Mondays Are Mondays Everywhere and Are Usually Not Fun

Our lab project was to troubleshoot our variable-voltage power supply. The situation was that if our power supply was not working, we had to get it to work, but if our power supply was working already, we would have to trade with another group, sabotage each other's power supplies, and then give them back to each other to try to fix. Luckily, we had screwed up our power supply already and didn’t need another group to short or open-circuit a connection, add extra parts, or douse the components with water for us. Luckily, we found our (extremely minor) mistake relatively quickly, and then our power supply worked well without melting or blowing up anything (as occurred with some other groups).

Our next task was to create instructions for using the power supply in Spanish and English. I was surprised by the need for the subjunctive form when saying, “adjust the knob until the voltage is (subjunctive) correct.”

Besides that, today’s only distinguishing features were some digestive issues (which hopefully will quite literally pass) and a tiny lizard on the wall during dinner, which I caught and then took outside. Even so, come, Friday, come!