Sunday W3D7 Yesterday's adventure was running D&D. The party decided to go to the plane of fire and explore a plot hook that I've been dangling since about session 2. We're on session 11  . Having exhausted every other option they went for it though, and were generally pretty successful at killing almost everyone they've met so far.   First thing I went for a run - an easy 5k (3.1 miles) which will become my long run as I increase it over the next couple of months.   Spent a load of time reading Bram Stoker's Dracula (I've been doing the Daily Dracula, where you read each entry in chronological order on the day that it happened in the book, but I was a couple of weeks behind). I also spent a decent chunk of time catching up here. I did not paint.   Calories tracked at 2,443, updated here, and no money spent. 3/3 for the day.   Week 3 stats Decisionist - 7/7 days tracking calories. Finished the week at 20,848 calories, and gained 0.5 lbs. Hoardsperson - 3/7 no-spend days. I want to get at least 4 this week. Documancer - 4/7 days updating here - must try harder. Cartographer - completed another mini, so I remain 1 week behind target on this. It's not slipping any further though, which is nice.   On the calorie-counting front, today marks the first day of my bulking phase. I plan to gain an average of 0.5lbs per week for the next 13 weeks, taking me from about 12 stone to about 12 stone 7.   I've worked out over the last 4 weeks that my maintenance calories are about 21,078 per week, or 3,011 per day. The plan to start with will be to eat 22,800 per week (3,257 per day), which I'll split as eating a minimum of 2,850 per day and then having a bonus 2,850 to spread over the week. I'll update the numbers over the weeks if I stop gaining weight, or gain weight much too fast. I'll also be aiming to hit at least 150g of protein each day, which should be easy if I stick to the protein shakes.   None of this changing my decisionist goal, which is just to track every day.

I should. This is 100% a feeble excuse, but the annoying thing is that step 1 is to get my grandma a passport (she lives in England now, her passport has expired and she's got no plans to travel internationally ever again). Despite having two Irish parents and spending a chunk of her childhood in Ireland, my mother had the cheek to be born in the City of Westminster, making me one step further removed from citizenship.   ...I've just thought that I might be able to get m,y Granddad's death certificate - that could actually be an easier route. Will investigate with my Mum.

May I propose that this aesthetic includes bioluminescent mushrooms? Glowing fungi feel good for a cave.     Oo, that sounds wonderful actually.   Glad the worst of the storm has passed - stay safe out there ❤️

Gulp, September 30th is the deadline day for so many commitments and past-me has punted a LOT of things to this day.   Gonna need a list!

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Remember when hamster butts were all the rage?     Alligator bar is the better name and it shall be called so.     Are we still guessing animals? I guess a squirrel and its fluffy tail. 

Happy happy birthday, Sal! I hope Roxy and Bronze spoil you. Enjoy your day ❤️

I love those ideas for the 'cave', much agreement on no water features for reasons The damage done by this storm is horrific, I keep seeing images on the news that are so heartbreaking. I feel very fortunate all my loved ones are accounted for.

My neck continues to be jacked up, I have a massage scheduled today.  I finally hit a wall, went to bed at 7:30 last night and woke up at 5am. Almost feel like a human again.

Still alive. Dad is still here and I'm still sick. Thinking a lot about the fact that I used to do more. Was I less tired? Or just less kind to myself? I have some lingering worry that my decline is due to resting too much and not pushing myself. But maybe it would have happened anyway.