2/14/2020
(Above: The newly repaired sink drains. Though the openings in the bottom of the sink were not widened as much as I had hoped, there are no longer any leaks.)
Active Summary: Today’s early morning regimen was followed by a number of tasks that went chronologically as so: more writing for about 40 minutes, cleaning Jacobhouse for 35 minutes, contacting UF to see about being admitted into the school & beginning the process of enrolling for classes, and then at 10:35 AM, I decided it was time to venture down to the Harbison Farm Market. There, I procured vegetables and fruit that are not found in the garden*. On returning to Oldhouse, I put away the groceries and at 12:00 began to put together a stuffed roundsteak for lunch. At 12:40, we were eating, and it was delicious (pictures below commentary).
(7:31 PM Update:) This afternoon I helped with myriad cattle-related activities including: feeding/working full grown cows, vaccinating calves, tagging a newborn, and riding around the beef pasture to perform a herd health check. After that, I briefly helped Padre set up his washer/dryer unit in the Studio. This was ensued by my venturing to Jacobhouse where I replaced some of the piping beneath the dual sink basins. Now I’m finishing up today’s entry before heading to Oldhouse for a dinner of sweet potato and fresh garden vegetables.
TIL: Included in the day’s commentary.
Commentary: Two highlights have occurred thus far today**. The first, of course, was the fact that this morning’s visit down to the farm market was my first since returning from Europe. Everyone greeted me quite cheerily, and all the produce looked exceptional, especially the cucumbers, onions, & Florida Grown black seedless grapes. Those grapes ended up having a pleasant and slightly wild tang along with skins firm enough to produce a satisfying crunch when biting into them. Excellent.
The second highlight to occur is in regard to my continuing education. UF has added a few more Bachelor of Science programs since I last looked, one of which appeared similar yet far more interesting than my previously selected Public Relations degree. Indeed, the University of Florida now offers a online Bachelor’s Program for Advertising: Persuasive Messaging. Advertising, though still delving deep into the realm of human psychology and statistics, is much more story-driven than Public Relations. Stories. Not technical writing***!
Oh, and in regard to the TIL… Today, aside from learning of the new UF Bachelor’s Programs, I also discovered that prerequisites for the Advertising Program are identical to the Public Relations Program. So, this coming Fall of 2020, I will be good to go.
Stuffed roundsteak… or, rather, a round steak wrapped around stuffing. The filling was already warm from its recent cooking, so I was able to broil this whole piece of beef in about 10 minutes. As for the stuffing, it consisted of 2 mashed baking potatoes, 2 diced / sauteed zucchinis, 2 diced / sauteed garlic, a cup of washed shredded mozzarella, salt, and freshly ground black pepper. 
Stuffed roundsteak and salad comprised of vegetation from both the Farm Market and the Jacobhouse garden.
Final Note: Tomorrow and later today I plan on performing some Jacobhouse maintenance. First and foremost, I will be fixing the drainage pipes beneath the kitchen sinks with the new parts that are supposed to be arriving this afternoon. Secondly, I will be taping up and priming around the front kitchen window of Jacobhouse. The plan is to trim around the window with aluminum anglestock and to paint the exposed wood turquoise like the rest.
*Grapes, strawberries, apples, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. And eggs.
** And one is likely to occur after my submitting this entry: a dinner of delicious sweet potato slathered in salt and coconut oil.
***There will no doubt be some tedious writing involved. However, on reading a summary of Advertising versus Public Relations, I could not help but note that Advertising made multiple mentions of ‘branding / brand stories / history’ whereas the only writing Public Relations made mention of was ‘technical writing’.