Today is usually my lucky day. Not so sure this time around,
but we’ll see. I’m still feeling a little nauseous this morning. It’s been
ongoing for several days. Food hasn’t been very appealing to me. I’ve lost the
huge appetite I had in the first week of this trip. Maybe that’s ok. I don’t
know.
I had a weird dream last night. We all – the primatology
students – went to Big Flats, which is the town I grew up in for the first ten years of my life. I pointed out where I used to live from a long
ways away, then we were there. I couldn’t find my old house; it seemed that everything
had been replaced by new development. Then, I saw our tree with the swing in
the front yard, and our barn. The house was there in my peripheral vision, but
I didn’t notice it. We went into the barn and all my dad’s things were there. It
was much more than he ever had in reality. I spent the rest of the dream trying
to haggle with the current residents over the cost of me buying some things
from them. Of course that meant trying to pick just a few things that I wanted,
when I really wanted all of it.
I wonder if I could go without my medication today. Maybe it
would help my stomach. I think I at least have to take the malaria medication;
maybe I should just skip the Aleve again, like yesterday. It could be just that
I’ve been taking too much of that. I’ll see how I feel after breakfast.
~
Just took my shower. Realized that I’ve been feeling pretty
uncomfortable in my clothes lately. I’ve been trying to just repress the
feeling and ‘soldier on,’ but I think it’s catching up to me. Maybe I just need
to adjust that. And take the anti-depressants.
~
Took two welbutrin and the malaria pill. Dressed in a way
that made me comfortable emotionally. Well, as comfortable as I could be, with
the limited wardrobe. Felt a little better today, just very low-energy and sad.
I should do laundry before it becomes really important, but I just don’t want
to. I might do a couple pairs of underwear before I go to bed tonight, but
that’s probably my limit.
~
This morning did turn out lucky: we didn’t have to hike to
see the Black & White Colobus Monkeys. There was a group close by that has
~450 individuals. That’s beyond huge. It’s the largest Colobus group in the
world. The other group in the park has 15 or 16 individuals, by the way. We
drove right up (on the road) into the middle of the Colobus group. Then we got
out and wandered through, underneath the monkeys. They stay almost entirely in
the trees, and usually pretty high up, so we didn’t disturb them. I think this
group is relatively well habituated, too. I’m not sure, because I don’t know
whether their familiarity is the result of intentional habituation by humans,
or if they’re just not too worried naturally. Anyway, it was awesome. We stood
there, completely surrounded by rainforest and monkeys, and just did behavior
observations for about two hours. I got some good video and pictures. Happy
morning.
[These are Black and White Colobus Monkeys.
Grace (fellow student) took this picture.]
Grace (fellow student) took this picture.]
[My camera obviously lacks the necessary zoom.
There's a couple Colobus up there grooming each other.]
[This doesn't get interesting until :29, and it's only :33 long, I think.
Still, it's a totally awesome leap made by a Colobus.
No biggie for him. He does it all the time.]
~
I like this blog. It keeps me honest. With myself.
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