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pshaw_raven) wrote2021-08-26 05:38 am
pshaw_raven) wrote2021-08-26 05:38 am
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Scatterbrained
I can't focus on anything lately. We're heading to Disney World tomorrow for a short visit and I suppose I'm ready for the break, though as usual I find myself fretting a little about being gone. But I have plenty to keep me occupied today. Originally, we were going to get started tomorrow afternoon, as Fox has an upgrade at work, and once it's done he's free. And then they decided to do the upgrade at 6pm, despite his already having put in for the vacation time. What.
So he's taking his work laptop, and will be doing the upgrade from our hotel room. The internet at Disney resorts isn't amazing, but it's very stable, and much better than at, say, his parents' house. I have no idea what I'll do during that time but I'm good at entertaining myself. I might even get adventurous and head to Epcot and get started on the Food & Wine Festival, since I'm pretty sure there are some carbohydrate sins I need to commit.
We'll be going back in November and again in January, since as of now, in person racing is back on, so we're registered for both the Wine & Dine challenge and Dopey. This will be my fifth consecutive Dopey so I'm stoked about that.
Today I have a long run, so I'm going to Magnolia Lake again. Last time I had the same time - one hour and forty-five minutes - but today I want to make it all the way back to my truck. I fell a bit short last time mainly, I think, because of unfamiliarity with the trail, and taking a few dead-end turns where I needed to backtrack. When we get back I'd like to talk Fox into going out there for a hike so we can look at where the actual Florida Trail is supposed to go, since my previous run (and today's run since now I know where I'm going) stuck to Camp Blanding's access roads. One of the dirt roads I ran along had "medical evacuation route" signs which amused me greatly.
And I'm considering acquiring a small Spyderco knife to stick in my pack for these long trail runs. I mean, yes I have my phone, and I'm not in real, wild backcountry like in the Rocky Mountains or something, but it might still be good to have. Knives are terrible for self-defense against humans, but they're incredibly useful for a lot of other things. Happily the last time I was there, I saw exactly one human, and he was completely uninterested in me. I also saw some rabbits. But more interestingly, I saw deer and boar tracks. I've not seen wild pigs here, though a few people have pigs. Not whole herds of swine, but they'll have one or two running around.
Anyway, I'm going to try to get some things done today besides just the packing, but it's kind of difficult to sit down and work on something like art. I also got my package of stuff from the Wanderhome Kickstarter, but I haven't really been able to properly look it over yet. I did flip through the book, which is gorgeous. And there's a packet of character sheets and some art postcards, and I backed at a slightly higher level to get myself a mushroom pin. I'm turning into one of those people who collects enamel pins. Wanderhome seems to have a similar goal and vibe to Muna, though I'm not making a roleplaying game. But the general idea is that there was a major conflict (how many fantasy stories have you read that center on a great war?) but it's in the past now. Muna is focusing more on how individual and societies are rebuilding themselves and what people are finding to do in peace time. Obviously there's still conflict - there always is - but it is much smaller, and not so much attuned to armed fighting. Anyway, no one cares about this, LOL.
I'm mainly waiting for it to start getting light so I can drive over to the trail head. I don't want to get started in the pitch dark, but I also don't want to be in the full, blasting Florida sun at the end of my run where there's very little shade.
So he's taking his work laptop, and will be doing the upgrade from our hotel room. The internet at Disney resorts isn't amazing, but it's very stable, and much better than at, say, his parents' house. I have no idea what I'll do during that time but I'm good at entertaining myself. I might even get adventurous and head to Epcot and get started on the Food & Wine Festival, since I'm pretty sure there are some carbohydrate sins I need to commit.
We'll be going back in November and again in January, since as of now, in person racing is back on, so we're registered for both the Wine & Dine challenge and Dopey. This will be my fifth consecutive Dopey so I'm stoked about that.
Today I have a long run, so I'm going to Magnolia Lake again. Last time I had the same time - one hour and forty-five minutes - but today I want to make it all the way back to my truck. I fell a bit short last time mainly, I think, because of unfamiliarity with the trail, and taking a few dead-end turns where I needed to backtrack. When we get back I'd like to talk Fox into going out there for a hike so we can look at where the actual Florida Trail is supposed to go, since my previous run (and today's run since now I know where I'm going) stuck to Camp Blanding's access roads. One of the dirt roads I ran along had "medical evacuation route" signs which amused me greatly.
And I'm considering acquiring a small Spyderco knife to stick in my pack for these long trail runs. I mean, yes I have my phone, and I'm not in real, wild backcountry like in the Rocky Mountains or something, but it might still be good to have. Knives are terrible for self-defense against humans, but they're incredibly useful for a lot of other things. Happily the last time I was there, I saw exactly one human, and he was completely uninterested in me. I also saw some rabbits. But more interestingly, I saw deer and boar tracks. I've not seen wild pigs here, though a few people have pigs. Not whole herds of swine, but they'll have one or two running around.
Anyway, I'm going to try to get some things done today besides just the packing, but it's kind of difficult to sit down and work on something like art. I also got my package of stuff from the Wanderhome Kickstarter, but I haven't really been able to properly look it over yet. I did flip through the book, which is gorgeous. And there's a packet of character sheets and some art postcards, and I backed at a slightly higher level to get myself a mushroom pin. I'm turning into one of those people who collects enamel pins. Wanderhome seems to have a similar goal and vibe to Muna, though I'm not making a roleplaying game. But the general idea is that there was a major conflict (how many fantasy stories have you read that center on a great war?) but it's in the past now. Muna is focusing more on how individual and societies are rebuilding themselves and what people are finding to do in peace time. Obviously there's still conflict - there always is - but it is much smaller, and not so much attuned to armed fighting. Anyway, no one cares about this, LOL.
I'm mainly waiting for it to start getting light so I can drive over to the trail head. I don't want to get started in the pitch dark, but I also don't want to be in the full, blasting Florida sun at the end of my run where there's very little shade.