditions.
I am also scatterbrained because getting ready to travel means doing things like this:
These are freshly-poured leafcutter ant nests, just in case.
I also pulled all my office plants out of their protective aquaria, so they could have a better view of today's thunderstorms:
On yesterday's commute home, I saw at least 5 downed trees and a ton of debris; a thunderstorm cell collapsed swiftly and violently right above Albany. Today's thunderstorm didn't seem quite so bad.
I haven't yet had a chance to explain these plants to the colleague who has agreed to watch them. They are an odd collection. Three types of pothos, a handful of cacti and succulents, a fern, and a few other things. All there for a reason.
I'm not sure that this fern is going to make it. It's from the yard in California.
For the student workers who will care for the zoo while I'm gone, I made new checklists, and a guide to the Cricket Supply Strategic Stockpile.
And I went through the current leafcutter colony collection to make sure everyone had adequate space and whatnot.
So, not a complete and utter waste of a day.
But still, scatterbrained.
I could use some good sleep.
