I'm a whipped girl today, trying to catch up after a night of sleeplessness and bad dreams on top of a big run. For all that, I've been pretty productive. Cleaned up the kitchen, organized my room, cleaned the bathrooms, and tended to a few other little chores.

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During my run, I re-listened to my book on tape of The Hedge Knight. I know the last time I went though that series, I talked about it too much, and now is no exception. Man, it's just so good. It's like ASOIAF except about real knights only, and imagine that scene where the Mountain pulps the Red Viper, except in this case, the Mountain is a super lawful good guy, and there's a little kid screaming at him to hit the guy harder. It's really good to run to, because it's very exciting. On a second read-through, I recognize how often Dunk technically loses a fight (drops his lance, sword, his horse Thunder falls over on him, etc) but survives/wins by just shieldbashing until victory.

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When I get my leather for my vest, I need to remember also to buy some soft leather patches for my wool plaid camping shirt. Though the shoulder being busted out looks very cool, I should really patch it.

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I feel pretty Viking-y today, I guess because of the snow sky. So I did my hair up in some elaborate braids. No real makeup yet, since my eyes are still recovering, but they're clear and creepy at least:

*room featured mid-aforementioned-organizational effort