So for purposes of my thesis I'm curled up in bed reading books and papers on songbird vocalization, attempting to come up with a satisfactory definition of the difference between a song and a call. The problem is, this is biology, and our petty human definitions are very frequently NOT satisfactory, so this has only led to me having a crazy-eyed ( Read more... )

Tomorrow: Spring Break! Two night backpacking/camping trip with the boy to remote beach in the national park! Swimming! Snorkeling! Reading! Writing! Relaxing ( Read more... )