morning routine

you wake up.

you wonder what you want to do today. you check the latest open house tasks:

• plant potatoes (easy)
• clean kitchen (medium)
• repair broken generator (hard)

you feel good today, you've been feeling much more awake ever since air pollution has reached low enough levels to breathe outside without a mask.

you get out of bed and head to your house's kitchen. here you grab some fresh fruit, granola, and yogurt in a bowl, which you bring with you to your house's garden. on the way you pick up the paper.

you sit down next to the apple trees and ponder, what's in a seed...?

a housemate walks by: "hey, did you hear about what happened last night?"

"no, what's up?"

housemate: "there was a 8.5 earthquake in Wellington"

"wow!"

housemate: "yet everyone was fine, hardly even any structural damage."

"so the latest open building models really are earthquake safe, huh?"

housemate: "yeah i guess so, i wonder if this will convince more people here to upgrade"

you decide to flip through the paper. another boring day in Berkeley.

you check the nearby garden data: our house is producing 5% more produce than last year.

you wonder why that might be, more clear skys, more automation, the latest genome?

you decide on your next task: plant potatoes. easy.

even though you've done this before, you skim through the documentation to make sure you remember everything.

you check in the shed, find the bag of potato seeds and pull out a planter. you set the planter upright and hold out the seeds.

you see the planter take the bag, analyze the seeds, and venture onward, finding open spaces suitable for growing potatoes.

the sun starts to climb over the trees and you feel the warmth against the cool breeze.

you ponder how much you want to work today.

you remember a conversation last night, about the impact the floods were having on nearby houses.

your house has been mostly unharmed, mostly due to its position within the geography.

as other houses become more impacted, you've appreciated the opportunity share your house's surplus, in particular the micro-factory equipment that you diligently maintain.

you wade through the latest real-time climate analysis coming through Northern California. attached to each report are discussions on potential actions requiring regional coordination, many of these linking to documentation about new techniques made possible by the latest open research in Hawaii.

overwhelming but important, you let this sink into your subconscious. in the meantime, you decide you want to do some simple physical labor today, so you check the nearby house boards for open tasks recommended for your skills:

• clean blocked drain pipes (easy)
• build a barn (medium)
• repair water pump (medium)
• elevate house 2 meters (hard)

ah, a good barn raise! you remember contributing to the initial designs for this neighboring site, so it makes sense to join the physical party.

you grab a bike, check your hud for directions, and pedal onward towards the sun.