Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Woo hoo! I go to California tonight to enjoy a week of wedding activities. I am excited. Strange to have a whole week off...it's been a while. 

Note to self: Take lots of pictures. Maybe a few videos. Write a lot of stuff while I'm on the plane. Journal Idea: Non-stop writing for an hour and a half. I guess I could record a video of myself talking. 

Now I have to frantically wrap up everything I can here at work before I leave. And away we go.

Monday, July 12, 2021

Fascinating times. More DDoS attacks yesterday. I spent a goodly amount of time trying to play. Met some neat people through the Twitch chat. The frustration of not being able to play the game is mitigated by the excitement of meeting new friends.

I've been keeping to my workout schedule also, despite the gaming interruptions. I don't want a repeat of last November where I kept quitting halfway through. I like being under 210 pounds. I'm not going to diet of course, but I may employ strategies to make sure I am less inclined to gorge myself on all the sweet sweet foods. By not letting myself get too hungry, firstly. 

I had a dream about my friend. She had a home high in the mountains, and I was employed as a monster hunter. I roamed the wilderness keeping the area clear of threats. Mixed feelings, of course. We are building in the environment of the monsters, and it's not their fault they go after stuff that enters their territory. Also I tangled with other monster hunters in the area who just wanted to wipe out everything. 

Now that I think about it, I'm not sure if my friend (in the dream) was even aware of the monsters, or knew what I was doing to try to keep her safe. Dreams rarely let you have a frank conversation about the best way to handle the situation.

I've got a bit of pain in my left hand, just the outermost two fingers. Mostly around the knuckle. I haven't been punching anything. I note it here in case it gets worse. Might just be from video gaming. 

We'll see.