random thoughts

1a. Grad school is like running a marathon. At some point it’s as much about determination as it is about talent.
1b. I am tired of grad school.

2. On the bright side, I have found a new way to be productive in terms of writing! I just look at the clock and say, I’m not going to move from this chair or work on anything else for the next hour. And it’s worked wonderfully today! Granted, I missed a doctor’s appointment because I forgot to look at my calendar before I started, but it’s all ok.

3. I have seen these pictures of ravaged countries where people are walking through mounds of garbage. Is there a way to clean up this garbage? My mind keeps thinking that if we could just a. get some garbage compactors there, b. make little cubes out of the discarded plastic bottles, scraps of cloth, etc, c. paint them with plaster, and then d. use them as bricks, covered with more plaster, like adobe straw-bale homes. We could build community centers. Is this feasible or just crazy talk?

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