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Another day of external activity. Not too shabby. I want to start this post of with something that has been bugging me the last few days:

A big giant heartfelt FUCK YOU to everyone hating on Pokemon Go. All my life I have had to watch and listen to people talk about sports sports sports. You know what I have witnessed and read about with sports? People getting into fights, people burning down cities, a bench thrown through a bus window, partners being beaten and killed because a team didn't win or they interrupted the 'big game', drunk drivers, drunk idiots - the list goes on. The amount of negative things I have heard and seen related to sports my entire life is incredible. This game? This little game is getting people outside. It's getting people talking. People are interested in monuments that are pokestops. People are having fucking fun without all the negativity. I can't tell you the number of parent/child teams we have seen. Teenagers who wouldn't normally think of being in the same fucking room as their parents are out WALKING AND TALKING with them. All races, all genders. No "well you can't be a REAL fan, you're a girl/black/asian/latino/not a native" bullshit. It's inclusive, it's entertaining, and it's creating positivity. Autistic children responding. Depressed people leaving the house. Nobody getting paid multi-million dollar salaries. No one on steroids. No ads. No corporate fucking sponsorship. Yeah, it's a horrible fucking thing.

Okay, rant over.

We headed out around 10am, got on the train, and apparently picked a bad time because guess what filled the train? Sports people. A Timbers soccer game was happening. Everyone packed in carrying fake axes and already drunk. Whee. We got off a couple stops after them luckily and it was quiet for a while. We walked about 10 blocks from the station to the water, then back up for ice cream, and a little shopping. I found a new backpack at the Samsonite store. I wanted something to take on trips that wasn't as bulky as my roller bag. Specifically short trips like I have coming up over the next few weeks. I don't need a big bag to take a few things. I have my HP bag, but it's more of an overnight. I needed something 'professional' looking with enough space. I found a nice one. I also picked up a columbia rain jacket on sale for $40. Pretty happy about that.

We headed back home around 2 and guess what just let out? Yep. The game. More drunks and buttholes. We got off the train at the zoo stop and wandered out to let things thin out. The advantages of membership. When we got home we made a decision. B has been complaining about being tired all the time and we both know it has to do with her sleep quality. Well I know it, she has other theories. We found fitbits on sale at Best Buy for $79 and bought a pair. Time to track our sleep. For example, last night I 'slept' 5 hours and 14 minutes. BUT got up once, and had 46 minutes of restless sleep. That means I really got 4.5 hours. Big thing to keep track of over a few weeks. See how much sleep I am REALLY getting. I am curious to see her numbers this morning.

Made a pork roast for dinner then went back out to a park for some walking and battling and farming. We both did pretty well and stayed out until about 9:45. Got home around 10 and went to bed.

Teach a class today, then tomorrow is prep and then I leave on wednesday. Weird week.