Today is my day "off"

[averygoodun42]

Which means I have tons of stuff to do.

Homework, cooking, cleaning... And somewhere in there, I need to find time to nap. Been shorting myself on sleep this week, and I would rather not waste the weekend catching up like I did last weekend.

Question is, do I try for the nap first, or at some vague point in the future?

Decisions, decisions...

>And completely off topic, my pothos is dying. I don't know what's killing it, but a water shower followed by an insecticidal soap rinse didn't help. (Looking it up, I think it's pythium root rot, which basically means I need to toss it.) :-( This pothos is at least seven years old (closer to 9, I think), and it was getting to be a very nice size. But it's been failing ever since I left it outside last summer. I think because it got too much water out there, darn it!

I guess I'll take a cutting from a vine that doesn't look infected and try to root it. Hopefully that will result in a healthy new plant.


And for you math/science whizzes out there, is there a formula for calculating the acceleration of a heating process? And if so, how much data would one need to use it? And would you need the temperature of the heat applied or just data points?

I ask because I would like to figure out how long it takes for 70 degree cream to come up to 100 degrees from the heat of a 40 watt bulb. I know it takes longer to warm it up the first fifteen degrees than the second, and that heating is a self-propagating process, but I'm also sure there's a way to calculate a reasonable estimate of the rate it does accelerate.

*shrugs* Yes, this is more idle curiosity than anything.

Anyway, I'm gonna go make my second cup of tea and start my day. Homework will be first, I think. That way, when I tire myself out doing the cleaning, I can read for pleasure without any guilt!

Cheers!

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[mscoco62.livejournal.com]

thats right get it done and out the way!!