Islands

It’s weird there aren’t more islands north-east of New Zealand in the vacinity of the Kermadec (Māori: Rangitāhua). There’s strong subduction there, so there should be more volcanic arcs.

Obviously, there use to be giant island nations there, and it is locus of mythical Mu. Tragically, they got smote.

Quinoa

As someone who eats a lot of quinoa, I never found anything that good about it. It’s the ultimate neutral food.

Learning

Learn whatever you’re interested in. Do whatever you do better. Doing better means helping others, not living in the opinions of others. If you like eating, learn to cook.

Android

The new Android ‘buttonless’ interface is very poorly executed. The swipes don’t work well, and multipage apps are poorly integrated into the design.

Workout 2

So thinking about this, I came to a few simple conclusions.

The first is that workout reluctance isn’t worth exaggerating. Sometimes you just don’t want to do any whatever. In the long run, my program is pretty good.

Secondly, the gym turned the radio off so I got an hour of blissful silence. Nice.

Thirdly, a workout is the thing done when I work out. The Supreme Court would support me.

Finally, I speculate that a lot of people think consistent gym goers enjoy it all of the time: not most of the time or more than half, but all. This is simply untrue, and it’s not a problem. I don’t enjoy anything all of the time, and that doesn’t make life’s endeavors pointless.

On the other hand, my frustrations are usually slight. If my annoyances with an endeavor are I don’t like the music or I don’t want to walk a few blocks in the rain, I’m probably doing pretty well. I’m in a lucky situation, and I appreciate it.

Take care, everyone. I’m rooting for you.

Batholith

Good word. Similar to a massif, but formed of individual plutons that accrete into a single mass.

Kageran is on a batholith from the Arsae colliding west into Treveriane. The subducted plate, the Arsae, released volatiles under the Treveriane that caused igneous intrusions not far from the boundary. Some time later, the subduction largely stopped and the two plates stuck together. Erosion has begun baring the deep granite, but there is still a thick layer of oceanic sediment from when the Arsae was underwater.