Arrived, as usual at opening, but the research library was swarming with aggressive tourists within ten minutes of my setting up. Pulled out the fiction reading, turned the chair a bit to the side, and waited for the opportune moment to return to my purposes. Eventually, lost about an hour. Must seek out a different area of the building.
Relatedly, have been focusing on the lifting dojo at the gym, to the total exclusion of running, as I don't have winter running togs with me. Weights well above previous highs, so apparently some physical strength being gained. "When the water is muddy, I wash my cloak; when the water is clear, I wash my head covering."
And it looks like the boots will only reach the three month mark. Mil-spec jungle boots (the coveted Corcoran jump boots out of price reach, and the leather soles aren't good in the snow, to boot), very well built, but I had to go down a size to get the sale price, so the leather is splitting at the sole seam in the salty slush (despite daily cleaning). In normal conditions, I'd put some patches in and get another few months out of them, but shoes in the present situation need to be A-1 kit.