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I think I've arrived at a truce over the writing thing. Would-be student admits that he has never read much of anything but comics and manga. This explains a great deal. The remaining mystery is why he would be attracted to writing when he doesn't really like to read. First time I've ever encountered that.

Work busy, heating/cooling system misbehaving again. We are in air conditioning cooling or pump in outside air weather now, but the heat had been on for one night about a week ago. We noticed that the mechanical room has been exceptionally warm, enough so to affect performance of some computer equipment housed in there. Turns out the hot water boiler for the heating system has been stuck "on" and holding the water at 160°F instead of the normal 122° which would explain the excess heat. Service was called in.

A pile of Peruvian avocados was brought in by a coworker who got them from a family member who in turn works for an importer. Slightly larger than the Mexican or Californian ones we usually get, I thought they resembled green and bristly hedgehogs. All they need would be tails, since the stem bud looks like an eye when properly positioned. I brought two home and will assess them when fully ripe.

Unpredicted wave of thunderstorms washed over us around midday, in several cycles. The worst brought not just heavy rain but major lightning and several power surges that set UPS units humming loudly as they clamped down on the voltage spikes. Nothing was damaged or rebooted as far as I can tell.

Now off to knit, since I have a scarf that must be finished by Thursday if possible.