The Life of a Tomato Plant

I have named my plant Florida del Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Gutiérrez de Joplin, after a combination of Florida Evans from the hit 1970's sitcom Maude (and its spin-off  "Good Times"), Spanish pop sensation Charo and American musician and world-class alcoholic and heroin addict, Janis Joplin. My first week with the plant has gone thusly:
2-21- I place the plant on a window in my bedroom and water it with one tablespoon of water. I then expose it to one hour of The Carpenters' Greatest Hit as I felt a softer sound would be less  stressful for the plant in its first few hours.
2-22- I water the plant the same amount as before. The soil absorbs it well. No music.
2-23- Watered as usual. No changes. Played Edith Piaf for the three hour period I was in class.
2-24- Watered and noticed the soil was getting soupy. Moved to a more constantly lit area. No music.
2-25- Lighter water (half a teaspoon) so to avoid flooding the plant. No music.
2-26- Watered again and noticed a soupy quality. Consulted an online source. Played Cass Elliot and Janis Joplin on shuffle.
2-27- Did not water to avoid soupy soil. Begin to fear for the worst. Looked up Catholic Last Rites and read them to the plant, just in case. Should Florida not make it, I have also decided to invest in sunflowers to be grown outside of the house. I pick a more mixed playlist with an distinct blues feel. On the list: Koko Taylor, Tracy Chapman and Billie Holliday.
 3/2 - Last effort. Moved outside into direct sunlight under screen to protect from vermin that would eat Florida.
3/4- Success! The first sign of a sprout today, proving that 1). Florida isn't dead and 2.) Not everything I love leaves me. :D

Lab week 3.

Distance Traveled: 0.28 miles.
1. Black bottle with a Log inside.
2. Clear bottle with black eyed peas inside
3. Red bottle with log inside
4. RX bottle with hotsauce inside
5. RX bottle with soda tabs inside.
6. Clear bottle with chalk inside
7. Clear bottle with a battery inside
8. RX bottle with Magnet and a small car inside.
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It could be valuable in environmental research in pinpointing certain locations that might be of environmental interest. For example, using coordinates to identify certain spots, one could identify a particular tree that might be worth studying due to its exposure to pollution. Other examples could be certain places where core samples were taken or where water contained certain toxins.