#The Annapolis Podcast

[scottmacmullanlaw]

For the Birds with Jack Wildlife

Today Jack Turner talks all things birds. This is the episode for any aspiring birder in Annapolis or beyond! Jack has an instagram page that has gone viral with interesting birding tidbits, gorgeous pictures and fun memes.

Here is Jack Wildlife Turner's instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/jack_wildlife/

  Check out this episode of The Annapolis Podcast! #Annapolispodcast

[jdenvs3000w24]

ROCKS

Hello again fellow bloggers,

The most amazing thing about nature for me is the geology of an area. My main fixation in general is pollinators, as exemplified by my group's podcast, “What the Buzz?” and I love bees and ants and stuff like that. However, anytime I'm out hiking or just exploring, I can't help but get excited about rocks. The geology and topography of an area tell a story that goes back millions of years. For instance, down where I'm from in Nova Scotia there is a place called the Bay of Fundy, I'm sure you've all heard f it considering it is home to the world's highest tides.  Down near a little village named Walton there is a shale beach with a massive cliff and folds in the rocks. 

This cliff face tells the story of two landmasses colliding together to form what is now Nova Scotia. Initially happening long before the Atlantic formed. And then the Bay of Fundy itself formed from the rifting of North America from Africa and Europe. This caused the split in the mountain chain that now has pieces in Morocco, Scotland, the USA, Canada, and Norway!

(pictures taken by me, Walton Cliffs)

A little closer to campus there is a location in Hamilton called the Devil's Punchbowl. I've gone there twice now for class field trips. The Devil's Punchbowl tells a story of the ancient seas and streams that used to run through this area of southwest Ontario. The grains of sand that make up the sandstone tell stories of millions of years ago. The dolomitic capstone of the Niagara Escarpment tells another story, so long as you speak the language of rocks and sediment. 

(another photo by me, Devils Punchbowl)

Another area of Nova Scotia I've hiked through is on the Cape Split Peninsula. This region of the province is located on basaltic bedrock which formed during the same event that formed the Bay of Fundy. Magma pours out of the earth to form the north mountain range which makes up the sea sideward side of the Annapolis valley. The cape is covered in rocks filled with copper ore speckled through basaltic rock. Based on the patterns and the lack of crystallization you can tell that this magma cools very quickly, likely due to a rushing in of seawater after the rifting event. 

(another photo by me, Cape Split Point)

Further up the bay, there are a few islands, near Parrsboro, the indigenous peoples of the area, the Mi’kmaq, called these the five islands. The five islands are part of the legends passed down by the Mi’kmaq people. The story goes that Kluskap, or Glooscap as the settlers called him, who was a giant man, was fighting a giant beaver in the bay. During the fight, Kluskap hurled 5 large boulders at the beaver that formed the islands today, the beaver was said to have been trapped by the boulders and sticks causing him to turn into gold underground. Geologically these islands are exposed parts of the north mountain chain that I talked about earlier but it's neat learning about the indigenous peoples’ folklore, especially when centered around how the landscape was formed. 

Anyways, till next week bloggers!

[virtualmemoriespodcast]

Episode 544 - Mitchell Prothero

Investigative journalist & longtime pal Mitchell Prothero joins the show to talk about his new podcast, GATEWAY: Cocaine, Murder, and Dirty Money in Europe (Project Brazen). We get into how the project evolved from his reporting on the global war on terror, how the cocaine trade mirrors the globalization wave, how Colombia's piece deal led to mega-cartel consolidation, why his EU law enforcement sources did not want to talk about the cocaine trade, and whether the Netherlands trial of drug kingpin Ridouan Taghi reveals cracks in the security of the state itself. We also talk about the differences between writing for a podcast vs. writing for readers (like his reporting at Vice News), the strains of scheduling interviews with people under security detail, the changes in the media landscape over the course of his career, and his path through journalism, covering our days together in Annapolis to his time as a Capitol Hill reporter to stints in Afghanistan, Iraq, Serbia, and beyond. And we discuss how living and reporting in Baltimore in the 1990s prepared him for pretty much any scenario he's encountered since. Follow Mitch on Twitter • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal and via our Substack

Check out the new episode of The Virtual Memories Show

[ear-worthy]

'Tis But A Scratch Podcast: Fact And Fiction About the Middle Ages

I think that podcasting is a communications medium designed perfectly for relating history as a subject. If done correctly, relating historical narratives appeals more to the ears than the eyes. I don't need to see Genghis Khan to know that he spread his seed over a significant portion of Europe and Asia.

Some podcasts dabble in history, scraping the surface of historical events due to the nature of the podcast. It may be a short-form show, or, in the case of some shows, linking history with persistent attempts at humor during the historical tale. I think Everything Everywhere Daily with Gary Arndt does the best job of short-form history.

If you are searching for a detailed investigation into a specific period of history, I recommend 'Tis But A Scratch: Fact and Fiction About the Middle Ages. The show focuses on the Middle Ages for those who are fascinated in that era. If you attend Renaissance Fairs or simulated jousts, this podcast is for you.

The show has completed 49 episodes so far and is created and hosted by Richard Abels, who taught medieval history for 35 years at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Talk about being qualified. Professor Abels has that teaching gene and is skilled at disseminating historical knowledge that kickstarts the brain rather than put you asleep.

Professor Abels, now retired, explains his entry into independent podcasting this way: "I had never done a podcast before, and only began this one because an old friend who is a journalism professor heard me speak at the Smithsonian and thought I would be good at podcasting. She is my co-host for the first couple of episodes."

Like many independent podcasters the journey is a winding road instead of a straight path. Professor Abels tells us about that journey: "That Journalism professor was my co-host for the first couple of episodes. The third episode is a solo effort. Nineteen are with my wife Ellen as co-host. Now, I interview colleagues in the field who have expertise on that particular topic."

 Professor Abels approached the podcast this way: "I think of it as a form of teaching, though I try to make the learning entertaining."

Sometimes your podcast surprises even you, the creator. In this case, Professor Abels, admitted, "I ended up doing a surprising number of episodes on the crusade with three historians of the crusades who also could use the show to talk about their books."

What type of content can listeners expect on 'Tis But A Scratch: Fact and Fiction About the Middle Ages?

I know this is naughty of me, but my recent favorite episodes were multipart shows that dealt with adultery in the Middle Ages. You remember Guinevere and Sir Lancelot? 

Professor Abels takes his time on this topic, with Dr. Larissa 'Kat' Tracy, focusing on the evolution of the Lancelot and Guinevere story, and how it relates to societal and clerical attitudes toward adultery. The second part dealt with Tristan and Isolde, and how medieval adultery has been dealt with in movies.

There's an interesting episode on how Christmas, as well as Hanukkah was celebrated in the Middle Ages, and a two-parter about the legendary medieval outlaw Robin Hood. Did you know that the Puritans actually banned the celebration of Christmas in the 17th Century? Talk about your Grinches and Scrooges! In the first episode about the famed archer, Abels' and co-host Dr. Jennifer Paxton discussed the evidence for a historical basis for the legend. In part two, they looked at how Robin Hood has been portrayed in film and television from the silent era to the present--and how each generation has gotten (in Dr. Paxton's words) "the Robin Hood that you need in your particular time." 

Professor Abels has just released a new episode  --  the first of a two part series -- about the fall of the Roman Republic with co-host Jennifer Paxton.   Check out 'Tis But A Scratch: Fact and Fiction About the Middle Ages.

If you love history, especially history of the Middle Ages, Professor Richard Abels is a highly capable tour guide with 35 years of teaching knowledge and experience stored in his brain that is fighting to reach out to his listeners.

[beginningspod]

It's time for Beginnings, the podcast where writer and performer Andy Beckerman talks to the comedians, writers, filmmakers and musicians he admires about their earliest creative experiences and the numerous ways in which a creative life can unfold.

On today's episode, I talk to rapper and musician Brian Ennals and Tariq Ravelomanana AKA Infinity Knives. Originally from Annapolis, Maryland and Tanzania respectively, Brian and Tariq made music separately for years, and after reading about Brian in the Baltimore Sun, Tariq reached out to him and eventually asked Brian to feature on his album Dear, Sudan. This led to their debut Rhino XXL in 2020. While the album was a local hit, it did not prepare them for the reception their second album King Cobra would receive. Released on Phantom Limb in the middle of 2022, it became a word of mouth sensation, organically making everybody's end-of-year lists, deservedly so, as it's fantastic!

(Photo by Shae McCoy)

I'm on Twitter here and you can get the show with:

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Amazon Podcasts

YouTube Podcasts

Permalink RSS Feed                  Facebook                           

[mariacallous]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adnan Syed’s murder conviction still stands after Maryland’s highest court Friday ordered a redo of the hearing that freed him. The court ruled that the earlier proceeding violated the legal rights of the victim’s family, marking the latest development in a legal saga of global interest because of the hit podcast “Serial.”

The 4-3 ruling upheld an appellate court’s decision to reinstate Syed’s conviction. It comes about 11 months after the court heard arguments last October in a case that has been fraught with legal twists and divided court rulings since Syed was convicted in 2000 of killing his high school ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

The justices said that Syed, who was released from prison in 2022, can remain free as the case heads to a new lower court judge to determine whether Syed’s conviction should be tossed. Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates on Friday said his office is reviewing the ruling and declined to comment further.

The court concluded that in an effort to remedy what was perceived to be an injustice to Syed, prosecutors and a lower court “worked an injustice” against Lee’s brother, Young Lee. The court ruled that Lee was not treated with “dignity, respect, and sensitivity,” because he was not given reasonable notice of the hearing that resulted in Syed being freed.

The court also said Lee would be afforded reasonable notice of the new hearing, “sufficient to provide Mr. Lee with a reasonable opportunity to attend such a hearing in person,” and for him or his counsel to be heard.

In a dissenting opinion, Justice Michele Hotten wrote that “this case exists as a procedural zombie.”

“It has been reanimated, despite its expiration,” Hotten wrote. “The doctrine of mootness was designed to prevent such judicial necromancy.”

The latest issue in the case pitted recent criminal justice reform efforts against the legal rights of crime victims and their families, whose voices are often at odds with a growing movement to acknowledge and correct systemic issues, including historic racism, police misconduct and prosecutorial missteps.

David Sanford, an attorney who represents the victim’s family, said the ruling “acknowledges what Hae Min Lee‘s family has argued: crime victims have a right to be heard in court.”

“If there is compelling evidence to support vacating the conviction of Adnan Syed, we will be the first to agree,” Sanford said. “To date, the public has not seen evidence which would warrant overturning a murder conviction that has withstood appeals for over two decades.”

The panel of seven judges weighed the extent to which crime victims have a right to participate in hearings where a conviction could be vacated. To that end, the court considered whether to uphold a lower appellate court ruling in 2023 in favor of the Lee family. It reinstated Syed’s murder conviction a year after a judge granted a request from Baltimore prosecutors to vacate it because of flawed evidence.

Syed, 43, has maintained his innocence and has often expressed concern for Lee’s surviving relatives. The teenage girl was found strangled to death and buried in an unmarked grave in 1999. Syed was sentenced to life in prison, plus 30 years.

Syed was released from prison in September 2022, when a Baltimore judge overturned his conviction after city prosecutors found flaws in the evidence.

However, in March 2023, the Appellate Court of Maryland, the state’s intermediate appellate court, ordered a redo of the hearing that won Syed his freedom and reinstated his conviction. The court said the victim’s family didn’t receive adequate notice to attend the hearing in person, violating their right under state law to be “treated with dignity and respect.”

Syed’s lawyer Erica Suter has argued that the state did meet its obligation by allowing Young Lee to participate in the hearing via video conference.

Syed appealed his conviction’s reinstatement, and the Lee family also appealed to the state’s highest court, contending that crime victims should be given a larger role in the process of vacating a conviction.

Syed has remained free as the latest set of appeals wind their way through the state court system.

During oral arguments last year, his attorneys argued the Lee family’s appeal was moot because prosecutors decided not to charge him again after his conviction was vacated. And even if her brother’s rights were violated, the attorneys argued, he hasn’t demonstrated whether the alleged violation would have changed the outcome of the hearing.

This wasn’t the first time Maryland’s highest court has taken up Syed’s protracted legal odyssey.

In 2019, a divided court ruled 4-3 to deny Syed a new trial. A lower court had ordered a retrial in 2016 on grounds that Syed’s attorney, Cristina Gutierrez, didn’t contact an alibi witness and provided ineffective counsel. Gutierrez died in 2004.

In November 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the decision by Maryland’s top court.

More recently, Baltimore prosecutors reexamined Syed’s files under a Maryland law targeting so-called “juvenile lifers” because he was 17 when Hae Min Lee’s body was found. Prosecutors uncovered numerous problems, including alternative suspects and the unreliable evidence presented at trial.

Instead of reconsidering his sentence, prosecutors filed a motion to vacate Syed’s conviction entirely. They later chose not to recharge him after receiving the results of DNA testing that was conducted using more modern testing techniques than initially conducted. DNA recovered from Lee’s shoes excluded Syed as a suspect, prosecutors said.

Syed’s case was chronicled in the “Serial” podcast, which debuted in 2014 and drew millions of listeners who became armchair detectives as the series analyzed the case. The show transformed the true-crime genre as it shattered podcast-streaming and downloading records, revealing little-known evidence and raising new questions about the case.

[sail-southern]

Sailfaster Podcast with Pete Boland - Episode 1 - Doug Stryker

Doug’s a highly-accomplished sailor from the Annapolis area; I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that Doug is obsessed with how to make Mayhem, his J/105, sail faster.  As you’re going to hear.

Doug’s always at the front of the j/105 fleet, despite being relatively new to the design.  I suppose it’s not that surprising that he sailed his way to the front given his formidable achievements in windsurfing earlier in his sailing career – including  two-time winner of US Sailing Youth Championships and the Major Hall Trophy (windsurfing),  he’s a two time US Sailing Rolex Junior Team member, he represented the US at the ‘95 and ‘96 IYRU Youth World Championships and ‘99 World University Summer Games.  What’s more, Dough was the 1995 Olympic Festival Bronze Medalist and member of the US national Sailing Team in 1998 and 1999.

Switching to keelboats, Doug picked up the 2017 Healy Trophy for Overall Cruising One Design.  He was also the 2019 J30 North American Champion and most recently won the 2022 Charles Day Trophy - Best Performance in Fleet (AYC WNR) 

Doug’s always at or close to the front of the J/105 fleet, which as you’ll hear he puts down to his deep knowledge of the J/105 design, relentless preparation and a constant quest for improvement gained both by on the water experience and through learning from others.   As you’ll hear, he’s very willing to share what’s been working for him and his team, a formula that he puts into practice with considerable success.

[finishinglinepress]

FLP POETRY BOOK OF THE DAY: Arrivals and Departures: Poems by Stewart Moss

On SALE now! Pre-order Price Guarantee: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/arrivals-and-departures-poems-by-stewart-moss/

The lyrical, often elegiac #poems in Arrivals & Departures, written over many years and set in locales in both America and abroad, explore the phenomena of arriving and departing physically, metaphysically and spiritually. From the coasts of Maine and California, to the Himalaya of Nepal, to the war-ravaged lands of Afghanistan and Iraq and the lives of military personnel involved in conflicts there, Moss’s poems probe the sometimes bittersweet joys of #reunion and the pain of leaving and #loss. As he writes in one poem, “So what is it all for/in this world sighing with loss/its voice the leading edge of silence ….” Regardless of where they are set, these humane, intimately observed poems celebrate acts of #discovery and the richness of language.

Stewart Moss has taught literature and creative writing in both the USA and abroad; Scotland, Greece, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, and Nepal are among the countries in which he has lived and worked. Most recently, he directed a large literary center serving the Washington, DC community and beyond. His poems and essays have been published in journals and books; his chapbook, For Those Whose Lives Have Seen Themselves (Finishing Line Press), was published in 2021. He has also been featured in “The Poet and the Poem” podcasts at The Library of Congress and, in 2022, was the recipient of an Independent Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council. A native of Boston, MA, he resides in Annapolis, MD.

PRAISE FOR Arrivals and Departures: Poems by Stewart Moss

Stewart Moss’s Arrivals & Departures is a book of longing—to stay, to hold, to witness—even though he is sometimes just a boy, who could not know the wisdom of later years, in “rapt attention/ to the motes drifting and spinning / in shafts of light,” we raise our faces with him to that often inevitable experience of growing up and see the “star shaped frames and out / into the rushing world beyond.” That world filled with wonder is delivered to us in Moss’s beautiful language “precise as chisels then silent as a finished stone.” It is a place where the “cyclone that had gathered all the breaths /we mortals have blown out from our own bodies,” storms our slumber. We are travelers with Moss, “in the endless afterlife of breath…clouds declaring their freedom.” Moss is a master poet, and this collection will sit on my shelf beside Stanley Kunitz, Jane Hirshfield and Jack Gilbert.

–Leeya Mehta, A Story of the World Before the Fence

In Arrivals and Departures, Stewart Moss takes us on a poetic trek from Ireland to Nepal, from Afghanistan to Kenya, from Virginia to California, from Long Island to Paris to Kathmandu. Yet, while sharing the world with us, every poem in this marvelous book never lets us forget the affect and value of private experience. For within the context of traveling the world, Moss brilliantly examines the external and internal landscapes of human life. On one hand he observes, “The earth recalls the secret music,” and on the other he says, “There is something more awful / in happiness than in sorrow.” These are poems of self-examination in the best sense, of the recognition that “Ours is a life of small instruments” used in the direct experience of everyday living. “All good art is experience,” W. B Yeats once observed, “all popular bad art generalization.” By this definition, Arrivals and Departures succeeds by chronicling, depicting, and examining a deeply felt life in verse that is by turns tender and traumatic, from the wonder of holding and feeling one’s daughter breathe to the psychological cost of conflict. As Moss writes, “I want to kneel and ask questions.” After reading these poems, like his character Arlene, we are left feeling “fleshless in water, / light as bones.”

V. P. Loggins, The Wild Severance

In Arrivals and Departures, Stewart Moss roams the world and sends dispatches from the human heart. Whether he is meditating upon the taste of an oyster “slippery with brine” or offering a sly commentary on the morning commute, Moss brings to these poems a reverence as well as a sharp, observant eye. “In this world of arrivals and departures / does anything remain?” the title poem asks. I would argue that these poems, with their soaring flights of intellect and graceful landings on the page, provide an answer.

–Sue Ellen Thompson, Sea Nettles: New & Selected Poems, 2010 Maryland Author Award

Please share/please repost #flpauthor #preorder #AwesomeCoverArt #poetry #read #poetrybook #poems

[cavenewstimes]

Maryland’s highest court to hear appeals in ‘Serial’ podcast case

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Supreme Court of Maryland announced Wednesday that it will hear an appeal from Adnan Syed, whose conviction for killing an ex-girlfriend was reinstated by a lower court after he was released from prison. The court scheduled legal brief deadlines for August and oral arguments for Oct. 5. The court also said it will hear appeals from the victim’s family. Syed, whose case was…

[otherpplnation]

833. Hannah Pittard

Hannah Pittard is the author of the memoir We Are Too Many, available from Henry Holt & Co.

Pittard is the author of four novels. She is a winner of the Amanda Davis Highwire Fiction Award, a MacDowell Colony fellow, and a graduate of Deerfield Academy, the University of Chicago, and the University of Virginia. She also spent some time at St. John's College in Annapolis. She is a professor of English at the University of Kentucky and lives in Lexington with her boyfriend and stepdaughter.

***

Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers.

Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc.

Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc.

Subscribe to Brad Listi’s email newsletter.

Support the show on Patreon

Merch

@otherppl

Instagram 

YouTube

TikTok

Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com

The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores.

www.otherppl.com

[scottmacmullanlaw]

Annapolis Blues Soccer - Insight into our Mid-Atlantic Champions

Today we talk to Hiram Wainwright of the Annapolis Blues Soccer Club. Topics include the origins of the Blues, what the Blues are doing in the Annapolis community and how Annapolis Blues gear is the perfect Annapolis holiday gift for our friends and family. Buy your Annapolis Blues gifts HERE.

Buy your whole family season tickets HERE

  *Apologize that one microphone wasn't working for this interview, so the hosts sound is distant.

  Check out this episode of The Annapolis Podcast! #Annapolispodcast

[iowafed]

Labor History

Labor Quote: Courtney Jenkins“So that is the power of a union. It’s bigger than just us, right? It’s not the power of me, it’s the power of we.”Jenkins (second from left), the Baltimore labor council president, at Tuesday’s Union Night rally in Annapolis.  Today’s Labor HistoryThis week’s Labor History Today podcast: Erasing Virginia’s labor history. Last week’s show: The Strange Career of “the…

[mouthybroadcast]

Ep 246 – Andy Dufresne, but with Pee Jennie and Lauren are back from a brief break to discuss ocean-peeing, hair-puking, road tripping, and drag racing!

[audiofanficpod]

AFP 2x13

Top 3 Series: AU - Other

Taking another spin through multiple alternate universes, join red2007, kristinsauter, and banannie_x as they pick their favorite modern day AUs. How else do you like your Scully and Mulder?

Even Now In Heaven by @scapegrace74-blog

Quis Si by Trixie • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4

Tandem by @alienqueequeg

From the Mixed-Up Files of Dr. Bryce S. DeWitt by @aloysiavirgata

Candy From a Stranger by Ana Vicente

The Annapolis Grant by @slippinmickeys

Variations on a Theme by @bowiecadmium

Someone's Wife by Donna

Tabulae Anatomicae by @lepus-arcticus

The Darker Timeline by hellsteeth

Gem-like Flame by @slippinmickeys

The Scully File by @mldrgrl

Somewhere A Clock is Ticking by TheAddict4Dramatics

Knit Four, Purl One by @atths--twice

The Post by @slippinmickeys

An Unexpected Discovery by @atths--twice and @gilliansmae

A Companion Unobtrusive by @slippinmickeys

Neuro Nonsense by @wtfmulder Audio

Aprons and Scrubs by @lokisgame

Black Tie Affair Series by @somekindofseizure

The Forgotten Summer by @dksculder

[claddison]

Had a great meeting with the property manager of Annapolis Roads. Great things are in the world with this partnership! . The treat truck will be coming your way soon! . . #k9funfit #k9funfittreattruck #partnership #dogwalker #dogtrainer #podcast #Annapolisroads #Annapolis #wilshire #Maryland #quietwaterspark #healthydogtreats #gooddog #annearrundelcounty #ilovemypuppy #lookout #comingsoon (at Annapolis Roads) https://www.instagram.com/p/B713Rlohi4U/?igshid=poxepi61ilsw

[pbandjesse]

I tried to touch up my nail polish and it didn't dry right and now is more messed up then before so that's cool.At least Im in a lot less pain today. Its not all gone but its getting better.

I slept in really late. James went for a long bike ride to Annapolis. So I got to have some time alone. Which was nice honestly. I wasn't in a good headspace. I was still upset about finding out I was exposed again. And I was still aching. I needed to accomplish something big.

I got washed and dressed and got myself psyched up. And I cleaned.

I spent so much time cleaning the bathroom. Over an hour. I took everything out and scrubbed the floors. I did all the things. I even had the scrubby drill attachment out. Honestly our floor always looks dirty because the tile was put down poorly and all the edges have so much concrete build up that it just looks very dirty. But I tried my best to make it clean. I scrubbed and wiped and put things away that weren't getting used. It felt good to make the space very clean again. Like we always just touch up clean it but it was good to really work on it. The space is weird so its not always the easiest to take care of, but I am proud of myself.

Once I was done cleaning I was putting everything away and getting ready to take an animal crossing break when James got back! They smelled so bad??? Understandable with an almost 70 mile bike ride but I literally jumped away from them!! We had a big laugh about it.

James took a shower and we talked about the plan for the afternoon. Rest, lunch, groceries, and James needed to edit their podcast.

I felt weird though. After putting so much effort out. I was, and am, still hurting but I was also bored. I didn't know what to do with my energy.

James would go get us Chipolte. Which was really nice and made me feel a lot better honestly. I needed the food. And James got rid of any old food in the fridge so we would have space for groceries later. And then they spend some time editing while I laid in bed.

Groceries was fun. I always like groceries. We didn't need a ton, mostly we needed drinks and papertowels and kitty litter. But we got a few other things and it was nice walking around.

But my chest hurt and I was having some anxiety about being out of the house. I was glad when we were done. James got in line while I went to grab drink powder but I got stuck in the aisle because it got very busy in there all of a sudden and I got back to the register as she was scanning our last few items. But I made it!

We got back and James unloaded everything. And I gave sweetP the special fish treat we got for him which he loved. It was like a whole fish filet. Im glad he got something special.

After that I got to work on cleaning the kitty litter. I deep cleaned our bathroom so I wanted to deep clean sweetP's bathroom too. And I feel like I hadn't done a full change in a while so it was a lot of ammonia smell but I scrubbed everything down and disinfected everything and it was a lot of work but once I was done James was finishing up dinner.

They made us naan and chana masala and it was very good naan. Which they made themselves. And we watched a video. It was nice.

After dinner James headed to the theater to work for a bit. I worked in the studio. I finished sewing the bear faces for James's commission from me. And I worked on my brother's present because he wont let me buy him something. And then I started another stamp. I did not finish it but I made great progress. It was nice to work.

I took a very long shower. My hair was very dirty. But its very curly and pretty right now. I got to use my new oatmeal lotion that's supposed to help my skin. And then had a very tiny pumpkin pie bite. And then James was home!

We have been chilling since then. James is editing in the other room. Im laying with sweetP. Its pretty chilly right now. My hands are cold. But it is alright. It is time to go to sleep.

Let's hope that tomorrow is a fun and good day. Sleep good everyone.