Early in in my stay here in Nebraska, I was talking with Lauren about trying to do some watercolor painting again. Lauren said we should do it together. We went to the store, got some supplies, and painted that night!

AND, we’ve painted every night since then. (With a few exceptions). It’s been fun.

I hope to continue painting at home. We’ve been doing small projects each night, but I think I will switch to a painting that will take several nights to complete.

Last night I tried to use all the leftover paint that was in my palette thingy….

…because I’m flying back to LA today. And Mom is coming with me! Woo hoo!

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EDIT: Here’s last night’s painting:

I went to use my laptop yesterday, and it wouldn’t boot up. All I got was a black screen with a blinking cursor in the upper left-hand corner.

I don’t think I wrote in my memory archive when I got this. It was a hand-me-down from Samith. I was grateful to get it. I think it was during my Maui years when cash was tight. It has really served me well.

I do think I’ll get a replacement. I’m not past needing an actual computer. Typing posts on my phone is tedious. And I do like a bigger screen for browsing the internet.

Time to start doing some shopping research…

Yesterday morning, I made a bowl of cereal, then pulled out my tooth aligner, and there was a tooth in it:

AAAHH!

Actually, it wasn’t a whole tooth. It was just crown. But dang it, I have enough tooth troubles without having to deal with a loose crown.

I went to the store, and got some tooth glue. It worked. My crown is back in place for now. I have an appointment with the dentist in a week to get it looked at.

I was afraid my aligner would pull off the weakened crown again, so I cut it.

I was worried there would be sharp edges or something, but it’s almost completely unnoticeable. Phew!

I finished a book yesterday! My reading skills were damaged by the covid times, so I don’t read as often as I used to. But I stuck with it, and I’ve read something! Good job, Brad!

I’ve re-read The Hobbit. It’s been fun. It wasn’t how I remembered it. I think the movies have something to do with that. They’re so different.

Anyway, I’m excited to have finished this book. I have so much summer left, I can read even more!