it is monday, the start of the week. i could sit here all night trying to think of something good to say about it but i'm currently at a lost for words. still too cold to go outside, i kept myself indoors for the whole day. i passed the time by brushing up on my flash actionscripting, figured it was about time for me to start getting into that if i want to find more work. for lunch i had some leftover ribs. the barbecue sauce was so salty, i felt like my mouth had been marinated. i ate an apple afterwards to neutralize the sodium overdose.

there's new plant activity in my indoor garden. i was surprised to find that some of the seedlings i planted 5 days ago had already sprouted. most of the giant thai hot peppers have emerged, and i relocated them from the dark guest bedroom to the well-lit grow closet. later i was surprised to see that the coreopsis (coreopsis tinctoria to be exact) had sprouted as well, since they weren't supposed to come out until after 7-30 days. judging from the seedlings, they were probably out yesterday, so it only took 4 days until germination. maybe it had something to do with 160 watts of light, since i put them in the closet due to lack of growing space. i'm still waiting for the tomatoes and the tomatillos to join the party.

some of the nasturtium flowers have transformed into nasturtium seed pods. they're not ripen yet, probably still a few more weeks. i wonder if my manual attempts at pollination had anything to do with it? occasionally i take a piece of tissue, roll it up into a wand, and swab the various flowers, imagining that i was a bee. also tonight i saw my first red nasturtium flower. there have been deep orange flowers that were close to red, but this was definitely red. unfortunately it doesn't photograph well (both orange and red look the same in photos) so no pictures.

for dinner i had some homemade meat buns my father dropped off earlier in the evening. i finished it off with a can of lychees from the fridge. my aunt returns from taiwan tonight, after a 2 month long vacation.