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	Stardate: 20201116.2217
	Location: xiled rumination concentrator
	Input Device: Cybah Rig
	Audio: aNONradio Open Mic
	Visual: Nano via Face-Mounted Display
	Energy: 30%
	Mental: 30%
	Emotional: Tired, fading,

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	It has been awhile since I used my cybah rig so I
	decided to use it today and install system updates.
	It still seems to work fine and does what it needs
	to do, but for some reason, I want to mess with it
	again instead of just use it as is. I should just
	leave it alone since it still does what it should.

	Going back to the last entry about gamblin', I
	ended up using a portion of the winnings on a nice
	resonator guitar. There was one on clearance at
	the local music shop that was marked down 56%, so I
	nabbed it. Gotta have something to remind me of
	the win before it all goes to unmemorable household
	expenses.

	The guitar is a Gretsch G9221 Bobtail guitar.[1]
	It is beautiful and fun to play. The body is
	completely steel and it has an aluminium spider
	cone resonator with a pickup inside. The neck is
	mahogany and rounded in the back and the action is
	quite comfortable for me. I'm not so experienced
	with various guitars or setups, but I do know that
	I like how this one sounds and feels. I can truly
	play heavy metal now! ;)

	It has been a joy exploring the instrument and making
	it sing. It makes so many interesting fun sounds and
	so loud! Even more so when I plug it into an
	amplifier! When I play it, sometimes it reminds
	me of the gas can for the lawn mower. Now I gotta
	learn some tunes that are more traditional for this
	fine instrument. It is so nice to play quality
	instruments!

	Since I have been back from C-Town, I have been in
	a constant struggle to keep from getting swept up
	in how things were before I left, like getting
	anxious of the day, having to feel like I have to
	do things or be productive, feeling like I am
	running, running, running out of time. Man, I hate
	that! When I went away, I was removed from this
	daily pattern so I was able to breathe and just do
	what was in front of me and that was good enough.

	Now I feel like I'm back in the rat race and my
	resistance to it is just wearing me out. Even
	though I am not working for the time being, part
	of me feels like I need to jump back in and go. I
	think I need to re-strategize and find some
	balance. Something to appease both my human doing
	and my human being.

	[1] Gretsch G9221 Bobtail Resonator Guitar

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