[Heidi]

16 hours ago, starpuck said:

Speaking of territory... found myself back in this here territory.

Just need to find a place to long rest....

Pardon me while I dash through AP's space and wave HI!

Welcome back, Friend!

 

14 hours ago, Artemis Prime said:

watching the tock click

I will never refer to it any other way now, thank you for this.

 

14 hours ago, Artemis Prime said:

did full Morning Prayer for Word of Radiance damage and got my Shape Water point,

Cleric On!! Go you.  

 

1 hour ago, Artemis Prime said:

I'm more concerned about finding something with a good attitude than a fancy mover.

This is what I want most in a horse too. When I had a farm, I was looking at a few different morgans, becuase I love them.

 

Woo hoo for horses and barns and chicken coop upgrades!

 

[DarK_RaideR]

I feel compelled to bring back this classic:

 

[starpuck]

Omg ... I watched the whole 1m40s of that... @DarK_RaideR - What did you dooooooo!?  LOL.

I want my money back.

 

And yet, I keep repeating, "Shut up woman get on my horse."  Damnit.

 

[Artemis Prime]

23 hours ago, sylph said:

huh. So more like a pullover kind of movement-ish, but standing/kneeling, rather than lying on a bench. I like pullovers, so 👍from me.

Yes, much more like a pullover. I actually think I'll do some pullovers in today's workout to get a better feel for what the muscle activation should feel like in lat prayers, because at the moment I think I'm too preoccupied with not hitting myself with the cable to really connect with my lats.

 

23 hours ago, Sepherina said:

Here to follow my northern neighbor!  Loving the solid challenge you have!

Hello neighbor, I love having you on my thread!

[sylph]

2 minutes ago, Artemis Prime said:

I think I'm too preoccupied with not hitting myself with the cable to really connect with my lats.

Not bashing yourself in the face is always a good priority to have.

[Snarkyfishguts]

On 10/18/2024 at 8:44 AM, Artemis Prime said:

My batteries have been feeling low lately, so I've been avoiding social things, but I feel like they may be too low now and what I really need is a jump start. I don't have any big social plans this challenge, but I am going to work on touching base with some people I haven't talked to much recently.

 

I feel this myself lately. I  hope you recharge a bit with good people. 

[Artemis Prime]

23 hours ago, Heidi said:

Pardon me while I dash through AP's space and wave HI!

Welcome back, Friend!

I love this, I feel like I'm hosting a get-together for my favorite people. This community is the best.

 

23 hours ago, Heidi said:

I will never refer to it any other way now, thank you for this.

🤦‍♀️

I did not sleep well on Tuesday night and was very tired on Wednesday. Can you tell?

 

15 hours ago, DarK_RaideR said:

I feel compelled to bring back this classic:

Huh, I thought I knew what this was, but when I actually watched it I had no memory of it. I think it will live in my brain forever now, though.

[sylph]

15 hours ago, DarK_RaideR said:

I feel compelled to bring back this classic:

Wow. I had forgotten about this entirely... 2010-ish?

[Artemis Prime]

Wednesday Report!

 

So, I don't think I mentioned it yesterday, but there was a bat in my bedroom Tuesday night, so sleep was somewhat disrupted. Failed to chase him down, so it's lurking somewhere, but no sign of it last night. But it left me very tired, and the the Zombie made its Word of Radiance save despite having disadvantage, grrr. I managed to do okay for most of the day - made it to the noon Eucharist, though I will admit I struggled to stay focused through the whole thing - but by the end of work, I was incredibly tired. Had already committed to going over to my neighbor's though, so over I went. Helped her renter with his trig homework again. She was available to sit down with it as well - did I mention she's a retired math teacher? They've changed the nomenclature and whatnot enough since she retired that she was having trouble figuring out what he was supposed to do - I knew what he was supposed to do, but I was having trouble remembering how to do it. Between the two of us, we worked it out. And I got a really tasty piece of pumpkin pie - with real pumpkin, not the canned stuff (no shade, the canned stuff makes a damn good pie and is what I use myself) - as a bonus. So that's Bless points, and I'm considering giving myself social points for it as well, because if 3 people spanning 4 generations sitting around eating pie and laughing over trig homework isn't community, I don't know what is.

 

Went home, had dinner, and crashed pretty hard after poor quality sleep the night before. If the bat showed himself, I slept through it.

 

Changed my plans a little for today, decided to do my workout at lunch and then do classwork tonight because I forgot to get everything downloaded onto my tablet for it last night. Other than that, not much going on.

[sylph]

16 minutes ago, Artemis Prime said:

bat in my bedroom Tuesday night

👀

 

Do bats have rabies in PA? In MI, if you wake up with a bat in your room, the Dept of Health rec is to get rabies prophylaxis in case you were bitten in your sleep, unless you can catch the bat and get it in for testing. (ask me how I know)

The likelihood is super low but apparently the MDH doesn't mess around.

[TimovieMan]

Does this call for drastic measures???

[Artemis Prime]

44 minutes ago, sylph said:

👀

 

Do bats have rabies in PA? In MI, if you wake up with a bat in your room, the Dept of Health rec is to get rabies prophylaxis in case you were bitten in your sleep, unless you can catch the bat and get it in for testing. (ask me how I know)

The likelihood is super low but apparently the MDH doesn't mess around.

I think that is the official recommendation, but we've never worried about it. Bats are not exactly aggressive creatures and, as you said, the likelihood that I got bit in my sleep and didn't realize it is SUPER low. It's not unusual for us to have a bat in the house, though it's been several years since we've had one. Mostly I don't worry about it unless I know I actually had direct contact with it.

[Artemis Prime]

58 minutes ago, TimovieMan said:

Does this call for drastic measures???

I'm still hopeful we can part amicably, but I'm not afraid to use force if necessary. 

[Heidi]

17 hours ago, starpuck said:

Omg ... I watched the whole 1m40s of that... @DarK_RaideR - What did you dooooooo!? 

Rangers, man. *facepalm*

 

17 hours ago, starpuck said:

And yet, I keep repeating, "Shut up woman get on my horse."  Damnit.

Same.  

 

2 hours ago, Artemis Prime said:

I love this, I feel like I'm hosting a get-together for my favorite people. This community is the best.

It really is! Thanks for being such a great host.  

2 hours ago, Artemis Prime said:

but there was a bat in my bedroom Tuesday night,

Wait what?

Sipping tea and reading more.

Definitely agree that helping the bat relocate is in order. Mostly I love bats, but you know rabies and all that. 

Bats always seem to be messenger/protectors to me, though I can't tell you why. Maybe the Universe is sending you some divine guidance and protection.  

 

2 hours ago, Artemis Prime said:

if 3 people spanning 4 generations sitting around eating pie and laughing over trig homework isn't community, I don't know what is.

100% this is community. Social points are due!

 

[Laghail]

Following along again!

[DarK_RaideR]

23 hours ago, starpuck said:

Omg ... I watched the whole 1m40s of that... @DarK_RaideR - What did you dooooooo!?  LOL.

Spared you 9 hours, 58 minutes and 20 seconds of your life by not posting one of those 10 hour loop videos of it on YouTube.

[starpuck]

I concur with the others, that your super nonchalant 'Had to share my sleep routine with a bat' confession is crazy!  LOL.  I'd have been up all night or in a hotel.  And I too love bats, but, the risk of the what if would definitely outweigh my ideas on how cute it might be to have a sleepover.

 

Nice job on things.  And oooh pie!

Though I hate pumpkin pie.  On principle.   Since my b-day often falls on the Thanksgiving holiday and I get candles in my pie, instead of a bday cake.

[Artemis Prime]

22 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said:

 

I feel this myself lately. I  hope you recharge a bit with good people. 

I've been texting a lot lately with one of my friends I don't usually talk to that much - we hang out face to face but in between get-togethers it's basically radio silence. Not the same as real face to face time, but it's definitely helping.

 

19 hours ago, Heidi said:

100% this is community. Social points are due!

Social points taken!

 

18 hours ago, Laghail said:

Following along again!

Welcome!

 

7 hours ago, starpuck said:

Though I hate pumpkin pie.  On principle.   Since my b-day often falls on the Thanksgiving holiday and I get candles in my pie, instead of a bday cake.

Boo! There shall be no combining of birthdays with other holidays! 

Just sayin', if we started a commune I would definitely bake you a birthday cake.

 

 

Thursday Report!

Light points, Shape Water, did Morning Prayer but the Zombie saved again. Had a good workout. Did OHP with dumbbells because I could tell with the barbell lifts that my right shoulder was doing most of the work, and man was the difference stark once I switched to db. Chatted with the discord nerds a bit about change plates that work with rubber hexheads, and there are some possibilities out there. Change plates were already on the reward list for this challenge, but (after I smash this challenge like I did its predecessor!) I'm specifically going to look for 1.25lb plates that are either clip ons or magnetic so that I can use them with my barbell or the gym dumbbells. It does mean I'd have to take them back and forth from gym to home, but I think I can manage an extra 2.5lbs in my gym bag.

 

Speaking of the gym, accidentally locked my fob in my locker as I was leaving, so have to go back after work today so someone can let me back in to retrieve it. I felt like a doofus. But! The workout killed a Zombie and it failed its save, so it's dead-dead. That means I only have 3 Zombies left to kill before I can battle the Wight, which is good because those 700 points are going to play a huge role in determining if I pass this challenge or not.

 

Finished work, which has continued to go well through my first week. I think the big thing is that I was just so bored in my old job, doing something new is really engaging, even though the work itself isn't that exciting as of yet. I am super looking forward to the FPC coming back next week (still don't know for sure that she is, but I'm currently operating under that assumption) and finding out what my regular workload is actually going to look like. After work, I did chores, then my parents went out and I enjoyed having the house to myself. Had dinner, watched some YouTube, did some reading. Moved on to class reading and woof, that was rough. My professor warned us that this week's assignment was dry, and he wasn't kidding. It put me right to sleep, literally. 3 pages and I was out, didn't wake up until my parents got home. 

 

No sign of the bat again, which is making me start to think he might have found his own way back out.

 

Today -

Got my Light point and Word of Radiance. Need to run errands at lunch, mainly hitting the bank up to withdraw cash for a deposit on the horse if I really like it, but I'll tick a couple other things off the list while I'm out and about. Do a quick stop at the gym on my way home to get my fob, then home. Probably hang out outside for a bit after work, haven't done much with my horse this week, then class reading tonight. Think I'm going to call the dry assignment a bust and do an alternate reading instead.

 

I hope you all have a Fantastic Friday!

[Heidi]

On 10/25/2024 at 7:23 AM, Artemis Prime said:

ust sayin', if we started a commune I would definitely bake you a birthday cake.

 

Just saying . . . . ❤️ 

On 10/25/2024 at 7:23 AM, Artemis Prime said:

Think I'm going to call the dry assignment a bust and do an alternate reading instead.

This is a solid approach. 

For the record, what was the reading?

 

I really like that you had an evening to yourself.

I forget when the electricity is supposed to go in, remind me please? 

 

Sounds like some seriously solid gains in the weights room, nicely done.

Hope you’re having a lovely Saturday!

[Artemis Prime]

1 hour ago, Heidi said:

For the record, what was the reading?

It was selections from Joseph Butler's Analogy of Religion Natural and Revealed to the Constitution and Course of Religion. If the prof hadn't warned us, that title certainly would have given it away.

 

1 hour ago, Heidi said:

I forget when the electricity is supposed to go in, remind me please? 

I think I forgot to report on this, but the electric company sent a guy out...Wednesday, I think? To run the line where he wants it, they have to take a tree down on our neighbor's property. So he's getting in touch with them to see if they'll green light that. Technically, they signed a right of way for us, so the electric company could do it without checking, but we told them not to do it if Jim says no. Other option is to run the line from our transformer, which would be more work for us, but I'm willing to do it for the trees. So for now, it's wait to hear back. Sometime next week I'll check in if it's been radio silence just to make sure he did actually follow up.

 

 

Friday Report!

A quiet day. I was tired, partly from being out of my normal sleeping routine (I've been camping in the living room due to the bat), partly from being in a new office. Did my errands at lunch, though not as much as I had planned because the bank took a little longer than I had figured. After work, retrieved my gym fob then went home. Didn't do a ton outside, but did wander around a bit to soak up some sun. Read, worked on a jigsaw puzzle, didn't really get far with my class reading. I'm a bit concerned with how much of a struggle it's been this semester, but I think the bigger problem is that I've basically gone back-to-back-to-back classes with very little time off in between since January. I'll get a couple of weeks off in between the end of fall semester and the beginning of spring, so hopefully that will be the reset I need.

 

Bat showed up again last night. Unfortunately, peace negotiations did not go well and it ended in a fatality. But I have my bedroom back, now, and am very much looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight. It meant another night of disrupted sleep, which isn't ideal when I'm driving 2 hours away to look at a horse this afternoon, but so it goes.

 

Up this morning, chores done, breakfast eaten, some reading done. I'm typing this update in between sets for this morning's workout, then it's off to class for an hour. After that, scarf down a bite of lunch and off I go to see what will hopefully be my new horse. In case you haven't noticed, I'm pretty excited about this one. She's everything I wanted (or at least is advertised that way) for a price well within my budget. Proof, I'm sure @Heidi would say, that the Universe loves me and wants me to be happy.

 

I love all you guys and want you to be happy. Have a great Saturday, Friends.

[Everstorm]

I am living vicariously through you and your horse shopping.  I hope the mare is everything you are hoping for!

[Sovalis]

I am sorry about the bat fatality, but glad you have your room and bed back. I hope that the mare is everything you want!! Pictures please!

[Heidi]

7 hours ago, Artemis Prime said:

Proof, I'm sure @Heidi would say, that the Universe loves me and wants me to be happy.

I would and it does.

❤️ 

 

RIP the bat, but kudos to you for making the effort.

I also applaud the neighborliness and tree-prioritization of your approach to the electricity.

Will you be able to bury the line?

 

That book looks bone dry. I hope you have a decent alternative text.

I hear you about how the constancy of classes is piling up. You and me both, friend. When does your Fall term end?

I hope the horse is everything that was advertised, and nothing that wasn’t.

Looking forward to hearing all about Adventures With Horses™