I have just had a sensation of déjá vu.
Today has not been the best of days.
I have finished a story and am at a loss as to what to do next.
it was the reason i woke in the morning and wanted to be in bed at night.
Anyways the feeling comes from leaving this post and having the sensation that there was something that i really did not feel like doing but i did because i thought it would calm me down.
It worked.
I will keep this short and to the point.
Today i woke and planted cucurbits and tomato with a transplanter. If you have not seen one it is a frame with a wheel which has ~6 ^-shaped spikes which plung into a plastic mulch and drops down fertilized water. Two people sitting behind, on the same machine, place seedlings into the holes. All the planting is for a rugged and highly assertive woman named holly. Holly is a former dairy farmerette who was described to me as "industrious". I would agree and will say she is very well respected. She reminds me of Deb Balloud, who, in my current absence, i cannot see. nostalgia....ahhh
Later in the day, after being served yet another lunch, in which i really only sat down and about the new term "ANTROPOCINO"in National Geographic (en español). It is all about how the geological society does not know whether to consider this the Human era because of our influence on the environment may not translate to the geological sciences. THe interesting thing is that a geologist does not necessarily find changes to their research the same way an ecologist would with urbanization. Cities are built on rock, but do not necessarily destroy it. The interesting thing is that the Presedent of the Geological society, Jan Zalasiewicz, who studies sediment says it does. The pollen of corn, soy, and wheat will be dominant in the soil pollen-bank, and in the increased sediments due to dams (presas en español) and erosion. I am starting to take interest in these things, not in a righteous way, for i fear this is little i will do to impact it, but in my short time here i get to leave at least a little mark, even if it is a bit of cucumber or tomato pollen.
Finally started lab work today. I really enjoy the lab environment. it requires such meticulous attention to detail and sanitation that one may lose themselves in the work. It will not replace reading a good novel. Weekend ahead, it is ithaca week here (Martha, Mark Weatherbee, Sue Johnson). That means that all the alumni should come visit me here (martha, Mark Weatherbee, Sue Johnson). Thanks everybody, I hope you are all well
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