thank you, world

Catching up with A in the afternoon

That P the diver on the trip goes fishing with JT’s uncle in Winnipeg, and he (the uncle) is sooo happy to have him (JT) around!

L saying he would have thought I've got 70 dives based on how I did at the wall

Everyone saving me from floating away when my weight fell out of my BCD while diving

Everyone around here having tattoos, and especially ocean-themed ones!

The nice conceirge lady that handled the weird check out, check in, leaving for the day situation before 6 am

Meeting E the acoustics engineer and talking about crazy hearing science at GVD

Joking about the endless seaweed being shoveled around, then the boat motor breaking because of it

Dedicated/focused/exploratory art time on the plane

Concierge guy at the resort being excited about the conference topic because he studies bio/biochem

stormy (windy) nights and daytime showers with sporadic sun and bright bright moon shining in a clearing in the sky

Catching up with S while running

Drizzly late afternoon Campus Drive run

Catching up with J + apple + hockey talk

Campus walk + talk with A

Running into Loki again on the Coyote Trail, and him remembering me and wanting to chew on all my cords

Meeting 5 month old puppy walking leashless on the Coyote Trail that ran right up to me

Science talk with J1, and science + sports talk with J2

Near-full moon shining through clouds

Freshly washed sheets, and learning that t-shirt folding trick

Y seeing the sun shining through the clouds and showing me because he thought I'd appreciate it

Making sticker-ful birthday cards for G and D (and creative sticker creation!)

Early morning FT with L

J immediately clocking the VSCO edit and then me finding the same photo I took 10 years ago

CRISP, cool, and bright morning after a long rainy day

Feeling tired after a full day out in the sun

Scaring M on the lanai from the window inside

Getting R and S beers and hanging out on the lawn to watch the sunset and read

All the variations of the sky, with purple-orange-windy sunsets and half-storm-wind-rain, half-sunny when reading by the pool and sort of getting sprinkled on

Finding essentially new Ray Bans on the ocean floor

me: "His tattoos are pretty sick" A: "Yeah, I think so to 😉"

Burnt toast theory at play with my phone falling off the dock, strong currents and Portuguese Man O' War at the first dive sites, then the perfect dolphin encounter

Swimming across the beach and otherwise frolicking in the waves

The random guy that blew his conch shell every day at sunset

Pranking R with the matching Martel shirts and his reaction

Game and TV nights with the family-- Scrabble, Bananagrams (and the fake words R kept making!), that crazy Jason Momoa show, and the North Shore lifeguard show

Working on the balcony with wind kicking up the waves and the salt air

Snorkeling (swimming) at Ahihi, the black rocks/sand, following the turtles and the big one kicking out the little one from his hiding spot

Learning to appreciate the non-mammalian species while diving; all the fish with colors and patterns and flourescent urchins and schools and personalities

1000 piece Maui puzzle collab with S

SCUBA in Maui, day 1, sunlight in the water and internal dialogue with the fish and fluorescent colors

Meeting K and T, Seattle marine biologists, while diving

Nice TSA guy asking about the Bengals and my tattoo

Friday evening catch-up with J + fruitful AI brainstorming

Meeting + catching up with P

Ordering materials for and starting to make paracord leash for L

Catching up with H at the end of the day and learning about embryology

Coffee with R and J

Life talks and getting into ATC with P+J+K

Making my OWN chill music + ATC mixer

Listening to ATC + “chill focus music” with M

SAR sharing elephant seal videos with her son

Canadian geography lesson

Postcard from B from NM

Opening a new Bark Box on FT

Building my IKEA shelf

Playing orca sounds for P

Giving first round of gifts to R, M, and P

Texting and mail with J (and her new dog!)

Show and tell with stamps, stickers, WWF catalogs, art, and fire opals with M and D

M and D's visit & the comfort of talking to family

“Laguna was sooooo little when he was a puppy, how is he so big now!?” (also S, Mom to me + R)

Double fake Postcrossings with B

Birdwatching (hummingbirds, Western bluebirds) and coffee chat

Watching Love is Blind, UK with M

Talking to Y about grad school

Sharing so much good Twitter content with R about bad science (“ML is just logistic regression” and “it’s hard to make biology linear”)

“Spying on” and bothering Laguna at night with M

Drinks, life talks, lawyers, and Shawn Mendes with J

Giant moon out the window a few days ago

P's sabbatical reflection GM

Spotting hummingbirds in the wild

Laguna’s driveway and toy antics this morning, and laughing with D

Ring notifications from Laguna playing ball (laughing with D)

“Saving money by spending money” with random Thingtesting deals

Seeing D and all the gifts from him/M/Greece

No filter convos with A about being interesting

Walk home with soft dusk skies

“Not-a-Postcrossing” from E from Sweden

Watching swimming Olympic Trials with A

Talking to M on morning walk

Talking to D about his Greek immersion experiences

Campus Drive walk with B

Finally going outside to get coffee and chat with M

Joking around with H about names, kids, etc.

Joking with Dr. D about money and meds

Buying M Mother’s Day gifts (tree book, honey, pollen drawing)

Walk to Jewish place with A

Talking to H about horses and dogs

Negroni puzzle with B

Watching Ilia Malinin and Michael Phelps videos with G

Seeing & walking with D when he visited

Puzzling with B after a long time

Puzzling with B and the Honda video

Joking around with R about $OAK

Telling J about Novo Nordisk podcast

Talking cofactors and transcription with B

Helping G with IGV and P with log error bars

Writing to my Science Pen Pals about gravity and skydiving

Opening Bark Box with Laguna and fam

The two cute pups with so much personality and love for their owner at SVS

Driving with windows down and music loud

Hummingbird flying right by me

Existential talks with J about love, music, and more

Volts newsletter puppy update

Throwback to SSSViewSSS from HS

The “plasmid from G” saga with G, S, and S

Music recs from M

Reading about Sámi people and talking with R about it

Nice response from Postcrossing pals

M: 'That plant is just dramatic!'

Complaining about Oak Creek with J

Package from D with all my favorite things

Life advice from A

Finally watching vector multiplication video & coloring

Watching Laguna get his treat on FT

Walking home with J, complaining about everything

Stars bright last night, Orion’s belt

Catching up with A on evening walk

Sound of frogs croaking while walking at night

Chatting with P about experiments and models and life

PA meeting

Texting D about PA stuff

The TC door making a bird chirp-y sound (and laughing about it with S)

Soft sky colors and morning moon on walk to lab

Drinking warm cold brew in my NNFC thermos

Chinese history lesson from J

Buying dog toys for my dog friends

Walk and talk with A

Joking around with G and J after a few days

Chatting with S in lab

Watching the video explaining the weird integral series in terms of Fourier transforms and convolutions

Watering my plants

Potential collab with Dr. D on a paper

Giving G a Goonie-ghost photo

Getting feedback on my op-ed from L

E and G saying I smelled good because of my shampoo

M and J commenting on my Duke sweater

Appreciating having listened to The Death of Vivek Oji

Joking around with S and J about desks, sequencing, K

Joking around after EP benchmarking with J and A about gg, reviewers

First day of experiments in new lab setup

Zentangle letter from D

Walking home with J

Skies clearing after cloudy rain

Getting my apartment cleaned

Wearing tie-dye shirt from R

Joking about “sensu strictu” and other reviewers in EP-benchmarking meeting

Cryptics with A at Coffee Bar

Spelling Bee with M

Finishing In the Shadow of the Mountain

Puzzles with S

Cuddling with Laguna

Strength circuit with D in the morning

Laguna and Koji randomly playing in the middle of the night and on the landing

Walking Laguna based on S's route

Redactle (jellyfish!) with S

S coming over to hang out at night

Stickers of Laguna and Koji for from M

Holiday letter from L

My doctor telling me to write a paper about myself

Coffee and convo with B on the roof

Talking to M about life and dogs

Wearing my yellow raincoat

Seeing the happiest dog on a walk

Chatting with H about the holidays

Talking to M and D on Campus Drive walk

Watching the rain outside while being warm and dry

FT-ing with Laguna while he hopes for a snack