Wednesday, January 31
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
The plumber stopped by, he already knows that he's going to be letting himself in (the area he needs access to is separate from the main house, so that's fine).
He didn't do anything today, but looks like he was just assessing the task to see what he needed for tools and supplies.
Two years ago (maybe three?) he came and went from our basement when he had time to work on our furnace and ducting, to the point where Roxy didn't even wake up when he went in through the basement window. This morning, she woke up, woofed a bit but didn't bark, went over to the door in the kitchen and sniffed under it, knew who it was, and went back to bed.
I suppose it's a bit odd to have that kind of trust with a trades person, but Brad has known us for years, and he's a good guy. He knows about my sleep schedule, and is happy to accommodate my weirdness.
So, I guess now I don't really know when he's coming back, but possibly tomorrow?
We had lovely weather again today, and one is very aware now of the days being longer by close to an hour.
I went to see River, we had a lesson today.
We demonstrated our progress on the Liberty circles in drawback, and finally it feels like we're reaching a level of competence with them.
We also recorded our pattern for R's show (more or less just an informal show for the barn, since there wasn't much else going on, to keep us working on goals).
We did it with just the neck rope, and River did a good job. I can see in our video that with the bareback pad I tend to point my toes out, but otherwise my seat is very secure and fairly good with my legs.
Yes, River looks kind of pokey, but at the same time he was also calm and relaxed and listened to my cues, so that's what I want more than "flash". Here's the link to it.
https://youtu.be/mINNY5s_b0k?si=i6kilfez42DHS4WI
It's good that we did it, but also it is time to move on. You can get mentally burned out doing the same thing for too long.
I came home, and my Sweetie was already home. He met with the guys who we often work together on house stuff for wings and beer, a real "bro" gathering. He said the guy who invited him (one of our house friends) also invited a bunch of other guys that I guess were friends from work or something, so there was quite a group.
We watched another episode of "The Expanse". Reading the books (though a bit behind) has helped my understand a lot of the politics and details that the show didn't explain as well.
I will try to learn something about the country of The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, formerly East Timor.
Timor-Leste is the Eastern half of the island of Timor, the Western half is part of Indonesia.
Similar to Papua, Timor-Leste had been a Portuguese colony, and when it sought independence, Indonesia swept in and took over. In 2002, the nation of The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was born.
It has a voted in President who co-leads the country with a Prime Minister who is selected by the National Parliament.
The population is around 1.3 million, diverse ethnicity, mainly Catholic (likely from the Portuguese) and skewed to a young demographic. The nation overall is fairly poor and dependent on exporting food like coffee, and has low technology and almost no internet access.
Yet, is is considered to be the most Democratic nation in Asia, with high levels of voter participation and independent media and open civil discussion.
The country is mountainous with poor soil, and while many people engage in subsistence farming, the country as a whole cannot feed itself and relies heavily on imports.
There are some oil reserves, but those are running out.
They do have a native pony breed (Timor pony) that likely came from animals brought from India. There is also a type of native deer, the Javan Rusa, a native marsupial, a native primate, all likely also migrated there during a time of low oceanic levels and cut off when they rose again.
Their "working" languages are Portuguese, English, Indonesian, and Tetum.
In the field of cinema, East Timor released its first feature-length film, a period thriller titled "Beatriz's War", in 2013.[166] Shot with a limited budget by a mix of local filmmakers and a volunteer Australian film crew, the film depicted East Timorese life under Indonesian occupation in the 1970s.
https://youtu.be/7RMJtJH5-7w?si=l8AY33D4L3tO1f2i
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timor
The plumber stopped by, he already knows that he's going to be letting himself in (the area he needs access to is separate from the main house, so that's fine).
He didn't do anything today, but looks like he was just assessing the task to see what he needed for tools and supplies.
Two years ago (maybe three?) he came and went from our basement when he had time to work on our furnace and ducting, to the point where Roxy didn't even wake up when he went in through the basement window. This morning, she woke up, woofed a bit but didn't bark, went over to the door in the kitchen and sniffed under it, knew who it was, and went back to bed.
I suppose it's a bit odd to have that kind of trust with a trades person, but Brad has known us for years, and he's a good guy. He knows about my sleep schedule, and is happy to accommodate my weirdness.
So, I guess now I don't really know when he's coming back, but possibly tomorrow?
We had lovely weather again today, and one is very aware now of the days being longer by close to an hour.
I went to see River, we had a lesson today.
We demonstrated our progress on the Liberty circles in drawback, and finally it feels like we're reaching a level of competence with them.
We also recorded our pattern for R's show (more or less just an informal show for the barn, since there wasn't much else going on, to keep us working on goals).
We did it with just the neck rope, and River did a good job. I can see in our video that with the bareback pad I tend to point my toes out, but otherwise my seat is very secure and fairly good with my legs.
Yes, River looks kind of pokey, but at the same time he was also calm and relaxed and listened to my cues, so that's what I want more than "flash". Here's the link to it.
https://youtu.be/mINNY5s_b0k?si=i6kilfez42DHS4WI
It's good that we did it, but also it is time to move on. You can get mentally burned out doing the same thing for too long.
I came home, and my Sweetie was already home. He met with the guys who we often work together on house stuff for wings and beer, a real "bro" gathering. He said the guy who invited him (one of our house friends) also invited a bunch of other guys that I guess were friends from work or something, so there was quite a group.
We watched another episode of "The Expanse". Reading the books (though a bit behind) has helped my understand a lot of the politics and details that the show didn't explain as well.
I will try to learn something about the country of The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, formerly East Timor.
Timor-Leste is the Eastern half of the island of Timor, the Western half is part of Indonesia.
Similar to Papua, Timor-Leste had been a Portuguese colony, and when it sought independence, Indonesia swept in and took over. In 2002, the nation of The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was born.
It has a voted in President who co-leads the country with a Prime Minister who is selected by the National Parliament.
The population is around 1.3 million, diverse ethnicity, mainly Catholic (likely from the Portuguese) and skewed to a young demographic. The nation overall is fairly poor and dependent on exporting food like coffee, and has low technology and almost no internet access.
Yet, is is considered to be the most Democratic nation in Asia, with high levels of voter participation and independent media and open civil discussion.
The country is mountainous with poor soil, and while many people engage in subsistence farming, the country as a whole cannot feed itself and relies heavily on imports.
There are some oil reserves, but those are running out.
They do have a native pony breed (Timor pony) that likely came from animals brought from India. There is also a type of native deer, the Javan Rusa, a native marsupial, a native primate, all likely also migrated there during a time of low oceanic levels and cut off when they rose again.
Their "working" languages are Portuguese, English, Indonesian, and Tetum.
In the field of cinema, East Timor released its first feature-length film, a period thriller titled "Beatriz's War", in 2013.[166] Shot with a limited budget by a mix of local filmmakers and a volunteer Australian film crew, the film depicted East Timorese life under Indonesian occupation in the 1970s.
https://youtu.be/7RMJtJH5-7w?si=l8AY33D4L3tO1f2i
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timor
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Date: 2024-02-05 06:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-05 07:00 am (UTC)It really means a lot to me to have him, to have a trainer I enjoy, a barn where he's taken care of, and to have something meaningful to do with him.
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Date: 2024-02-05 07:12 am (UTC)