Well, a start.

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A bit of a rest, after the shower and laundry.  Then, dishes in.  I wasn't able to get all of them, even all that had been soaking.  I rearranged things, for a better process.  Though most of them are going.  They don't need to be scrubbed, just... a soapy soak, rinse, and then dried.  A bit of a wash, but just... to do it, get old soapy residue off.  That, and washing the freezer top, so as to get that pressed into action for a drying center.

The goal is two loads of laundry, the freezer top cleaned, this first batch washed and set to a hot rinse, then dried.  One more load... say two dishpans or so, of bigger items, put to a fresh soak, those washed yet today.  Then one more soapy soak if needed.  And, either finished today, or first thing in the morning.  But, either way, another shower tomorrow.

Brushing my teeth this afternoon.  My homemade mouthwash really does keep the mouth clean, even with serious abuse as has happened lately.  When your dentist tells you that enamel can't repair itself, but that yours did, while insisting it isn't possible?  Right?  You know you are doing something right and they are doing something wrong.  Amen.  

Living and loving it, in Sodom, has it's drawbacks.  Sodom, or Babylon.  I'm... not absolutely sure which was worse?  They all go along to get along, and never look the gift horses in the mouth.  Really, some gift horses need to be checked, thoroughly.  I doubt everything, and try different things, rather than just lamenting the evil of the world.  It... often... actually does work.  Can.  Better than floating along, like a dead fish.  Even if I 'are' one.  :p

Anyway.  A good start, reasonable plans.  Back to gaming, for a bit.  I did buy a few things, but much of it is groceries, and a new pan.  A pan, actually, only for deep frying and for spices.  A deep-dish cast iron doohickey.  May end up getting a smaller one though, tried a 12 incher.  Might be... too big.  Still, I'll... find use for it.  Oh, and lodge does make lids for their pans!  I'll be getting a lid for that and the smaller ones, too.  Nice.  I... love my cast, if I'm beginning to love my carbon steel pans.  It just... took a bit of work with them.  Breaking in, much as cast, but easier... with real fats, like lard and tallow.

Still, kept my order small, and mostly just foods... like fennel seed, and protein powder.  My chocolate type went from $47 to $41 to $50, so I dropped it.  Just got my base type, non-veggie.  I probably won't by vegetarian again, after I finish it.  First, it doesn't mix or taste as good, second, it has soy.  If the taste is rather gritty too.  Just... not fun.  More calories even.  Still, I was curious.  I'll use it up.  But, now I know.

No more spending, on anything, until I see how finances are.  I still have two bills, I'll try to sort out this week.  And those go without saying.  But... no other type of spending.  The goal is to begin putting money into savings.  But I have to be sure there is money to put in.  No use putting money away only to have to immediately pull it back out.  The hope was to have the ~$500 from the auto, payments and insurance, get tucked into savings or extra house payment.  Was living pretty tight, though, so not... sure.  Still sorting finances, as I go.  Ugh.

I did get one card partly paid.  The rest are paid off, and will stay that way for a bit.  Though, this one... I want to use it for amazon, and pay it off every other month.  Use it only for that, paying it off every other month.  Just a... thing.  Always lose, but losing, financially, is the way to "get ahead" these days.  Avoiding most of it, without completely ditching the system?  Something like that.

Well.  On with the gaming.  Enjoying a fatted coffee while at it.  Later.

Oh...  I have to say...  While there are problems with the game.  It is, at it's core, fantastic.  Some of it I would call genius.  The levels, intricacies, depth.  A bit too much?  Well, if... you like your make-believe worlds small, I suppose so.  While, of course, not real.  It is much closer to reality.  Which... I get...  A lot of people do not like.  Whether games should be that involved is a question for another.

Here, for example, is one very tiny portion.  It is not even a part of the may story.  I don't think it is required.  All of this, for a few moments, minutes, hours, of exploring and solving how to get what you want.  Either killing all before you, which is often my way, or trying to sneak through on your belly.  Not saying yellow bellies are terrible.  And... there are times.  And I... even understand.  Still...

Yes, I'm in the area, and decided to sort it out, but was having... problems.  So I sought a guide.  Better to know when you are getting your ass handed to you, and seek a better way, than to just keep knocking your head against the way.  Oh, need to see if resting, or far traveling and coming back, will cause the fires to be undone.  Ugh.  So many little details.

All that to fight a boss (probably), which isn't even all that important, and isn't a major part of the main game.  Actually, it may have almost nothing to do with the main game.  Just... a dalliance.  A lark.  But, if you like to explore, war, hunt, peck, find, learn, do?  Yea.  Not at all a bad game, just... leave it alone, stop changing every fucking thing, every other day.  If you failed to shore it up, to start, that's your problem.  My thing is, as water, to seek the path of least resistance.  And, if I can capitalize on your mistakes, piss off.  MINE!  *grins*  *rictus grins*