two rolls down

 Posting some other shots on IG (sidebar on browser i think still). 

Just finished the second roll of TMax400. Did something really dumb this morning, bright sunlight, i slowed it down trying to play with a bit of depth of field, when I should have gone the other way. Idiot. First moment of what was I thinking. Should be a few interesting or way overexposed frames. 

Time to move on to the Leica, but first maybe process these two rolls.

I did carve out a little time to get on the SEM yesterday. Put a few tiny sand dollars in there, found some cool stuff, maybe got a few cool photos, need to work on them but it has been a struggle this end of the week.

Like just a flat out struggle, kind of have hit the holy shit so much to do i'm overwhelmed and getting only the barest most critical shit done and staring at the rest of it wondering where to start. Haven't had this issue in a while. 

Thought I had something to say, guess just that even given all the good shit around lately, the positive movement and stuff happening I'm in a mental rut. I am bothered a bit by the low use in the facility, not sure why so many systems aren't getting a lot of use, stuff is STILL not back to pre-pandemic levels and I don't really like it, it is a concern. but not really, because I'm not high enough up in the bureaucracy to really be impacted. I hope. One can never tell though. 

part of me is a deliberate but maybe unconscious pause before next week, self protection mechanism, before all hell breaks loose and there's no time to get paralyzed by what to do next because EVERYTHING becomes holyshit get that done yesterday. And that's exhausting.

And my sinuses are still not 100%, but my ears are mostly clear.

And the bike? Yeah The crockett doesn't create the pain at night, on the Black Blue because that oddly seems to be the best, even though it is kind of too small for me. I keep thinking about getting the White blue set up with full fenders as a geared Rain bike. It is sitting on a trainer just being in the way in the basement at the moment but then there is no room in the bike room for it now anyway. Need some major overhauling of space in there. At some point. 

Add it to the list.

Winter might get here next week. Maybe I'll start wearing something other than thin wool gloves. 

maybe.

Ah well.

Not the most positive post to end the week with. But hey, life ain't always bubble gum and lolly pops, or weed and whites. Not that I'm a fan of any of those four things.

Gonna make up some XTOL developer, send some emails, sort out a few other issues, make a better plan for Monday, maybe just try and leave early for the hell of it. Esp if I'm sitting like this...

But tomorrow is saturday. Take a day off, Sunday will hopefully hit the trails on the MTB. 

And Monday the crazy starts. 

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