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So I'm stealing this enviro-report thing from Xiled. It seems like a good way to set the tone. Pardon my blatant plagiarism! Imitation, as they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Location: Living Room Input Device: Lenovo ThinkPad R500 Software: Debian + LXDE + LXTerminal + nano Audio: Miss R's movie noise Visual: Laptop screen, movie Energy: What? Mental: Off Emotional: Tired, very tired. I'm currently reading John Rodgers Jewitt's account of his captivity. He was one of the two survivors of the crew of the American ship Boston when it was attacked by the Nuu-Chah-Nulth in the early 1800s. It's a fascinating read so far and very illuminating. He's a bit biased towards his own civilization (which could be said for all of us, I'm sure), but he's attempting to provide a balanced account, which must have been difficult, given the killings of his fellow crewmen and his subsequent enslavement. Possibly the most interesting fact of which I was unaware is that the roof planks of Nuu-Chah-Nulth longhouses were not fastened to the frames. This allowed the people to push aside a board with a stick when lighting a fire (to create an instant smokehole), but also meant that they had to scramble to the roofs to weigh down the planks with rocks during Vancouver Island's frequent rain/wind storms. You can find the book at Project Gutenberg if you're interested [1]. My plan this summer is to continue reading first-hand accounts of life in early British Columbia. There's also a major home renovation project on the horizon, so I'll probably phlog about that too. [1] http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38010