Woke up in my own bed and that is not a bad thing. I did, though, wake up thoroughly depressed. And not just a little depressed. I mean, thoroughly. Not wanting to get out of bed depressed. There are lots of reasons of course. Here are a few:

  • The Country’s problems with Drumpf and Co.
  • The World’s Problems (Gaza, Rise of Authoritarianism, Greed)
  • My problems (not going to list them – too depressing – actually, I just don’t want to as they seem small compared to the other problems)

And that’s just the point. All of my problems, though real, are actually small. And they will get dealt with one way or another. I just need to keep on trudging along. And, as I type this, my depression has lifted quite a bit. It is still there, but it is no longer debilitating. Woo hoo!

So, I decided today would be a vegetable day. And I have, for the most part, succeeded. I have done a few things, made a few tortoise steps here and there, but mostly, I just let the day slide past. Despite time being the only thing we really have a finite amount of. I guess part of me is just waiting to get started campaigning for real. It will give me some more focus. Until then, just putt, putt, puttering along.

One of the things I did was play with Wick Editor a little on the iPad. I was excited because I could create stuff there. Unfortunately, it looks like I am having the same problem with Wick and the iPad that I was having before. Sure, I can create a file in Wick on the iPad but I can’t then open the file. Or so it seems to me. So, I guess I am back to waiting to see if I can do what I want with Powerpoint. Or back to Swift again. Probably Swift is going to be the answer. Though, I did have a thought as to how I could fake the one page thing with Keynote…Maybe I will try that later tonight if I don’t get too fuzzy.

Augustus for President: I don’t want to start accepting donations until my bank account is hunky dory. And I can’t do that until I get a response from the IRS that my name change has been acknowledged. And that isn’t going to happen until the government starts working again. If then. I know that Drumpf and Co have gutted the IRS. Sigh.

Meanwhile, I keep coming up with questions, looking for answers, and trying to figure out things. For instance, I found out that both Zazzle and Vistaprint can make campaign buttons. And I keep playing with apps to try and build a sound machine. I know I can do what I want with the midi device, but the utlimate goal is to be able to do the sound machine stuff from the iPad. It is either that or the midi device. Though the midi device requires a computer to work.

I also came up with a design for name badges for people who want to support my candidacy. I would love if everyone who supports me would wear a badge similar to the one I wear when I am out and about. The new one has their name at the top: My name is Xxxx. I choose: Augustus for President. With the website at the bottom. It’s a start. I amhoping some people choose to wear them. Eventually.