But first....
Given how tired I was yesterday, sleeping late this morning was a great blessing. Getting 10+ hours of sleep is very important, and I felt very rested when I got up. However, I realized that I had to check on things. The first thing I did was to check the status of a meetup being held tonight. The organizer had cancelled it due to a lack of interest. It's no great loss. This person has organized and disbanded several groups in the past, and never seems to keep one open long enough to gain a loyal group of followers. (I attended one of the two women's groups she organized, and didn't feel as welcome as I did with the Fun Time Friends in Connecticut.) Next, I got showered and dressed (as Mario), and visited Mavis to see about getting my car service done. As I mentioned earlier, this wasn't possible today, as they had cars double parked in their parking lot. But I did have a great chat with the desk clerk, a 21 year old fellow with much of his life ahead of him.
Going home from Mavis, I had to stop by the bank and get some money from the ATM. One big problem - the ATM's card reader was having problems with my card. Since this is the second time this happened on the same machine (worse now than before), I decided to inside the branch to report a problem. Getting to the teller station, we checked my card by putting it in the reader there - no problems. Hopefully, they will fix the problem with the outdoor ATM, as I don't like the headache of being unsure of my card's usefulness to me.
As much as I wanted to change and go out again as Marian, I couldn't find the energy to do so. Instead, I stayed at home and took care of some little things before packing it in for the night.
