ok, this journal entry has enough photos to make up for the last few having none. i took my camera with me today on a trip to the mystic aquarium.
since my last entry, i ended up obsessively going through everything in my password manager since the jurrasic era (2010s). i was planning to spread out the project more, but a part of me just wanted to get it over with, and i guess it scratched a certain itch. a few observations:
- a LOT of the websites i signed up for in the 2010s no longer exist. a reminder of the ephemerality of the web. i'm sure things are popping up and disappearing at a similar rate now, but the things had a different flavor back then.
- privacy policies are great and the GDPR is pretty cool for making it a more widespread (though not universal) practice to allow people to delete their personal data. though some websites say they will but their privacy contact listed in the policy doesn't work or they ignore you.
- when you change your email address for a website login, some companies will take it as permission to re-subscribe you to marketing materials that you had already unsubscribed from on the previous address. insidious!
anyway, i probably should have maintained things better over time instead of creating that trail of abandoned accounts and passwords for defunct websites, but i do feel better having cleaned up what i could.
i was going to do some website updates this week, but they still haven't happened yet. i took some photos of my are.na idea cards for the write-up though!
today, we met up with andrei's sister and her kids at a sri lankan restaurant, which ended up being really delicious. the kids were too cranky to come to the aquarium as planned, so we parted ways after lunch and andrei and i went to the aquarium on our own.
it turned out to be pretty crowded, but we were able to see a lot of really cute and cool animals. they have kind of a lot! dozens of tanks indoors with mostly ocean fish and creatures, and then outside there are penguins, sea lions, and a whole family of beluga whales. i have mixed feelings about humans keeping other species of animals in jail, but it's still neat to get to see them in person. the small percentage of photos that i found interesting enough to share are below...
i think we are officially not sick anymore, but got a bit drained from being out and about in the cold today. i'm glad i don't have to leave the house tomorrow, and can spend my last day of vacation in cozy goblin mode.
