Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Keto orange mousse?

I think I've mentioned having had some success with keto chocolate mousse; it's basically whipped cream and cocoa, sweetened with monkfruit, with a bit of vanilla extract for good measure. I just got done making a batch that's flavored with homemade orange extract; I'll try it tomorrow. It seems promising.

Today was the first run of the week. A bit over 5 miles; this mask thing is not pleasant. But it must be done. I am looking around for masks that won't get saturated with perspiration quite so easily; this one becomes extremely difficult to breath through after about 3 miles. I removed the stock filter and replaced it with a cloth one. I keep thinking I should just give in and buy a proper industrial half-face respirator, but I don't imagine those are a dream to breath through either. What's particularly frustrating is that nearly all cartridge-based masks don't filter the exhaust; why would they? Oh, well.

Tomorrow is another strength training day; I should also try to get in a bike ride if I can. I'll also be biking to work on Friday; I can make the trip there longer than necessary for some extra training value. If I run on Thursday, that puts me in a decent position to get in a brick on Saturday.

I've spent a lot of time reading about fulltime RV living, van living, etc. It appeals to me; the inherent minimalism of it, the capacity to be entirely self-contained. Perhaps the two biggest issues for me are 1. finding a place to live for more than a day at a time in the Boston area, so I could be even reasonably close to work and 2. the fact that most of these arrangements involve a vehicle. If I could find the right spot, I think I could be perfectly content staying put for months or even longer. A boxy trailer would make a decent shell, for a lot less cost (upfront and maintenance-wise) than a van, truck, or RV. Then again, that would probably be even harder to find a parking place for. What would be really great is a gypsy-style vardo; fat chance parking that within twenty miles of MIT.

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