Sorting things out on Friday

I am getting more comfortable with my new input method, and I have begun speaking English with AI instead of Chinese. It makes the whole exchange feel new and more demanding.

This afternoon I saw a video about raising hamsters with a soil-based setup and wondered whether I could try it. I asked AI and decided that using only coconut soil would be impractical for the time I can give them. I thought of using mostly wood shavings with some coconut soil, plus a sand bath and a running wheel. Then I realized I had not solved how to keep animals from fighting. Some species may be able to live together, but I need to choose carefully and keep learning.

For now I am considering fancy rats, or the small hamsters I recently bought. I would need two wheels if they share a space. Bedding and the rest of the setup matter too. Part of what draws me to keeping these animals is seeing them raise young. These are still ideas to work through.

This morning I woke half an hour late, and my reading time suffered. Going to bed an hour earlier might have prevented it, but I had not done that. There is no use pretending otherwise; I need a response. I spent much of today planning one. I also started an “iteration checklist” so ideas do not stay only in my head. The list keeps growing.

For morning reading, I have now set a minimum standard and worked through where and how much to read. I want to use foreign-language material and review the habit each quarter. How will I judge whether it is working? That question still needs an answer, but I have written it down. Perhaps the answer will come as I begin.