omg 12yo took about 27 seconds off her 100 butterfly and about 14 seconds off her 200 breaststroke. kid has LEVELED UP. she's challenging me to race (I deserve this) and talking sooo much trash on me (I deserve this)
@turgon Indeed - at one point, I had to climb a mountain, following a path that was visually indicated by subtle colour differences. Differences that were indistinguishable on my monitor.
Amusingly, on top of that, I didn't learn it was based on a movie until the 2000s. Maybe the 2010s.
10yo left for school 30 minutes early without telling anyone, which prompted a cascade of stressful events until finally the school called with news she was in class
the pelikan twist is such a comfortable #fountainpen for writing, i wish pelikan would make a sturdier version. like a nice solid aluminum body with serviceable o-rings and a better nib would be sweet
did you know near mid oceanic ridges when magma heats seawater and forms thermal vents, metals will precipitate directly onto the sea floor, forming cool little weirdo alien landscapes? one of many fascinating occurrences in the deep