Pluses (+) and minuses (−) of this day

[PluMGMK]

- I'm really really thirsty and I don't know why, but it's late and I'm trying to sleep and I don't want to be drinking and putting my bladder into play

I know I'm replying late, but how far is the bathroom from where you sleep? Tbh I'd take a few trips during the night over a strange feeling of dehydration any time

+ Got to use the TEM again, to look at one of my own samples this time.
± Got some good data despite there being a fire drill (planned but not informed in advance!) in the middle of my session
+ Got my full walk in, no shortcuts, and it didn't rain on me
± Found out I'm gonna be mentoring a fourth-year undergrad. I was pretty sure this was coming, but I'm still not sure how well I'll cope
+ Managed to deliver a Quantum Mechanics tutorial without screwing it up
– But I did catch myself using the expression "trivial result" while discussing a question that people had struggled with

[Master]

- I'm really really thirsty and I don't know why, but it's late and I'm trying to sleep and I don't want to be drinking and putting my bladder into play

I know I'm replying late, but how far is the bathroom from where you sleep? Tbh I'd take a few trips during the night over a strange feeling of dehydration any time

It's not too far, it's more the disruption to sleep that puts me off. I have a bad habit of not being able to fall back asleep if I reach a certain level of awakeness during any overnight bathroom trips. So it's something I tend to avoid.

+ Got my full walk in, no shortcuts, and it didn't rain on me

Ahh won that game of chance, I got lucky today and it was only light rain, but definitely being kept on my toes now.

+ Been keeping pretty well hydrated today and don't think I've really hit the same issue
- Feeling a bit bloated, and I can't seem to handle a small meal without feeling overly full

[EdgyRabbid]

+ going to my first concert soon! It’s for a small band, but I’m still excited!

[Steo]

+ I got some stuff done on RayWiki.
- It's been more of a struggle than it should be.
+ I only have 3 levels left on Vita to add relic screenshots for, then other stuff needs to be done at some point.

[The Jonster]

+ Did some work on the RPC Documentary. Mainly, things about the Rayman Favourite Game Survey.
- Still have a number of things to add. Hopefully I remember them.
+ Worked on Fire Emblem and Rayman 3 today. Was a lot of fun.
+ Finished another book and returned to the library today!

[Pirez]

-- Chain jumped off the bike just as I was leaving the house. Had to go to work with the car. Bleh.

[EdgyRabbid]

- ever since I’ve gotten more active on tumblr again I’ve been having more episodes. I’m starting to think that it starts a lot of them for me. I don’t know if that’s normal

[Master]

Honestly, while it's a bit of a joke, touching grass is a form of self-care sometimes. I've had similar issues and a friend keeps telling me to not be so online and pick up a hobby like reading. Something that keeps me less obsessively online.

I do try adhere to it but I don't know how well I do at it mind, but I'll echo their advice on the off-chance it's of use.

- Day has felt simultaneously very slow and yet very fast
- I think I may have picked a hard question again in the quiz

[EdgyRabbid]

Honestly, while it's a bit of a joke, touching grass is a form of self-care sometimes. I've had similar issues and a friend keeps telling me to not be so online and pick up a hobby like reading. Something that keeps me less obsessively online.

Going outside for me is a bit of a problem since I don’t have friends irl.

- I don’t think I should have hobbies

[Pirez]

How would you meet friends without hobbies tho?

+/- Almost off work
++ Practice tonight. I'm still bruised af from tuesday but can't wait!!

[EdgyRabbid]

Idk man. Even in hobby spaces I find myself being the odd one out.

[WPTheModder]

++++ Solved today's Wordle in 2 guesses, I think today will be a wonderful day

(I did have the assistance of a hint.... and the fact my usual starter word knocked off 2 letters, but I still feel good about it )

[Steo]

+ Slept a lot more than yesterday.
- It was a broken sleep, and I still feel a bit tired.

[PluMGMK]

Speaking of Wordle, a memory flashed into my head today… I remember texting with a chatbot on AIM nearly twenty years ago, and one of the activities it could do was a word-guessing game which was similar to Wordle, but I can't remember how exactly it worked. I remember trying it once and successfully guessing the word "pious", even though back then I had no idea what it meant, I had merely heard it on the Simpsons. Now, "pious" is my mother's default starting word on Wordle…

[The Jonster]

+ Got a good walk in today!
- Slight back pain. But I think it's cuz I have bad posture.
+ Added more to the documentary. Going to try to remember some more events from this year.

[Master]

Goes without saying but the big one for September will be the 30th, Rayman Alive and its associated announcements.

- I ate too much today and the foods consumed were most certainly...bad for my diet
- I seem to also be struggling on the sleep front again

[CosmicStrider]

- Oh Jonster, where I live it's straight 90's for at least the whole week! I CAN'T GO OUTSIDE!

Where do you live, Arizona?

Man, my greatest respect goes to people who live in places that hot, especially humid places.

Hah, I wish.

I don't think I'd be able to take the heat though, if I gotta be honest. Maybe. Never really been there. And of course, there's the dust storms, the droughts and fires and...Well, you get it.

[Steo]

- I kept getting sidetracked and only got the one level done today for the relic screenshots.
+ I only have 2 levels left to do now.

[EdgyRabbid]

+ Getting my drill tomorrow!! Yippe!!

[Master]

Drill as in the power tool? Doing some DIY?

- Kinda come to the realisation that I really should've been a lot more decisive when it came to a potential acquisition in the past. I missed out bad and it's a lingering regret at this point.

+ We keep at it, even if it's demoralising sometimes.