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Labour Day Weekend 2021

My weekend was a bit of a rollercoaster. I had a blast watching my friend perform on Friday night at SAW Gallery. Her band, Chautauqua, is fantastic. A small group of us followed the concert up with drinks at Avant Garde, which was great because we couldn't socialize much during the concert. 

I felt a little rough the next day, so I took it easy. At one point, I felt like writing, but I couldn't find my notes for the part of the project I'm on right now. Frustrated, I spent time cleaning in my office and eventually remembered where they were. Unfortunately, I was not as far ahead as I thought I was. My notes were more of a list of guidelines and I still have to figure out how to rewrite the section they apply to. At least I know where they are now and I can plug away at it.

On Sunday, I did some errands, laundry, and relaxed with TV and video games. Actually, I got a lot of gaming in all weekend and it's been good for my morale. I've been feeling burned out lately.

Monday was spent gaming, putting shelves up, and relaxing. I'm a little sore today from installing the shelves, but at least they are done.

I did mean to get a little more done this weekend, like go skating, but the weather hasn't been good for it, so indoor activities were my focus instead.

This week, I plan to get some locking tuning knobs for my guitar. A friend offered to help get me set up and we're supposed to jam soon. 

Another friend got Minecraft for her son and I'm looking forward to teaching him what I can.

I'm excited to see what this month has in store!

I swear I had posted this on Monday, but it turns out I didn't finish it. 

Such is life sometimes...

Here there be updates: https://trello.com/b/RM8yD3eq/rae-roy-general

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