Just awake.

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Actually, not.  Just at the machine.  I woke almost two hours ago?  I think so.  I am pretty sure it was a quarter or less after 13:00?  Oh, right.  Yes, I think so.

I studied, first thing.  I reviewed the hiragana standard letters.  As well, I am trying to remember their ordering.  Oh... what was the mnemonic?  "Ah, kana signs!  Take note how many you read well ((n)ow)."?  Is it?  Something is missing!  Gah!  Anyway... I am also trying to remember their order.  The first letter in that, as well, doesn't cover a list of "a's", but the vowels.  The rest cover a consonant paired with a vowel, of which there are five (both vowels and consonant pairings).  Well, there are more, but those are the basics.  And their used to be more, as things lost (mostly) in old English (which might still pop up).

Then I continued with the creation of flashcards for the alternate pronunciations of various of those.  Having completed the flashcards for the standard hiragana.  There are a number of pronunciations I have to study more intensely, mostly the "r's", and a few of the "t's", as well as the singular "f"(ish) sound.  Listening, hearing those spoken both in sentences and singularly.

Anyway, I got through another lesson of review, and a third more of the alternates (of that sort) put into flashcards, then called it a day, as for study.  Or... at least, an end for the moment.  My consideration on study and review is evolving.  I believe, now, I will try to study new material three times a week.  Mostly Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.  On the other days of the week, I will do reviews.  Though, probably, on just about every day, I will hit flashcards.

Initially, I will use flashcards I have produced.  But there are limits to that.  Bulk, my spelling, etc.  In time, I will be looking for an app which acts as a flashcard.  I am looking for one which will keep track of hits and misses, and eventually pull out ones I know for much less frequent review, and put in the ones I keep missing.  There is no way I could keep enough flashcards going for all the vocabulary.  Though I might make some up for particularly difficult to learn words.

After studying, I got to chores.  It is 94 outside, 40% humidity, and about 80 indoors.  Until I started up the machine.  Between the machine and myself, the front room is already to 84.  Bleh.  Now, I didn't open up last night.  But the coolest I saw it was 74 outside.  That... wasn't going to do any cooling in here.  But, if I had left the windows open, it would have been even hotter in here than it is.

The ducks and rabbits are looking good.  Fed and watered, and squawked at just a bit, they seem happy with life.  After I sit after chores, and relax back a bit, sort out what the internet is trying to convey, I may get bottles of frozen water out to the rabbits.  They look pretty hot and bushed from the heat.  I can't  do much more for them.  And, I am almost surprised I haven't lost any rabbits.  Ducks don't seem to have as much of a problem, but they can move, get in water, etc.  Not a fair comparison.

I thought my mother would call today.  I don't think anything would have gone wrong, but she may be quite sore and tired today.  She is a bit of a miracle girl, but her miracles are getting stretched, in time, as we all know.  I continue prayers and wait.

On to reviewing the interwebs, and then?  I don't know.  The lawn is greening up a bit.  I let the backyard go for a while, in part hoping to get to mowing, in part because I was too tired to keep in going as often as the front yard.  A one man band, mostly, dead, in high summer... or any time really.  I do what I can, if it isn't much.  It is what I honestly can do.  I should be dead now.  Just the honest truth.  Still, since I'm not, I'll... keep at it.