No hiking.

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Up too late.  I went to bed at about 22:15, but then realized at about 22:30 that I hadn't taken my medicine.  Okay, but, my medi-sets hadn't been set up.  So I did that.  I do a month at a time.  I was sure hoping furosemide showed up today though.  Anyway, setting up the meds made a midnight sleep time.  I set the alarm for 6:30.  Yeah, I remember hearing it.  Not what I did about it.  I am sure I snoozed it... for a while.  At some point I just no longer got my nerves jangled every few minutes, then woke around 10:30.  A long sleep, but whatever.  Too late to get out, would be too hot.  Beyond, I had the appointment coming up.  As it turned out, today was a relatively cool one.  On that score I could have been out.  Something like 84~87 in the valley.  But the appointment time didn't allow for that, and I wouldn't have expected it either, so wouldn't have gone.  I'll try again tomorrow.

I did get the sides shaved, pretty much, to the scalp.  If I get into using the straight razor, I'd love to learn to shave the pith.  Or... something like that.  Though that will be sort of tricky.  Eventually I'll get a mirror on an arm, in the bathroom, and learn to do that, then learn to do it by touch... or that's the theory.  Yeah, right after I learn to shave my face with that though.  Then again, shaving the head is a lot easier than shaving the face, just takes a bit of acrobatics and training to do it blind.  I'll keep going in for a trim, ever month or two, then get a final one if visiting my brother remains part of the the plan.

After that, my friend wanted to go shopping for music and movies.  He was pretty lackluster about it.  Then again, the thought of movies and music always sounds good until you get in there and have to face stacks and cases full of distracting covers.  It's impossible.  You could ask for help, but for a simple browsing day, what do you even ask?  "Do you know that one group that does that one song?", or "Do you know that movie that has, oh... what's her name in it?"  Yeah... Too much, too much.  Still, he found a Moody Blues cd and a MMonroe cup.  I grabbed three, as there was a buy two, get the third for a dollar.  Problem is, as I was heading to the register I realized they were just dvd.  If you've got bluray, dvd doesn't cut it.  I don't think it looks any more awful played on a dvd or bluray, but dvd just... bleh.

After that, I went to the sporting goods store.  A couple of stuff sacks.  One for the hammock and netting, one for my personals in the side rocket pack.  A pack of alcohol fuel for that stove, some lighter fluid, two types... old school zippos and propane.  Oh, and a bladder for my small pack.  About the same prices as Amazon, easier to return.  Then I took my friend home and hurried home myself.  That heat, even in the mid-80's, is nothing to play with. 

I'll try to go down earlier tonight and get out tomorrow.  Doing what I can.  Later.