I didn't post it here, but the day ended with 16,900 steps. I know my 3DS reads correctly I'm just not certain it about its readings. I take it at face value.

Good joke, very sobering.

Thanks! I liked your Haiku. Especially the use of the word "story" because I have been using that word a lot in my life lately. On my profile I have "the gender gap". Sometimes I just don't understand why there is such a difference. But I don't understand a lot of things.

Hi ! Are you still around? Zoom teaching or back to school? We didn't stop having classes (special ed) but the regular classes resumed this week. It's strange after all this time.

Thank you for the cool (warm) sweater! :D

You're welcome. looks at HA I don't see you getting cold. :)

Hey, , how's it going? Getting everything figured out?

Hey! Sorry you all haven't heard from me lately. I've been trying my best to stay off the forum chats. I don't want to find myself ranting about the many options to rant about.

I'm actually doing a little of both, zoom and in person. PreK-3rd grade just started in person, but everyone else is distance. (The autism students have been in person the whole time, but the other SPED students are distance.) I spend most of my days calling parents or making home visits. I can spend almost 3 hours daily with an interpreter making phone calls. I never knew my ear could get sore.

It's been quite funny joining classes in Zoom meetings and seeing the different environments. We have several groups we've nicknamed: the Restaurant Kids, the Single Parents Club, the Home Alone's, the Please Mute!'s, and many more. :)

hehehe. I like the different nicknames!

Oh yes! Nicknames, on Zoom I put my name in Russian. Which can lead to some chat asking if I'm from there. It can be...interesting when it comes to meetings with my congregation.

- Hello!! Yes, all is well! I am loving Subeta a lot now that everything is less confusing.. 😅 Thank you so much for all of the gifts and stickers! I love seeing those and I keep sending any of the ones I get to you, I hope you don't already have them :)

How are you???

Also, HI EVERYONE! 👋

I'm good, thanks. :)

Paradoxically, I used my American name when I am in Zoom, though most meetings I have gone to were Hebrew speakers. We have our rolls reversed. RE: your nickname~ Someone, from another forum I used to frequent, moved from Canada to Russia to get married.

Cool glasses!

Your HA is so sweet! Did you ever meet your new neighbour & their dog?

how are you? cold in your parts yet? Winter hit today. I hope it relaped for 2 days next week when my daughter gets married in the park! (and the day before, so no mud)...

[edit] I think we should be able to give BACK some of the junk to the bonfire... Yeesh.

Removing the cylinder head was relatively easy, though I can't go any further unless I can store the parts to avoid any further damage. I don't have two tools to reassemble the valves, or reinstall the pistons into the cylinders. One thing I know now, is the block and cylinder head will need a deep cleaning. This project of mine will be costly compared to most others.

Kak Dela!

- I had to look that up, and I hope that this is correct but; Khorosho, kak ty? (right? 😅)

- Hello! Thank you so much, I realized late last night that my HA was blind, as I have very bad eyesight without glasses on 😆 If they were like a fraction of an inch taller and had no bottom rim, they'd be identical :)

Also, did any of you amazing people just send me something expensive and fancy?? I have been going through quests so fast and donating a lot of stuff to Charity and the Bonfire so it is possible that it just showed up, but 😮 look at this thing!!

You're correct, "Great, how are you?"

I battled a Grumbull last night, tough cookies! But my Honedge used Retaliate, one hit kill...That's for knocking out my Ducklett Reshenka!

- oooo! which game?? <3 I have been very slowly getting through shield and all of it's expansions. I am probably like halfway through the tundra. lol

You play Pokemon? Nice! I'm a Pokemon fan as well.

Haven't gotten a game since Moon though.

- Yeah!!! I have always been a huge fan of pokemon, I think (aside from Kingdom Hearts) it is the one fandom I have ever taken any sort of break from 😆 I love the new games but the battling sequences are really long and boring with all the dynamaxing haha

Also, CONGRATULATIONS!!! I had no idea that TwilightMist was one of your pets, and I absolutely love the angelic and the antelphore haha (I will be honest I am just now noticing how many angelic pets you have 😍)

I'm playing past games, Y and Let's Go Eevee, I don't know if I'd get Sword anytime soon. If my experiences on the two I know are accurate, then I expect little strategy on part of the AI. My favorite game has always been Tetris, the top being Tetris Worlds on GBA. I'm debating about what to do with a gift card I'm getting for a survey, I'm leaning towards a Kirby game.

I'm stuck in Eevee, I don't know what to do from where I stand. Am I suppose to make the encounter with Mewtwo?

Thanks. :) No, it'll probably be awhile. I'll let you know, I promise.

Yeah, AI in Sword is....something.

Especially when you have NPC partners in raid battles. There are lots of videos showing the AI's stupidity during raids.

Catching Mewtwo is the main thing to do after beating the game in Let's Go.

I'm also a Kirby fan! I know the lore of a majority of the games in that series. A future pet of mine is gonna reference Kirby. :)

Angelic Pets have the best poses IMO. I may own the biggest amount of angel pets on this site....LOL.

Oh, it seems that only my Eevee could stand a chance against it. But even though she tops at Lv 75, Mewtwo deals a lot of damage, while regenerating every other turn... At least I have two Master Balls, my real prize is a female Dratini. round out Vioran Soldier's group.

- I LOVE Y!! I am also playing Let's GO Eevee! :D I got sort of bored of it after Lavender town due to the leveling mechanics for it, and haven't gotten back at it yet 😅 but yes you are 100% accurate in that the AI by sword and shield is bleh.. the point of these games is to win the story really really fast so you can do the competitive mode at the end.. a lot of players seem proud of their lack of story knowledge for this particular generation, and I find that very odd..

also, YES KIRBY!!! <3 on top of being my in SuperSmash Bros. I love his games and have weird flashbacks of that Kirby TV show, that I am only 80% sure really existed.

- fun fact: my partner's all time favorite Pokémon is Empoleon so your UN always makes me smile xD

On a completely different note, I have been thinking of spending real people money on CSC eventually 😓 and I would really like to enlist your recoloring services. I do not think I have enough to pay for it now but if I plan to attach it I will need more at some point anyways lol