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Everything’s better. Yea, it’s still slow and unexciting, but I’m okay with it for now. Things fell into place today and I heard the loudest thunderclap of my life before lunch. Bone-rattlin’ stuff, you should have seen this storm, indescribable (well, except for the bone-rattlin’ part).

Spent a good amount of time reading and a greater deal at the computer cranking out a series of calculations. One of the things I’m doing makes the Dells at La Selva really stressed. The first time I’ve legitimately waited for a computer to do something in a long time. The kind of waiting that you fear moving the mouse or touching the keyboard as that might make it even slower or have an application not respond (!!).

Received many words of encouragement from a variety sources over the last 24 hours (thanks). Today’s menu at the comedor was posted on a white board in the morning, which was a welcome surprise to all. Had the coolest lunch too. Sat with basically the “higher-ups” intellectually and organizationally.

Lunch conversation revolved around creationism, religion, evolution, ants, toads, and lots of other pseudo-hippie issues. Pretty much never opened my mouth, learned a load nonetheless. Played with my little numbers after lunch, had a good dinner and went to a talk by Johel in preparation for an animal behavior conference.

I don’t feel like elaboration too much, the Yanks are in extras thanks to a stolen third base and a balk. Man baseball is the man. Also learned that in LA at Dodger Stadium there is an all-you-can-eat section with unlimited Dodger dogs, nachos, soda, popcorn and other goodies. Sound amazing and might be worth visiting the west coast sometime (not to mention going to school there). Until tomorrow…

BP