I woke up at 12:35pm feeling very tired and sleepy. Working the evening shift is definetely wrecking havoc on me for sure. Moving lethargically, I got ready for work. I grabbed a quick lunch while listening to Ezra go on and on about the similarities between the ethiopian government and the Chinese one. Sometimes I think this guy is communist. (j/k).

Work was largely uneventful except when I told Chuck (my boss) and Senyo that I could solve a problem they were having. I said that I could make two small marks that were extremely close to each other.  To be specific, i had to make two marks that were separated by 1/5 of a millimeter in order to find a 2 micron line that was supposed to run through them. Looking back, that was a very bold thing to say considering how difficult it is to make marks that were so close to each other without using a microscope. Chuck and Senyo were pretty sure that I was going to be fail the challenge. I could tell that they couldn't wait to test my results. Luckily, my eyes stayed faithful and lo and behold we saw the seam line running through the two marks after we examined it through our ultra-powerful microscope. I  noticed that Senyo and my boss both wanted me to succeed and also wanted me to fail. People are so competitive. It doesn't makes sense to me. If only they realized that all I wanted to do was to impress them since I consider them to much more experienced engineers, I hope they are happy and feel honored.

I slipped out of work early and got home around 9:00pm. I went swimming which was great. Slipping through the water in near darkness felt surreal, strange and exhilarating. Since it was so late, the pool area was largely deserted. By 9:45pm, I was alone. I spent 15 minutes enjoying the solitude. I slipped into my soul self and tried to enjoy the privacy and silence. Surprisingly, it proved difficult to empty my mind and be at peace. However, I succeeded after 10 minutes. I have to say that solitude is great for relaxing my mind and softening my heart. I will try it more sometime. I will end my post with an african proverb.

"Though I am not edible," says the vulture, "yet I nurse my eggs in the branches of a high tree because man is hard to be trusted."
-A Ghanaian proverb