still need to figure out how to get more actual exercise into my life. right now ebike = zero exercise. the pedals are so slow that it’s really demotivating to use them. got bike for $270, added in folding pedals $15 super nice addition. dream ish ebike is $720 incl. shipping right now.
have already thrown bike into trunk twice, the second time only possible due to folding. wow…. i’m so lazy.
access to FARCC for ipython for PANN
get larger dataset? do cleaning for research
A* search for contract
apply, apply, apply (i’ve done…2 places so far…)
holding pattern for onboarding
take labmates / friends sailing. this is stressing me out. it’s low priority. take them out spontaneously instead of trying to organize grand outing
labmates are graduating! it’s sad to not see them in person again before they leave… weird feeling
so. much. paperwork
okay, one step at a time. for instance, laundry.
feel bad to not care more about global covid situation, about trying to contribute to delta issues. also that maybe i should care more generally about research timeline, and take advantage of being student. like if i just focused i could get this over with
Heat oil Stir fry Add salt Stir fry After the (vegetable) juices are almost out, cover it and simmer When it’s soft, add soy sauce, cover and simmer again Out of pot
— Dad
For spiciness, Add peppers when stir frying
Watermelon Peel Recipe
Well, it is cooked using the universal recipe just mentioned.
Will upload picture of final product later today (it’s a bit darker with the soy sauce added, if you’re cooking by color)
I had some for dinner, and rate the recipe 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
grave’s lighthouse. has a single mooring buoy! same day also did anchoring outside great brewster island, exciting doing it without depth sensor
puzzles
galactic puzzlehunt was a html5 feast, didn’t contribute much, still infancy of puzzle solving abilities
feeling: purposeless. goal to sail across the ocean. not really a purpose… just a goal. (intermediate: newport-halifax, bermuda)
media
read: Destined for War, Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?; marine accidents investigation branch
watched: The Imperial Coroner (ep 1- 31, three left), nautilus sailing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwV4eBAxWIY&ab_channel=NautilusSailing, cherry magic https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13243836/, annapolis book of seamanship (good)
listened: bbc more of less behind the statistics started back up!
on the list: captain ron, volvo ocean race, etc.
sailing
nautilus sailing – power of the computer! see in 3d, polished, etc. not dumb flash animations that don’t let you skip around… note: anchoring: include keel to depth sounder, and from bow to keel, and tide into anchoring calcs. (but also, with that much scope in anchorage, you would swing into other boats, so in practice use less than that). gybe- go ahead and center main completely before gybe. wing-on-wing — watch the main for crash jibe, and ignore the jib, it will behave correctly after a while. give way – port tack, and windward.
Nautilus Sailing cheatsheet:
https://www.youtube.com/c/NautilusSailing/videos
fashionable masking: got a black kn95 set, drew narwhal on it with sharpie
feel socially overwhelmed
world news
natural disasters: henan and germany flooding, the smoke blowing from canadian wildfires to boston, climate change is happening faster than I thought. and killing people. (but less than if we were less prosperous, without tech forecasting abilities). jeez. drowning underground in a slowly flooding subway car… T__T . myanmar military takeover, taliban …
covid
delta variant cluster even in 80% vaccinated provincetown. variant outbreak in vietnam, in nanjing china right after guangzhou under control. in australia. (not in new zealand) scary time.
also depressing to watch uk, canadian vaccination rates overtake USA despite our initial surge and early access to vaccines. also sad that i can’t participate
have engaged in such risky behavior with sailing, roommates. my roommates are flying basically every other week.
oh oops i already posted herman on the last post. oh well can’t hurt to have more cat
confirmed boba ice cream sighting in GA!
sailing a lot.
passing minot’s lighthouse at sunset https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minot’s_Ledge_Light
lightships
learned that nantucket (big red ship permanently docked) is a lighthouse-ship.
visiting nantucket, hours: april to november, saturdays, 10am to 4pm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_lightship_Nantucket_(LV-112)
coding
hack apps… as portfolio projects… feline feeling ai app???
source: bbc
sealife
boston harbor sealife. A sealion? Not sure!
fish jumping out of the sea…
wonder what big fish was chasing them??
watching moonrise in the middle of ocean. unreal. huge, red, initially looked like fire. can see all the texture on the moon in detail… (but could not capture on phone)
fire on the horizon?
whoa
it’s the moon!
time passing
i’ve circumnavigated the earth many times now, and acquired wisdom. didn’t think i’d make it here in undergrad, happy to be wrong.
hmart cake: only $42
gift from july/aug roommates! <3
feel thankful. splurged on cake: was delicious, no regrets on celebrating an milestone orbit
roommates have barely known me for 30 days, gave me a birthday gift 0: people are nice.
todo: harvard paystub check, pay for mass health, remove from ambetter