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It never ceases to amaze us, but the most common question Rolf and I got after our winter-over, when we spent 15 months on the Antarctic Peninsula, nine of which were in total solitude, was: Why didn't you two kill each other?

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In hindsight, we can say that there are some guidelines for living in harmony in a confined space, and all of them fall into the category I call "simple, but not necessarily easy". One has to be able to give the other person mental elbow room. During our winter, when a person settled into the sofa in the salon with a book and started reading, he or she was not interrupted.

Keeping quiet when the person is close enough to practically read one's thoughts, is a matter of self-discipline, fuelled by caring.

Ouch, Suzi. I'm glad you got it looked at. What does RICE mean, though?

Those 1970s pictures were fantastic, and really weirdly familiar. I remember living rooms like that.

RICE - rest, ice, compression and elevation.

Luckily I can do most of that while I work, maybe not full elevation. Just need to come up with a plan for compression. Ace wraps just end up sliding and strangling around my knee. I also need to talk with my sensei to see what I can do there so I'm not completely falling behind on training, but not stressing the knee.

But I got a great raise. My boss is happy with my work. Two of my Project Managers were playfully fighting over who had priority on my time. I'm gonna go with that and call the day a success.

I'm gonna go with that and call the day a success.

I think it calls for cake, personally.

Thanks, Cass!

I have one like this [link] or this [link] that helps.

Mine is not as much with the total compression now because I've had it a really long time and washed it many dozens or hundreds of times, but it used to be good at compression too. Now it's more of a reminder that I should be careful when I do long walks or yoga. Especially yoga.

That is a great article, le n. Fascinating.

And the rounds of Craigslist insanity begin.

I got to spend the day looking up material related to ion exchange chromatography.

I still don't know what that means though.

I used to use Opcon A allergy eye drops and they helped a lot but weren't working as well as I'd wished because of crazy allergens. I tried Zaditor on the rec of a doctor and whoa. I don't get a full 12 hours from them but I get almost all day or a good night's sleep relief.

I know trees and dander and all of those things attack many of us, so sharing the yay.

edit: Oh and cheaper at CostCo (no script but at the pharmacy). I think I paid $11 yesterday so I could have a bottle in my purse before the wildflowers well and truly get their freaks on around me.