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[beehaiku]

 life updates i’m excited about!

• i’m getting set up to do research from fall 2025-spring 2026! i have an orientation for the research program tomorrow and am getting my proposal ready to submit; it’s almost certain to be approved because my study doesn’t require any funding, we’re just using instruments the department already has. i’m going to be trying to establish the depositional history of an odd outcrop an hour or two away. the outcrops i’m looking at are directly across a two-lane highway from each other but one side has 7 m less shale than the other, which implies that something odd happened. the rocks present seem to be a transgressive sequence (limestone, sandstone, shale, sandstone, limestone), but i still need to read up on the area to confirm that. it should be interesting to try to figure out what’s going on. i’m going to be using geophysical and primarily geochemical data, and the part i’m most excited about is finally getting to use a pXRF again!! i last (and first) used one on archaeological artifacts in 2022 and i’m excited to apply it to geochemistry. if my results are cool enough i may even get to present at a GSA conference!
• i think i mentioned this in a recent journal entry but i’m finally medicated for ADHD and it’s already making a huge difference. i’m really hopeful that it makes next semester a lot easier! i’ve also realized a large issue i run into with school is that writing hurts my back, so taking notes on my computer this past semester was a huge help and suddenly i was capable of a lot more. luckily two of my classes next semester are specifically computer-based (computer science 1 and GIS)!
• i’m hoping to volunteer over the summer and i’m excited to get back into it. i haven’t gotten to volunteer since moving last summer and it’s something that’s important to me, so i really hope i find the time. i want to volunteer at the adult literacy council, i think.
• i finally start working again tomorrow! i’m rehired for the job i had last august and am allowed to continue working throughout the school year; i can work up to 10 hrs a week and i choose the hours, which rules. it’s a great job and i get to do a lot of organizing, which i love! i’m also looking forward to having some money

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[seaglassgarden]

ohhh that is all very exciting!!! so glad to hear that medication is working out for you, and im looking forward to reading more about your research :-)