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[achariya]

"I have a lot going on," I pondered. "I should probably journal about it."

So here I am.

DragonCon Yip Yip of Sauron:

• Successfully made the thing!
• I actually hate putting the thing on - the fabric is horrific, drips small black bits, and is hot and smelly. I guess I now understand why NOT to buy deeply discounted fabric. Next time I'll buy a large furry 70s throw from Goodwill and dye it.
• Gotta reinforce the mouth because the weight of the fabric...i see it tearing the gauze. Ugh, I have to touch it again.
• At least the zippers work really well!

DragonCon singing:

• In process of learning the Alto I section of Last March of the Ents -- thankfully my only word is "Hoom" and it's reasonably easy.
• UNLIKE the other song, "The Last Unicorn," where I need to learn words along with my part. Also ... S2 gets too high, A1 gets too low, my voice range is no longer very good. I'm going to have to fudge a few of the notes outside of my range.
• Gotta refresh my memory for the Elbereth song, and May It Be.

DragonCon stuff I need to pack:

• Clothes steamer. Electric tea kettle. Contact lenses. Reading glasses/sunglasses. Normal clothes for when I don't want to be an Elf or an overly warm walking carpet. Snacks. Meds. Japanese cold tea things in cans.
• Tequila

Family:

• Uncle Jack is still fading. I hope my cousin can find a way to let him go. We will probably need to plan time in the upcoming weeks for spending with her for various reasons -- why do I see it happening DURING DragonCon? ... I just do. Goddamned Florida.

Work:

• I got into JLDP and need to figure out what else I need to do for it.
• Was interviewed by the work newsletter about it yesterday, I wonder how badly the writer is going to maul what I said, lol.
• I need to take one more class for my "major" and should schedule that in shortly.
• Spreadsheets.
• More spreadsheets.
• Changing to the STRL system?! What.

Health:

• Sept 5 -- Mayo second opinion.
• Sept 17 -- Currently scheduled brain embolization.
• Been swimming. It's been excellent. Almost back up to my normal 20 laps.

Anyway.