Damn, I’ve been struggling this week with whether I should leave my PhD program with a master’s or keep toughing it out, and this really hit home for me.

Midday after working outside and getting really dirty or sweaty, when it’s still bright enough outside that you don’t have to turn the lights on and the bathroom is only lit from the window, you’re already so hot from working that the water has to start out lukewarm, and also you have a shower beer. My favorite kind.

It looks pink on the inside, is that unusual for puffballs?