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I overslept and couldn’t take a shower, but I made it on time for Italian. It went well. She asked if I had gotten more sleep because it went better.

I just realized that I put the garbage out a day early yesterday. I’m getting my days mixed up.

Apparently I broke my little toe when I fell. That’s why the foot hurts. The radiologist also said that I have mild arthritis in my big toe, but that isn’t bothering me. Oh, and I have the beginnings of osteoporosis. I need to start doing weight training. I also need to get some soy milk. (I don't digest regular milk well.)

I had been considering adopting two cats in Lincoln whose human passed away, but after talking to my colleague/friend, I think that adopting two new cats would be a bit much for Zara and Mimi. I'll just adopt one cat, and if the cat needs a young companion, adopt another cat later. It just occurred to me that I could put a new cat in the "guest room," although Mimi would not be happy because she looks out the window there and snoozes. But it would be cozy for the new cat. It would force Mimi and the new cat to interact.

Happy 100th birthday President Jimmy Carter!

I'm wondering if I should mow the lawn now that I know my toe is broken. On the other hand, I had been mowing it with a broken toe and nothing dire happened. I’ll wait until I hear back from the doctor.

I was looking into arthritis, and I think that I would benefit from an anti-inflammatory diet. I need money to get various foods though. I was able to get a book about it from Kindle Unlimited. I also got Exercise for Better Bones from Kindle Unlimited.

Crud. I went to the grocery store and bought a few things, but I forgot to get soy milk! Aargh. I did get some calcium vitamins though.

I watched most of the vice presidential debate. I intended to have it on as background noise, but got interested. I was surprised at how civil it was and how much like a real debate it was. Vance told some whoppers though, like Trump saving the Affordable Care Act?!? Oh, and I got my Harris/Walz lawn sign and put it out.

I'm feeling an impulse to drop my class, but I should just get my homework done. There's so much else that I want to do though. I need to think about this. I think that I want to learn Javascript more slowly than this class will allow. Yeah, this class is too accelerated for me. I need to get some good books and work through them. The trick will be to block out the time to do it. I'm going to drop the class, practice piano, and go to bed.

I think that's was the problem with my other programming classes too. I can learn programming, but I learn it more slowly than other people who are really good at it. I'm a slow programmer.

I tried to drop the class, but it won't let me drop. I emailed the head of my program to find out what I need to do.

I'm looking into ways to be held accountable for studying Web programming. I might have found an online meeting app, but have some questions that I sent to the company.

I'm going to practice piano and go to bed.

Got up early but kind of frittered away the time. My stomach is upset. I'm cozy, though, in my warm robe and slippers.

Zara was kind of picking at her food this morning, but she ate extra food yesterday, so I'm not worried yet. I was saving a Chewy box to use when I move next year (it's a nice size), but Zara has claimed it and is hiding under the packing paper :)

I was able to study Italian a little. The Italian lesson went well, although he will show me a conjugation and then give me an exercise in it without looking at the conjugation. I can't memorize it that fast!

Oh, I forgot to mention yesterday that I told Mom that Mimi likes to lie on bubble envelopes, so Mom is sending her an empty envelope! She said that she's getting quite fond of Mimi.

Took a nap and overslept because I was in the middle of a dream. Fed the girls, and Zara gobbled down her food, including the food that she didn't eat this morning, so I guess that she's okay. Now she's all snuggly. She likes to knead my right breast, and I told her that's not going to work!

I feel like going to sleep really early, but I have homework to do and I need to get gas. Plus I might wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to fall back asleep.

Well, the program is mostly done, but I'm getting an error that I can't figure out, so I emailed my instructor. Now I'll study for my quiz. I'm making bonehead mistakes (started the wrong quiz), so I think that I need to go get gas and start my nighttime tasks and head towards bed.

I don't think that I'll get to send my Italian emails tonight, but definitely tomorrow. My Italian teacher is pleased that I'm practicing Italian writing them. No, actually I sent one message and will send another one tomorrow.

Oh crap. I need to take out the garbage. I forgot. Done. And I forgot to scrub litter boxes. I put one on to soak overnight. I'll get the other one tomorrow night.

Got gas. Had a bite to eat. Found some Oracle cards on Amazon that I'd like to get, but need to wait until I get more money. Maybe I'll get them for my birthday? Did my nighttime chores. To bed, quickly.

I bought my Android programming book. Actually, I found a really cheap one on eBay, so I bought it too. I'm really stoked to get started, although I need to get past the midterm (already!) in my programming class first. I want to be ready to do lots of programming over winter break. I also pulled out my HTML Canvas book to work on over break.

Speaking of programming, my instructor has been exposed to COVID, but because it's an online class, it doesn't affect us.

I'm trying to figure what to make for dinner that doesn't require a lot of standing. Maybe linguini with red sauce. I can sit while the linguini is cooking.

I was eyeing a trip to Greece, although I wonder if I could pull that off next year given that I'll be moving.

Talked to Mom. The upshot is that her oncologist wants her to consult with a surgeon and radiation doctor to see what the best approach would be to treat the lung cancer. So she still doesn't know what's going to happen. I guess that we need to hang tight.

The good news is that I managed to get my shopping done. The bad news is that my leg is killing me. And I forgot to get a stock pot, so I just ordered one for delivery on Friday. I bought ingredients to make soup this weekend.

Got some of my groceries put away, but my leg is killing me. And I need to do homework, but I'm wiped out. I guess that I'll get up early to put the rest of the groceries away and do homework.

Hmm. Houses are cheaper in Metarie, LA than New Orleans proper, and there's a bus that goes to New Orleans from there, taking 45 minutes. Driving is 15 minutes, and there's a parking lot at the edge of the French Quarter. Something to think about. Metarie also has a lakefront trail, which I'd like. There's also a Unitarian Church that's in New Orleans and that's close to Metarie. I'd rather live in New Orleans though, of course. I want to get The Insider's Guide to New Orleans because, no matter what I do for retirement, I'm sure to go back there. Love New Orleans.

I also checked how long a drive it is from New Orleans to Orlando (9 hours) for a yearly Disney/Universal trip. There also is a train that takes 48 hours. And I found an Orlando hotel for $79 a night. Who knows how expensive Disney will be at that point though :)

There's a big honking storm outside. Good. It'll water my garden. My potatoes are still growing like weeds. I wonder how many potatoes I'll get out of them.

Hmm. I was eyeing a programming bookcamp that includes mobile app development, but I can get a computer science degree for free through the university system. I wonder if someplace has a certificate in mobile app development. Yes, a community college has one online, but I've missed it for this year.

Got to get cracking on cleaning. I've been working on the kitchen. I've decided to clean the back half of the place (TV room and guest bathroom) plus the kitchen tonight and get the bedroom and bathroom floor over lunch tomorrow.

Okay, I'm wiping out, so I'm going to go to sleep and get up early.

Stayed up too late and then couldn't fall asleep. I got up and ate some oatmeal, which did the trick as it usually does. I drink soy milk, and Google says that soy milk is rich in L-tryptophan, so maybe that's it.

Olympics: Jade Carey won the gold for her floor exercise routine. Apparently Simone Biles being out was the best thing that could happen for the rest of the team. Simone Biles is going to do the balance beam final though.

I'm already changing some work-related goals in my list of goals. But at least, I'm thinking about them. (My boss discussed my cross-training with one of the programmers on another team, but he writes scripts in Perl. So I need to learn Perl.)

Sigh. I wanted to watch the gymnastics, but NBC kept on showing other events first. They have a thing for beach volleyball. So I wound up watching two hours of television, which wasn't on my to-do list. I can see how some people just cocoon and watch TV in the evening. It's relaxing. Hmm. I'm wondering what that means for piano class tomorrow. I guess that they'll show the gymnastics later, although there will be a lot of interest because Simone Biles will be in it.

I have the link to the equestrian eventing and show jumping, but it's 5 hours long. No.

Now I'm doing triage on what I need to do. The top things are practice piano and finish the knitting for class tomorrow. Hmm. I'm getting impatient with my knitting, probably because I have a deadline. Completed two rows of lumpy, bumpy knitting and I'm done. Now I'm taking a break to post and then I'll practice piano.