Episode 289 - Bumpsylvania

So I just got back from my whirlwind tour of Bucknell University’s animal behaviour program. It was a great trip. That said, I had to run through airports. The Delta airlines people were great at helping me get to gates.

Lewisburg, where the university is, is a nice little town. I had fun talking to colleagues and visiting research labs. But wow, it was draining. I’m happy to be home.

Isabelle is working on a series of paintings about brains. Great stuff.

It’s getting cooler out, fall is here.

Isabelle will be going to a performance art thing tonight. We talked about performance art and its relationship to art in general.

Episode 288 - A Pile of Throwaway Things

It’s been quite warm (for here) recently. Indeed, probably 27 or something today eventually. Supposed to be a thunderstorm later on though.

Jon was very excited last night about the series finale of Killjoys.

Isabelle went to Sudbury on Thursday for an art dealio.

The term is going well so far. I’m off to Pennsylvania next week.

We talked a lot about emails this week and how they can, and can’t be the best way to communicate. We think it depends a lot on the receiver, almost more than the writer maybe?

Episode 287 - Work is Like Jail

Hey, a Friday one. It’s easier to shop on Fridays, the selection is better, and, early in the term I don’t really have to go in on Fridays and neither does Isabelle, so, Friday it is!

It’s our first real week of the term, and I’m wiped. I’ll get back used to it, but right now, man. I fell asleep in two minutes last night according to my sleep app.

Looks like Jon and his classmates are starting a sort of baking business through their field school, pretty neat.

We bought meatless burgers last week and they were ok. Isabelle actually prefers them to dead animals. I don’t, though they were pretty good.