Saturday 02/15/2025
Had the morning pretty free. Did some actual reading. Also went and checked the goddam mousetraps in the car. They were un-sprung, but the mouse is definitely still there. Proof, a few fresh droppings, and now little balls of fluff, the little bastard is scraping fibres off the mats and (I guess) underside of the seats to make nest material.
I reloaded the traps with peanut butter bait, but also put a couple of droppings and a bit of the fluff in the trap, so it would smell familiar.
In the afternoon I was committed to helping Peter set up for a big “celebration of life” for his recently-deceased wife, Juthica. She was well known around CH and around the Stanford community, so the auditorium filled up and overflowed into the dining room. I managed the sound and the zoom (only 6 people attended on zoom, so that was a waste). The hour-long memorial was followed by a big reception in the lobby. I don’t want to know what Peter had to pay, because our dining services team laid out an elaborate snack bar with some indian food (Juthica was born in Calcutta) and other snacks, really a handsome spread, plus the usual drinks, for about 200 people.
I feel tired and plan to go to bed early. Tomorrow is a fun adventure day.
Oh yeah. For anyone who cares, here is a link to me performing Annie’s Song. All of the images behind me were made by the Midjourney AI image generator. Except the rose, that was an actual rose. But those people embracing? Totally imaginary.
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