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yesterday while fellowshipping some friends told me about a fantastic festival down in southern wisconsin that's all about raising sheep and the production of wool textiles, and i was absolutely thrilled to discover they have free classes for farmers and textile manufacturers about the various processes involved in not only the wool business but also in areas regarding goat milk and cheese production. it's an expo all about small ruminates generally, and as far as things currently stand i don't see my land being capable of supporting larger livestock because of the marginal marshland graze so i don't have much of a choice but to continue raising sheep and goats for ruminate livestock. gabe and i have always wanted to get into the textile business since we always have shorn wool every year but so far we've had no leads into the industry nor any practical knowledge about using the material so it's all just sitting around collecting dust at the moment, but i would very much love to use it for something. wool is hands down my favorite fabric and i would love to see it more readily available to the average consumer than nylon and other worthless petroleum-based polymers

my good polish buddy ryszard has a house down in edgerton which is near the event and he was very interested when i told him about it so we'll be attending it together. i'm planning to be there all three days to take notes on the various subjects being taught and hopefully to make some connections with other folks in the business and hopefully buy some quality woolen merchandise to bring back to the freezing north just before winter sets in. i don't think anyone here is even close to that area nor interested in the subject but if for whatever reason you are feel free to stop by and say hi!

here is the website for the event:
https://wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com/

While it just started, my day is already pretty good.
I have passed the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) N2 tes. This is the second highest level for this test and very often the minimum requirement for foreigners who wish to work in Japan.
While my score is not very great, it was enough to pass and thus be already in the ~40% who pass this level. Pride and ego tell em to do the test again and get a better score, but rationality just tells me to study more and better next time and go for the highest level N1.

So all in all, I am one step closer to my goal.

been severely depressed for the last few weeks and my usual method of ignoring it and working really hard to distract myself isn't working. hopefully it goes away soon

much to my surprise, i woke up this morning after a terrifying nightmare too personal to relate full of energy and a wholly positive demeanor full of motivation and excitement for the day. having gotten to the point that food had lost its flavor and harmonic music sounded dissonant to me, as well as a general apprehension towards social contact due to a cycle of self loathing, i am absolutely elated that in one night i've regained my composure of mind almost inexplicably. in terms of causality my best guess is that the cooler temperature at night let me sleep the whole night through rather than waking up a dozen times randomly, and generally for whatever reason i tend to have greater mental clarity in the cold

working second shift this year has been very useful in terms of productivity but i can tell there has been a marked effect on my sleeping patterns that has slowly been chipping away at my composure, though hopefully i can address this going forward. at this point i'm thoroughly convinced that irregularity in sleep is one of the leading causes of modern psychogenic conditions alongside poor diet

overall i'm incredibly relieved to have at least a momentary relief from this burden, especially after yesterday which was thoroughly miserable and perhaps the lowest i've felt in years. of course the weatherman says it'll be 80 all next week again so yknow aeioueiouoieioioeuouoeoou WHY EVEN VACATION TO FLORIDA YOU GOT ALL THE WEATHER UP HERE I HOPE IT'S 120 DEGREES ON CHRISTMAS :DDD but i'm choosing to ignore that rn because damn i feel good man

currently planning the bill of materials for a pole barn shed my friend wants to build on his property, it's interesting doing the costing for a project you aren't paying for. hopefully we can get the number down a bit by using existing materials like how i did with my barn though most of the cost is in the siding and roofing obviously

local swat team did exercises at the camp the last two days and i found these funny looking bullets I've never seen before inside a cabin i'm cleaning. does anyone know what the deal with these things are?

look like paintball ish simulation ammo i think. probably for somewhat more realistic training purposes

maybe funtime knows more please enlighten us