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Been watching a lot of physical-geography YouTube lately. It strikes a nice balance: much bigger than human lifespans, but not longer than the lifespan of life-on-Earth.

Fixed bugs, did code, all day was meetings, now trying to write fun code, made a great dinner (did you know you can do latkes any time of year?) and having tea. All topsy-turvy and good.

I wish that I could do the same for the great now-lost Polynesian ships. What the Fijian shipwrights did was amazing, and that we don't have any drua that even approach the largest historical ones is so sad.

At least there's Hōkūle'a for me to fawn over and hope one day to at least step aboard, even if I'm unlikely to get to sail on.

Y'all go learn about Hōkūle'a's global circumnavigation, now, please.

I just spent half an hour with Allie watching video of various tall ships around today, commenting on what I liked and disliked about each. My ideal period is about 1790s-1810s, and some were too late, many were too early, some were in that range but have sloppy lines and otherwise look messy, whatever, but I know these ships by name, and in many cases bits of their history (military or otherwise!)

I've been deep-diving (har) into Polynesian ship building. I want a show that gives me the same kind of soaring thrilling shots of ships that you get in Black Sails, but with drua and proa and all those beautiful shunting crab-claw rigged vessels.

Basically, I want a live-action three-series drama of "We Know the Way" from Moana.

Here's a great read for anyone following the slow (too slow) collapse of the cryptocurrency world: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1393669812220465162.html

Last night, I learned that Jack Terricloth died. Vale, Jack. You were an amazing performer and an incisive poet. We all have a bit more to live up to now.

We must burn but burn joyfully, and give off light,
Unalloyed joy, at least for tonight.

PLEASE STOP FUCKING DYING FOR JUST A LITTLE OK?

Submitted for your approval: E•MO•TION (2015), Carly Rae Jepsen.

@wlonk Or sleep, tbh.

Gotta stop thinking “and once it’s past midnight and I’m in bed and still not ready to sleep, I can start working on creative projects!” That is demonstrably not a viable way to create.

Got dose #2 yesterday. Felt woozy, then fine. Woke up this morning, thought I felt fine, then slept for hours more. NOT ENOUGH IMMUNITY BUILD MORE IMMUNITY.

Tonight's weather is perfect. It is mandatory black tea weather.

Having the white oolong (I know, right!?) from the tea club of my beloved local café. Seven to ten second steeps suffice. This is some gentle tea!

Worth a half-hour watch when you can, if you care about craft and making things with care: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HMa5tofqps

Four day weekends rock. I feel refreshed, and there's still Sunday!

In case you need to hear it today, just picture Fučík’s “Entrance of the Gladiators” playing in your head, forever.