Geology was probably the most useful class I’ve taken for building fantasy worlds. I’d like to take an ecology one, but most of them have various Bio prereqs. With geology I got right into the shape characteristics of the natural world. What do mountain ranges look like? What causes the difference between valleys? How big are the flat areas? Interesting stuff.
Editing 3
There is so much work to do.
Editing
I’m happy it will be over soon.
Rifting
The Great Basin in the western US may be the largest rift valley in the world. The second is the Great Rift Valley of Africa.
Meal Plan
I refuse to be the creepy old guy living in the dorms, but I am definitely getting a meal plan. I am so getting a meal plan.
(In the voice of Bilbo Baggins talking to Gandalf about seeing mountains)I’m going to eat breakfast again. BREAKFAST!
Discrete
Discrete and discreet are two different words. Discrete is distinct/separate, and discreet is quiet, subtle, or showing good judgement.
I never knew that.
Boeing 2
The Drive just had an article about Boeing’s ongoing failure to make a decent aerial refueling vehicle.
Thinking of Boeing, they have three major problems.
1) The 737 Max debacle
2) The Starliner failure
3) The KC 46 dumpster fire
Efforts to cut costs and separate the engineering sections from the management have damned the company.
Boeing
Boeing has not yet cut their dividend. Nothing hurts yet.
Brexit
I’ve been following it and as it hits 15 hours away, I have finally come to a true thought, one I believe completely.
I wish you all the best. I wish the UK, EU, and associated parties the best luck going forward. I hope you all get the best outcome in this timeline.
That goes for the sides I disagree with as much or more than those I agree with. For a while I avoided this conclusion because it sounded like a cop-out, but I don’t think it is. The UK and EU are T. Roosevelt’s men in the arena, and I have no criticism from the bleachers. Good luck to all of you.
Flu Shot
I’ve just gotten a flu shot a couple days ago, and now my entire shoulder is sore. Specifically the lateral deltoid, the muscle I got the shot in, hurts with the ache centered on the injection site, but there’s a hint of aching all over that shoulder. This is a listed side-effect, and the paper says contact a doctor if it doesn’t go away in a few days. The paper says there’s nothing to worry about.
However I know the truth: I have Elephant Man Disease.
It’s unrelated to the shot. They just happened to coincide in timing! This is it: my doom. Goodbye cruel world; you’re getting so dark.