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Not very wild

On Wednesday I started coming down with a cold. I figured I could sleep it away, but that didn’t work. I woke up at around 1:00 in the morning and had to go and blow my nose a few times. At about 2:00, I put on a heavy comforter and tried to go back to sleep. And hey, then it was time for school! Luckily, as I said, it was a short day, and we got out before noon. Since I was feeling under the weather, I didn’t really do anything productive. I took a shower, and later, I did something I haven’t done in a really long time: I took a hot bath. I didn’t fill the tub up all the way, but it was still kind of nice. But it’s scary how much I’m thinking of calculus. While I was filling the irregularly-shaped tub with water, I realized that it would take longer and longer to fill up the tub if it got slightly wider. But that’s common sense? Anyway, before going to bed early, I took my temperature and it was normal, but I still felt bad.

I wasn’t sure if I would be well enough to go to work today, but I was, and it was worth it, too, as I was reminded. Today I got my first paycheck since getting back to the job. And the great thing is that they’ve spelled my name right this time. I had to fill out an application again, so this time I made absolutely sure that they would spell my name “Jordon” and not “Jordan.” Work was pretty good, and I managed to survive, although I did sneeze a lot. They asked if I wanted to go home early, and I said no. It got better once I turned the air conditioning up. (I used to wonder why turning the air conditioning “up” would make it warmer. I thought “up” and “down” related to intensity rather than temperature. I guess it’s more convenient to think of it as climate control.)

Anyway, I worked, and now I’m here. I might go and see Jackass: Number Two with Sean and Mike tonight, but it’s not definite. I probably wouldn’t go to see it if Sean hadn’t invited me, but I’ll admit that I do find that kind of stuff funny in a way. And tomorrow, I’ll be all better, hopefully. I’m mostly better now, but past experience suggests that my cold will probably linger for another day or two.

Do we have time for a quick Ask Jordon?

Lana: What’s you’re wildest fantasy?

I’m not really one to fantasize, Lana, but I often dream of falling in love, if it’s all the same to you. It’s not very wild, but it’s a fantasy… one that I really want to see come true.

Here’s a spectacular (and huge) photo: it’s a ten-hour-and-forty-minute time exposure of the night sky in Namibia. (That’s in Africa.) Imagine how dark had to be to get a good exposure for that long. Pretty dark, I’d say.

Only the most abused movie clichés get special names. The Stormtrooper effect is one. Although the protagonist’s battle with the antagonist is by far the most difficult, it just so happens that there is no strength in numbers, for the good guy can easily mow down dozens of bad guys as long as they’re in a group.