I finished installing the new scanner today. Took me longer than expected but it appears to be functioning properly. It is a new model that is... quite advanced. There's also this feature that more precisely calculates the larger dynamic range.
It's been a month that I've been out here. Felt I deserved to eat something other than the ship ration for once. I've saved one set of high grade meal for diplomatic mission that I scavenged, and wine, in a spacey plastic bag. I wish it'd come in a bottle... I needed to stop staring at this scanner anyways. I'm seriously at my wit's ends with it. I know it's against the protocols to bring unknown foods aboard the ship due to possible contamination, but how could I say no to a steak?
I don't know why I keep writing. Well, I guess I do. It makes it easier on me. Makes me feel safer. Less alone. But after spending time with an asteroid today, I realized I can't keep this charade up forever. It's not healthy.