Can`t concentrate today. haven`t been able to for weeks. new ideas recent insurgent reports, the ubiquitous eye of ONI watching me... how can i NOT be distracted?

setting up the new lab has consumed the last few months. i have doubts. i keep wondering whether this is the best course

how did i get involved in this?

carver`s report on the colonies surely led me here; that scarcely begins to tell the story. (will clarify my thoughts on this further when i get a chance to breathe!)

(2 diamonds for next part!)