I ended up giving up and buying a replacement tablet. So the thing was crashing, like, about a minute after booting. I tried to do the factory reset, but that crashed a minute after the boot. Oof. Fortunately, pretty much everything is backed up thanks to the wonders of the Googles.

Apparently google dropped support for third party chat clients? That's a shame.

I installed Signal the other day.

I didn't end up reading another book yesterday. This is fine.

the mother-in-law send me a pair of Einstein socks. This is good.

I've been riding the exercise bike at the gym a fair bit recently - I need some steady state exercise in addition to the lifting and it's too cold/snowy/rainy to run. It's on a timer which cuts out after 30 minutes, so that means I'm typically on there for 30 minutes or sometimes up to 60 (more only possible if it's not crowded at the gym - also depends on bus schedule). I typically use the recumbent bike because the upright hurts. So it says I go about 8 miles each time and am at like 130 bpm - but I don't have my hands on the sensors that much during it, spend most of the time dinking around on my phone, either surfing the web or doing Esperanto learning apps (while listening to a podcast). Cadence is usually around 75ish. I have no context for understanding that or the mileage - I do have context for understanding the pulse (in theory).

Not teaching next semester. Back on new iteration of research grant. Seeking Justice!