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Day 36:

I watched a Tik Tok a few days ago, and I was inspired by someone who recycled paper out of old paper! At first, I searched for a kit to order, but I ended up making one today.

Day 37:

The paper dried, and I cut them into three pieces.

I also gave out free plants today in preparation for Earth Day tomorrow! Stay tuned for a few posts.

On a heavier note, I’m increasingly scared about my math test and biology exam on Thursday. It’s closer than I think, and I am not ready for either of them. I pray that I get through this week alive.

Day 38:

Happy Earth Day! I published an Earth Day piece and shared it with my neighbors. I’ve earned a sizable amount of traffic, but I guess morning posts don’t do as well as afternoon posts.

I stayed true to my promise and gave two of my neighbors some fresh new plants. I had already set out two sets; one for each person, but the first person to come brought a friend and decided to take the other set, even though I had a sign. sigh. She offered to give it back, but that seemed rather uncomfortable in thought and in action. So I coughed up a lie and said, “ah no worries, the other person was supposed to come, but I don’t think she’ll be coming *chuckle, laugh*.” But she did, and I ended up rummaging through some and transplanted just in time.

Lesson: don’t set yourself up into uncomfortable situations. or at least try not to.

In other news, earlier in the morning, two other neighbors decided to share some of their plants! I couldn’t help but feel awesome that other people decided to offer the gift of life.

I’ve planted some sunflowers, and I’m planning on selling them in the near future. I wonder what’s a fair price. $5? $6?

Day 39:

Today is a make or break for my semester. Two exams: math and biology.

I woke up groggily, but I was gifted with notifications on my phone. I like waking up to news alerts about things, as well as getting a few likes and retweets here and there.

My math test went surprisingly well. I haven’t felt good as good of any of my math tests this semester than this one, and I feel in my guts that I could at best, receive a B.

After that, I knew I had to study for my Biology exam. It was open notes, so I had somewhat of an advantage. I opened every powerpoint presentation on my computer to cross reference, and that was extremely helpful. Much of what I read was fairly new to my eyes. I know I didn’t do stellar, but had I put more study time I probably wouldn’t have done significantly better. I’m hoping for at least a C.

Before taking my exam, I popped a chicken thigh into the microwave oven, but it turns out that chicken needs more than 15 minutes and a temperature hotter than 350º to cook. So after my 1.5 hour exam, I waited more for me to enjoy my spiced-chicken meal.

It was worth the wait, but then I was still hungry and made some pancit canton.

After a couple hours of napping, I went out to my plants and tried fixing up the trellis. Ngl, I’m kinda disappointed, but I know that I can work something out.

Day 40:

It’s 12:19am. And my body has adjusted to being up this late. This is not good. I should sleep.

Day 41: sat

Yesterday, I transplanted some pothos (or I think they are pothos). I messaged my NSF mentor if she could help me identify them, and I did a little more digging (pun unintended) and I found out that they are part of the anthurium family.

I transplanted the transplants into Terracotta containers that I bought a while back, but I don’t know how to market them. Mother’s day is in two weeks, so they have plenty of time to establish roots, but I only have three prepared. I gotta find a place to find affordable pots.

I’ve also been meaning to contact IT&E to adjust my phone billing. Instead of getting the student discount, I have been charged the regular price. Three dollars a month may not seem like a lot, but I would’ve saved one month’s bill every 9 months.

At first, I was going to call them, but they have this neat 1-1 online chat. I don’t know if many people know about this option, but for me, it was pretty convenient. *economic geek thinking* I wonder how profitable this service is to IT&E, considering that I maybe was the only one who used it that day.

I also finally heard from my friend in a while. Cheers to our political talks*

Day 42: sun

I checked my Apple screen time for the first time this pandemic. I’ve averaged 8h and 21m. Thats more time than I’ve been able to sleep consecutively this whole quarantine.

I have plan. Today, I’m going to complete my plant science assignment. and tomorrow, I will complete my bio lab homework. I think it’s due Wednesday, but i’m not too sure.

I’ve floated this idea in my head for a bit, and while I was working on my last lab, I decided to share it with my classmates. Lots of the materials in our plant science lab kit are reusable, and so I thought of two options. Instead of being thrown out or stashed away, I will gladly accept their used kits to either a) create outreach material that UOG Green Army could use or b) find a science department in need of extra materials. Because when I was in grade school, I didn’t have all these things available to me, and throwing away is a waste of $180-some dollars. We’ll see if I get any responses.