The middle of the week was Rosh Hashana, which is the Jewish new year.  This meant that my son and I had off on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Family came over for the first day and we relaxed a bit.  This was good since we went to an evening showing of ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1’ on Monday.  It was really a hodgepodge week too, so I can’t say anything with solidity.  Exhaustion isn’t helping there since work was crazy for the few days we had.

Last weekend was primarily about starting and finishing my son’s Halloween costume.  I wasn’t sure how October would go, so I spent as much time as I could on it.  There were several times where I had to head out for more supplies like white pom-poms and hot glue sticks.  It was so hard finding some of those things too.  Don’t want to walk into a Michael’s craft store again for a while.  I did finish most of it, but I had to buy a wig on Tuesday and cut parts off to attach to the hat.  Let me just point out here that this required me pressing the wig strands to hot glue . . . barehanded.  My fingertips are still sensitive even today.  In the end, I finished and he liked it:

Costume is a male version of Big Mom from ‘One Piece’:

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A bonus was that I finished with enough time to write a chapter section of Darwin & the Joy Path on Sunday afternoon.  Got another done on Wednesday after my son went with his mom.  The rain was starting and I was too tired to play more Pokemon, so it all worked out.  This means I might be able to finish chapter 3 and 4 by the end of next Sunday.  It’s a good burst of progress even though I’m still twitchy about my writing ability.

The last two scenes are tough because it’s talking and meeting a new, suspicious ally, but Darwin is too trusting.  He’s trying to act mature and serious, but he keeps falling into his true nature.  His other friend isn’t faring much better.  Part of the story was supposed to be them not fully trusting this person, but needing them to succeed.  That is coming across, but the pair are so verbally and socially clumsy about it.  Guess it does work for Darwin, who is still child-like to some extent.  He’s not as naive as when he started his adventures, but I don’t think he’ll ever lose all of his innocence.  I mean, he’s made friends with demonic assassins and revenge-fueled murder hobos without thinking twice.  I can’t break this guy, which I now remember was an issue in the game when our DM tried to make him emotionally suffer.  At least he still gets anxious and has a few meltdowns with magical outbursts.

I tinkered with the ‘Phi Beta Files’ too, so I might do that a big more this weekend when I’m not doing anything with my son.  Trying to get him to hang out with friends and learn to make plans in advance.  A necessary skill, but that also means I get less time with him, which is my issue.  I have a bunch of food shopping to do anyway, so I can do that and notebook tinkering too.  This is being said when I know there’s a high chance of me needing a nap instead.  It was a rough week with insufficient sleeping patterns and far too much disease dodging.

This coming week is going to be wild as well.  At school, we have our first set of field trips, which is always tricky.  Yom Kippur (Day of Fasting) starts Wednesday night and goes through Thursday.  My son has an appointment during this, so I can’t sleep in or play video games until dinner.  Figured I would take him, use my energy for Pokemon, and then we come back for him to eat while we watch a movie.  This is why I’m not sure if I’ll be functional on Friday for work.  Fasting takes a lot out of me and causes my body to attempt a gastrointestinal reset.  I have no description for that because I can never predict what will happen when I eat or drink for 24 hours.  I’ll have to see how I’m doing when I wake up.  This time of year is always a test of patience, endurance, sanity, and intestinal fortitude.

So, what are the goals of the week?

1. Survive fasting on Thursday.
2. Help son study for history test.
3. Finish two chapters of Darwin & the Joy Path.
4. Work on ‘Phi Beta Files’.
5. Hydrate!
6. Handle a few parenting situations.
7. Do a few December blog posts.
8. Lego time when I need a screen break.