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m_d_hAs of yesterday, I've meditated every day for three weeks in a row! This might be a personal best for me, but I can't be certain, because I haven't recorded every day I've ever meditated, but I think it is probably a personal best.
I intend to continue, but I'm going to lighten up on the carrot & stick approach until I lose this first round: I don't necessarily have to wait until after my daily meditation to write in my journal. But when I do skip a day of meditation, then I will take away this good behavior bonus until I hit three weeks in a row again.
So, I haven't meditated yet today, but I expect I will sometime this afternoon. 26 minutes today.
T was doing chores this morning. I was relaxing after a 4-mile run in the now-perfect running weather. I will probably work for a couple hours this afternoon to get caught up and earn some credit hours, and I'll do all the remaining chores. I want to wake tomorrow feeling totally caught up with everything.
Yesterday evening was fun socializing with friends, although as an introvert I became physically tired before T did. He needed the socializing more than I did, as I've been able to see K way more often than T has been able to see B. I did not demand we leave early. The temporary merging of our two households created a 5-person dinner party, the food was great, the company was enjoyable. I would visit their house again, or have them over here. If we have them over here I'd prefer an earlier start to the socializing so we'd have time for a board game before dinner.
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As I was focused on playtime with K on Friday evening, I didn't learn of RBG's passing until Saturday morning. There's grief and grumpiness about it on the Left, but I fully expect the Republican Senate to approve the President's nomination for a replacement Justice. This opportunity is too attractive for Republicans to pass. I think if Trump were well-advised he'd nominate the Cuban-American woman from Florida.
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It is still early in this meditation game, I'm going to play through three rounds and I'm only in the first round. I'm incrementing the time by one minute per day until I fail. Then I'll drop by half for round two, incrementing by two minutes per day until I fail. Then I'll drop by half again for round three, incrementing by three minutes per day until I fail. At that point I should have enough data to decide how much daily meditation is sustainable, and I'll settle on a firm number of daily minutes.
No idea where this is going to end up. Maybe take the median fail of the three, reduce by 10%, then round down to the tens place. Right now I think 20 minutes/day would be sustainable, based on the past three weeks, but I'm not nearly finished playing the game yet. I could end up with 40 minutes/day?
I imagine that after I resume commuting sometime next year I might have to work out a new, lower sustainable level. And after I retire it will be an entirely new lifestyle, so another, higher sustainable level.
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Last night I met a new person, the third housemate living with Kent & Brandon. He was handsome, friendly, intelligent, cultured, and a long-time friend of Brandon's. He's a bodybuilder sort, with massive shoulders, arms, and chest -- and he was hanging out in a taut tank top. He signalled that he's kinky via the brand on his ball cap, and talked favorably of polyamory. I couldn't catch him flirting with me at all, but ... I could've been interested in him, heh. It's been so long since I had a conversation with a handsome stranger. My hormones aren't dead, they've just been Quarantined for six months.
Kinky gamers are my sweet spot.
I intend to continue, but I'm going to lighten up on the carrot & stick approach until I lose this first round: I don't necessarily have to wait until after my daily meditation to write in my journal. But when I do skip a day of meditation, then I will take away this good behavior bonus until I hit three weeks in a row again.
So, I haven't meditated yet today, but I expect I will sometime this afternoon. 26 minutes today.
T was doing chores this morning. I was relaxing after a 4-mile run in the now-perfect running weather. I will probably work for a couple hours this afternoon to get caught up and earn some credit hours, and I'll do all the remaining chores. I want to wake tomorrow feeling totally caught up with everything.
Yesterday evening was fun socializing with friends, although as an introvert I became physically tired before T did. He needed the socializing more than I did, as I've been able to see K way more often than T has been able to see B. I did not demand we leave early. The temporary merging of our two households created a 5-person dinner party, the food was great, the company was enjoyable. I would visit their house again, or have them over here. If we have them over here I'd prefer an earlier start to the socializing so we'd have time for a board game before dinner.
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As I was focused on playtime with K on Friday evening, I didn't learn of RBG's passing until Saturday morning. There's grief and grumpiness about it on the Left, but I fully expect the Republican Senate to approve the President's nomination for a replacement Justice. This opportunity is too attractive for Republicans to pass. I think if Trump were well-advised he'd nominate the Cuban-American woman from Florida.
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It is still early in this meditation game, I'm going to play through three rounds and I'm only in the first round. I'm incrementing the time by one minute per day until I fail. Then I'll drop by half for round two, incrementing by two minutes per day until I fail. Then I'll drop by half again for round three, incrementing by three minutes per day until I fail. At that point I should have enough data to decide how much daily meditation is sustainable, and I'll settle on a firm number of daily minutes.
No idea where this is going to end up. Maybe take the median fail of the three, reduce by 10%, then round down to the tens place. Right now I think 20 minutes/day would be sustainable, based on the past three weeks, but I'm not nearly finished playing the game yet. I could end up with 40 minutes/day?
I imagine that after I resume commuting sometime next year I might have to work out a new, lower sustainable level. And after I retire it will be an entirely new lifestyle, so another, higher sustainable level.
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Last night I met a new person, the third housemate living with Kent & Brandon. He was handsome, friendly, intelligent, cultured, and a long-time friend of Brandon's. He's a bodybuilder sort, with massive shoulders, arms, and chest -- and he was hanging out in a taut tank top. He signalled that he's kinky via the brand on his ball cap, and talked favorably of polyamory. I couldn't catch him flirting with me at all, but ... I could've been interested in him, heh. It's been so long since I had a conversation with a handsome stranger. My hormones aren't dead, they've just been Quarantined for six months.
Kinky gamers are my sweet spot.