i wanted to get out very early this morning to get some groceries, but i just crashed exceedingly hard not long before i wanted to go, and slept until around 20:00. i dunno. i'm awake now.

as mentioned, i want to give my sound card a try, given that the production machine seems mostly stable. so, i'm going to close a few thoughts with the asimov and get to that overnight.

i don't generally go anywhere on the 31st, and i don't care much for the holiday. it's basically a calendar error - the celebration is the solstice, and they got the day wrong. it's empty, meaningless, pomp. but, be extra careful about drunks on the road tonight... 

i spent last night mostly double checking items, making sure everything was stable and updating the indices.

this morning, i've got it updated to the end of section III.

this is super slow, because i'm rewriting a lot of it, and whatever the cause, it's required.