Hurry Up & Wait

Yellow Island
Published

May 3, 2026

Plan of the Week: April 27 - May 3, 2026

High- level outline for the week. Adjusted daily to reflect progress of the day before

  • This week is all about making progress in my writing deliverables.

Monday - UW-RUA

Tuesday - Finishing my Annual Evals

Wednesday - Methylation & Biomarkers

Thursday - Methylation

Friday - Methylation and Biomarkers

Saturday - No Science

Sunday - Methylation


Plan of the Day

Granular level task list to accomplish the high- level goal outlined above

  • My goal for today is to get these samples and beat traffic back.

Projects Touched Today

  • Yellow Island

Progress Notes

  • Nothing like getting up at 4a to make a ferry that is now the catchall for the earlier ferries that were cancelled…
    • Made it to Orcas Island, then Yellow to collect my samples before the low tide window closed.
    • Something hilarious about being so short that even when you fully extend your arms you are not taller than the cyclists in front of you to get a better photo of landing!


Outcomes: Products & Word Count

  • eDNA samples collected.

Today’s total: 0 words

Monthly total to date: 0 words

Annual total to date: 41,162 words

Annual target total to date: 59,500 words

Next Up: Tomorrow’s Plan

  • Will be made during weekly set-up.