01: uncomfortable bus ride - It's no fun to be on a bus when you are sick.
02: rooster in the Hindu temple - Not seeing a lot of upside to the religions we've been encountering in Sri Lanka.
03: Sri Lankan good - Finally having some fun in Sri Lanka when we see a tree full of flying foxes.
04: shit on my banana leaf - Nothing about a banana leaf meal makes me happy.
05: Sigiriya - Hiking to the top of a rock that had once been home to a playboy king.
06: wild elephants in Sri Lanka - We happen to be there to see a miracle.
07: sensitive to the smell of soap - And not loving string hopper.
08: barbecue on the west Sri Lankan beach - Not great food, but plenty of booze, and band, and a bonfire.
09: drug mix-up on the road to Kandy - Gretchen has a relaxing ride from a beach to a city in the Sri Lankan highlands.
10: short eats - Deep fried, and spicy but the vegan icecream in Kandy was not so great.
11: a form of curry leaves I like - Deep fried! Also, a boozy end of our Sri Lankan adventure.
12: hotel near the Colombo airport - A nice place to relax for some hours before an evening flight.
13: not a terrrible 14 hour flight - The key is good seats and good chemicals.
14: disappointed to not have been fired - Despite all the ominous clues, I still have a job.
15: how delicious it is to imagine - Rage quitting, though it's seldom the right answer.
16: chanterelle season, 2025 - And I know where to go to get them.
17: thoroughly punished by some technology - And ChatGPT somehow made it worse.
18: avoiding LLM doom loops - Working remotely for the first time at the Adirondack cabin for my new employer.
19: shroomy Saturday - We consume weak magic mushrooms, and then I eat chanterelles with campanelle pasta.
20: into the mouth of the dog - Driving back from the cool Adirondacks into the ongoing heat wave.
21: Gretchen not at the lake - At the cabin but not the lake, because her childhood friend is never on time.
22: minor EV charger crisis - I have to charge the car at work when it mysteriously fails to charge overnight at home.
23: garter snake on the Stick Trail - The caterpillars have allowed them to expand their range.
24: not great risotto at the company barbecue - But relationships forged in the Lunchroom Court come through for the win.
25: another remote workday ending with a 9% beer - Gretchen notices what I brought with me down to the dock.
26: sober socializing on the dock - It is unusual for me to spend so long sober with guests, especially at the lake.
27: a good job of hiding the stevia - Yet another vehicle for gin.
28: DIY tooth filling - It turns out there is a product you can buy in drug stores for this.
29: despite how frazzled - Pseudoephedrine and kratom can't keep me from falling asleep.
30: overly-tart vegetable soup - Shouldn't've added a whole lemon!
31: command log - Adding a log to an existing system induces other welcome changes.