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I didn't do anything actually interesting to anyone else but today was really interesting topic wise. Climate Changes and Human Phenotypic Plasticity (the effect of climate on body size, body mass, skin color etc I learned that astronauts end up with thicker skulls for some reason even as other bones thin), evolutionary medicine - progress in sepsis (I've never thought about sepsis in a biochemical way nor had ANY idea how many treatments that should work if you look at it biochemically that not only don't work but make it worse) and gestational complications associated with environmental toxicants. (okay so placentas are now .3% PLASTIC from all the microplastics in our food and water. that seems safe....)

The real bonus for today was food truck parade outside the convention center. Yum. Tacos make me happy had great birria tacos and Wow Wow Aloha had an amazing watermelon basil lemonade. I even went to the social tonight and had a couple prickly pear gin and tonics. (I also ate at the hotel, the food was good but my god that sazcerca cocktail was ungodly expensive. I knew it but I wanted to try at least one, cognac and absinthe with an orange peel twist). I did get techy with them after waiting forever. I left and came back and it was fine.

The downside of the day 1 high sugar 2. Gi issues 3. called credit card over a mystery charge and they swore my card was fine I could use it...nope. I went off way more than necessary but don't fucking lie about it. I finally in theory got it fixed 4. got a 170$ bill from McAfee for anti virus on the dead computer. They argued I use that computer (yes I turned it on last week to get the info off it) and NO it's not on autorenew. I can see it asking for me to do it. Long story short, I had to threaten to turn them over to my credit card's fraud dept before they gave me the money back...in theory

My presentation is tomorrow. Wish me luck.

No pics tonight.