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Sat Sep 1 09:57:42 EDT 2018 Slept from midnight to seven-thirty without waking. High of eighty-six today. 30% chance of thunderstorms. Goals: - Tidy apartment Done. - Drop off gift for Isla Done. Vacuumed, watered plants, etc. Read more of Her Body and Other Parties. Strong and enjoyable. What would a Machado story without sex would look like, though? A proposal on G+ from Emmy Allen about skill tests: 1. Roll d20 under the related ability score to succeed. 2. On a failure, if the task is within the class domain (e.g., thieves climbing), roll d10 under the character level to "save" and actually succeed. Patrick Stuart used a similar mechanic in his home VotE game. Watched the first part of The Factory on Netflix. Good cast. The daughter-in-peril bit is lazy writing — so lazy that I gave up on the movie. Meant to drop off Isla's birthday gift and dash, by Ryan caught me at the door. Stayed for a few minutes, and said hello to everyone. Bought gas and groceries on my way home. Ten-minute walk after dark. Rain stopped, but lots of dripping drops. Cicada singing. Crickets roaring. Lunch: coffee, macaroni Dinner: ice cream, chips

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