Am on a rather heavy antibiotic now. doxycycline. From the size of the capsules, I assume they're actually horse pills...there's a warning on the bottle about exposure to direct sunlight while taking this stuff. As I am already a nocturnal creature with Celtic-white skin, this does me no favors as far as adapting to the lifestyle I am transitioning to. Oh well...figure it out when I get there. At this point, if there wasn't an issue with ventilation I'd build myself a coffin & sleep in it. Why not? Once the lid is down it's nice & dark...no light to get in your eyes when you're trying to rest. :-D

The stuff is working, if slowly. Also went to the leasing office last week...told the head flack that there is no way I will be ready to move out on March 10th, not with the way things are going. We talked for a bit. My move-out date was extended out; I will have to pay extra but not nearly as much as I'd expected. She decided to work with me on this, I think, because I've always been on time with the rent except once (that was an honest mistake), I don't complain too much, & no other resident has ever complained about me. Which is rather odd, given the stuff I've done out on the patio...

So I have a little more room to maneuver now. That's good, because I will need all of it. Still gotta make my truck legal (no plates yet but I have insurance), & soon. Because I have to get to the storage facility down there & start putting in things I won't use right away. Not that I have a lot, but my books have to sit somewhere until I have a house...or at least a shed that will keep the rain & bugs out.

Since all the above is in play & I'm fighting off a nasty sinus infection, I haven't done much art. Finally edited an earlier painting, last night. It'll go up this Friday if you wanna see it. The only other thing I've done recently is replace a handle on a tungsten carbide hone:

That's three-strand flat hemp braid epoxied on it. Last year I bought a few hones to keep in different places...they work great but I don't like the slick plastic coating the handles have. Sometimes I braid hemp twine when I'm under stress & can't do anything else (cheap therapy)...if you roll up the braids after you're done & save them, you may find uses for them later on. They're great on tools, for a fibrous non-slip grip. Plus it has that homey craft vibe, which I like.

...it's always amusing when the junior woodchucks around here can't deal with me.

Feb. 17th Edit: As usual, sometimes I get one of these...