Oh, today you ask?

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I went to bed well.  I made it to 20:00, give or take.  Down like a rock I went.  Bubble Yum!  Again, oddly, I woke midsleep, emptied the bladder, then back to bed.  I'm not sure why that is happening.  It is an oddity, only really explainable in that possibly, as I stretch the day, my bladder goes to sleep before I do.  Up at 4:00, give or take, the final time.

I am hoping to set up the tent today, and measure it out for D.C.  I also hope to figure out the bike tire removal, plus how to then keep the handle bars locked back while I drive.  But first, and earlier, I plan to begin working on the watering system.  Much is dependent on how long that takes, which will depend on how well everything falls in place.  If I get through all of that, then I might also work on the plumbing...  just figure out a little woodblock setup to put the thing together whole and in place, then solder it all at once before then installing it as a chunk.  That will cut the time of production down significantly, requiring only one cool down rest period before installing the cold water out all at once.  Yeah...

Tomorrow?  Weeds.  The rest of the week will be dedicated to weeds.  I will have to go back into town for meats, to return the larger grill grate and find the correct size, and look for a pizza stone.  Nothing fancy, just... Oh, and milk, and dry ice.  Ugh but it seems like a lot to do.  And it is and isn't.  I think I will look at the weather reports and pick a day they suggest might be a bit cooler.  Though... their numbers are off so often I am not sure why I bother.  Tea leaves would do as well.  Hmm, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are all supposed to be only 90.  That's the best it gets for a while.  I will have insulin coming in probably Thursday.  Other than that, my schedule is clear.  Depending on when it arrives, that might be a good enough day.

Well, and through out the week I need to begin packing.  My backpack, fully assembled, is said to have 6,100 cubic inches of space.  How to pack that is a whole different matter.  I am hoping to use one of the side rockets, initially, for a road pack.  The other I am hoping will take the odds and ends of Burning Man kit and maybe medical (not medicines, those go in my travel pack, just first aid and such).  The main pack will get gear and kit for survival such as the tent, stove, and such; extra clothes; and things of that sort.  It is a lot of space but it won't hold everything even of that sort.  MRE's, for example.  Some will go in, for the day pack, but certainly not all.  If I were simply camp packing, yeah.  But not for a week of extremes of temp plus doodads, a long travel to get to that point, and a long travel back.  Should be interesting.  I've never packed this bag, if other big bags, and haven't packed in decades otherwise. 

I remember always having two seabags when I'd go on subs.  Had one chief ask about it.  I just told him my clothes were outsized, that I had no choice.  He looked me over, his eyes crossed, and he said nary another word.  I just grinned, walked on through, then chuckled.  My crew friends just patted me on the back and laughed about the event as long as I knew them.  They were sure he was going to make me pack down.  There was a pool, or so I heard.  They didn't know as much as they thought though, either.  My bad.  Should have gotten into the pool, though if I had known about it I would have, that's all I'm saying.  I was "special", minus hardhats, arson, temper tantrums, and short buses, mostly.  Still am, some things never change.

Oh, the great thing about the pack is that I can cut it down to one or two of those rocket pods, the side pods, each being 915 in^3, which I can use alone or together with the same harness that carries the whole kit.  So, yeah, it is quite versatile.  Has it's own, attached, rain cover too, on the main body, as it might not fit under most rain ponchos.  If I have one of the pods for first aid, one for a rough day pack that will only need to be slightly repacked once there, I will be good to go.  Can always leave the day pack, empty the medical, and bike to get ice... in theory.  Ice seller is only open from 9:00 to 5:00 or such, the hottest part of the day, of course!  Ugh...  Still, if it's hot, better sometimes to be quick and hot than slow and cooked?  Will find out.

So, that is what is happening this week.  Watering, weeds, a bit more shopping, and more weeds.  Oh, and fertilizer.  I'll be studying that yet this morning before the sun comes up.  Later.