Week 903
Day 6315 - 10/15 - Still odd tracking
Today there is still odd tracking with my tummy issues. My tummy has felt a little off most of the day, and while I did have a donut it's now way past when that normally affects me. So it may be indeed a separate second sensitivity to the lunchmeat I had. I'm still not sure if that's a thing or not. It may also be a growing sensitivity to the citrus flavors in my drinks. That will be my next test in a week. I've only just finished my dessert cake last night, so if there are lingering cake effects that should dissipate in the next few days.
I guess today was pretty ok. It passed too quickly. I didn't do as much as I'd hoped with my pen and paper hobby stuff, but I did important things, so I guess that is good. Sadly my first two are barely getting 1 download for every other day now, so I continue to wonder if more than a very small few actually care. 
Day 6316 - 10/16 - Rice was better-ish
Today I had a chicken with rice soup. It seemed better than noodles (or vegetable soup with letters.) Checking online that should be gluten free, so the theory still holds that may be what's causing issues. I messaged my doc because celiac disease apparently has a lot of similar symptoms and can be checked by a blood test, so I asked if any of my previous tests could be used to check that. I also have been curious about my blood type, as a not super official test in high school indicated I may be the rarest donor type, so I've been meaning to find out for sure.
Today was pretty good, I guess. I did less pen and paper stuff than I expected due to doing art stuff, which always takes hours on its own. It's ok though, as I do have certain art I'd like done at a minimum for the 1.0 release.
That's really it for today. Nothing super special. Just more baby steps forward-ish I suppose. And I made it through ok emotionally, so that is always something.
Day 6317 - 10/17 - Kind of confirmation
Today I asked some people on a social page if my numbers seemed right in terms of things upsetting my tummy. One person who has gluten intolerance responded they seemed right. I guess bread has way more wheat than the other stuff, which is where the gluten is, so that is why it has a much greater effect. It may also explain why in the last year pizza has seemed much less nice to my tummy, and maybe even things like chicken strips depending on the breading used for it.
I did about 4 hours with my pen and paper stuff before I realized how late it was getting. I think what I did turned out pretty good, so that feels like nice progress.
I didn't get to play much, but today felt pretty good, especially since my upset tummy is continuing to feel better.
Day 6318 - 10/18 - Bad start
Today had a bad start, made worse by not going with my first instinct. When it was time for the library to open they said they had no power and weren't letting anyone in, and had no estimate on when it may come back from the power company. Not wanting to lose my day I pondered if I should stay for a bit and wait and see or just go to the other library close by. I went with my second thought and went to the other. It was dead there, creepily dead, an uncomfortable dead. I was very glad I had my laptop lock because I didn't feel safe. It felt eerie and weird. Just after noon I decided to call the regular library and they indeed had opened. I asked the librarian when I got there what time the power came back and he said 15-20 minutes after they should have opened. I lost hours at the bad library, not counting 30 minutes travel time to get there and come back, because I didn't follow my first instinct to stay. Where if I had, I'd have lost just 15 or so minutes.
Even after getting back to the regular library, and getting into my regular spot after having to wait a couple hours for people to leave it, I didn't feel creative. And even watching shows felt a little less joyful than usual.
They had been doing construction in part of the library for like 2 months too on an 'aquarium experience.' It was for kids, but I thought it might be cute and fun to check out. It did make me smile, but really it was just a thing to climb through, a thing to explore, and a thing with buttons. Mostly it was just a couple of kid sensory things and a 'find the fish' challenge. So that felt a bit disappointing that it wasn't more fun for me, but I guess it wasn't supposed to be.
I guess I survived the day though. And tomorrow will be a new day, with its own new start, so hopefully I will have a better day then.
Day 6319 - 10/19 - Slow brain
Today my brain is pretty slow. I guess part of that is recovering from yesterday, and part is knowing after I type this in I really won't have much time for anything else.
My bad day yesterday ended even worse than I'd talked about. I was checking something in my 'shower kit' and my finger tip got super badly cut by my razor. Much ouch and lots of blood. It seems ok now, but the feeling is wonky where it was hurt. Probably the nerves haven't lined up like they were before the cut, so that's giving confusing input, or it is because the cut severed them and there is a kind of numb feeling in parts. Hopefully it will heal ok.
I feel pretty ok, but sleepy, and mentally slow. I'm super sneezy for some reason though.
Day 6320 - 10/20 - Hopefully normal Monday
Today I don't expect anything special. Hopefully I can have a regular day and get a lot done with my pen and paper things I'm working on. It doesn't have as much stuff as the others, so hopefully it will be finished quickly. Though it's not spooky, it would be great to have it to 1.0 done by Halloween.
Day 6321 - 10/21 - Hopefully regular Tuesday
Today hopefully will be a regular day. I can't think of anything special happening, so hopefully I can do the things I want and feel ok emotionally.
Week 904
Day 6322 - 10/22 - Bagel experiment
Today I did a bagel experiment. It's been a week since I had other bread. I'm actually uncertain of the results. I think it was mostly ok, certainly better than the last sourdough, though I can't be sure as the roast beef has completely wrecked my tummy. I'm not sick or anything, but it feels like I got booped in the tummy.
It definitely seems like I am also sensitive to red meat which isn't cooked. I'm actually pretty tempted in a couple of days to get more and see if my tummy is fine after dropping it into the heated water. I've done that before and it browns the meat almost immediately, so I'd think even as little as 2 minutes in the hot water might be enough to cook it enough to be ok for my tummy. I got ham yesterday and it also had a very slight upset feeling in my tummy (without bread.)
I guess the day was pretty good. I again did coloring and just a little adjustment to my pen and paper stuff. So it was important stuff, but it didn't really feel like progress. But realistically it's still all way way more than I 'need' already. So I'll probably just finish polishing the starter ideas and release it to a 1.0 version.
I guess all in all today was pretty ok.
Day 6323 - 10/23 - No fish, thanks / Crime scene
Today was a fancy cooked meal day. I was considering trying a fish to be more healthy. There was a tomato style and a curry style one, both of which sounded pretty good, but cutting a small piece and bringing it around the sneeze guard glass to get a good smell, both were eew. So I got neither.
Back when I was growing up dad would do a 'filet of sole' which was pretty good. Looking that up it is typically a specific type of fish, but there can be several substitutes. The ingredients list on the fancy food store label were not any of those options, so when my life is better I will probably have to do some testing to find a local fish I like to eat to be a bit more healthy. (The regular food store sometimes has one in the cooked food area, but I'd like to avoid that as I'd have to pay actual cash.)
I did do a good amount of stuff with my pen and paper work. Though I was pretty surprised when I did. I started working on one of the campaign starts, which is a crime scene for the party to investigate. As I started to think about clues in terms of who was this person, what connections did they have, who were they, I almost started crying. I didn't expect that. I think it just kind of made me feel like I could be such a person, where no one really knows who I am, what happened, and I was discovered by random people because the people who may know me weren't close enough to know.
I only played about an hour after doing that, and then barely had time to watch any shows, but overall the day was pretty good.
Day 6324 - 10/24 - Brain fruit
Today I got a super bad migraine headache. For some reason when I did work on my pen and paper stuff it felt like my brain was a fruit and I was literally squeezing out the creative juices. It made me stop earlier than I'd have liked, but I did a good amount.
My tummy feels a touch off, but I think that is more from the General Tso's chicken than the bagel. I only get that kind of chicken maybe once every 6 months or less because the sauce is always super heavy. But it was on sale for $5 and it is enough to have today and tomorrow, so that is a really good deal. Especially since I got a message that due to the government shutdowns my November food money may be delayed. Last time there was a shutdown I think it was only delayed about a week. If that is the case I should be able to stretch things and be ok. (I think I heard this time is the longest they've been shut down though, so it's possibly longer than before.) I'll certainly have to put the fancy food store's cooked meals on hold and be as conservative as I can be.
I guess overall it was a pretty good day other than the migraine that I had for a few hours. There was good progress on the pen and paper stuff, a new game I pre-ordered a while ago released today, so I got to play that a bit, and overall nothing new that was bad happened. Well, except for the possible food delay news, which is indirect bad. But it was a pretty good day.
Day 6325 - 10/25 - Ok fast day / Sad tummy
Today my tummy is kind of sad. The chicken yesterday wasn't great and made me feel kind of icky until after midnight. Since I felt better this morning I had most of what I'd saved for today since I need to be conservative on food spending, but my tummy is a bit upset now.
The day passed very quickly. I did a bit of pen and paper stuff, then played a bit, then watched a show. Overall it was pretty good apart from tummy not feeling the best. I'm beginning to think though I'm mostly just a little affected by a lot of things, and it's when I have 3 or 4 doses in a day that things get bad, especially if there are no breaks between days when I have the things. Maybe Tuesday I'll do a big test with the sourdough bread and see if it has as big of an effect as it did last time or not. If not then that does seem to support the multiple dose theory.
Day 6326 - 10/26 - Ok so far
Today is ok so far. It's early, not even past lunch yet, but I feel pretty good. I'm pretty tired though. I had a bit of a tough time getting to sleep for some reason. Hopefully I can do a decent amount with my pen and paper stuff, but we'll see. Being tired can really crash creativity.
Day 6327 - 10/27 - Horrible eye poking
Today is another horrible eye poking. I won't really have time for anything else since it's basically in the middle of my day. Hopefully it won't be too terrible.
Day 6328 - 10/28 - Hopefully regular Tuesday
Today will hopefully be a regular Tuesday. Hopefully I'll be close to finishing my 3rd pen and paper supplement. It'd be nice to take a break around spooky Halloween time, but really no one expects it, and I don't even know if more than a few will care. Hopefully it will be a good regular homeless day.
