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Couldn't fall asleep last night. Read until I was bleary-eyed, but had the full moon jitters and took some time falling off to sleep. Any dreams I had got lost in the deep sleep I finally achieved.

Made it to yoga class this morning. Noticed that yoga's weight-bearing asanas are a good complement to Qigong's standing exercises that don't involve weight-bearing. It's all a whole, a warp and weave, a common focus.

I need to include more daily yoga practice--for both weight-bearing as well as stretching and flexibility. My token daily yoga practice includes a standing crocodile twist and a triangle pose as I take my daily shower. The warm water helps with these two postures' extensions. But, I don't normally do anything more than that. Balance-balance-balance. The secret to it all. Some of this and some of that, daily and in moderation. I know the drill.

Reading Means' Assorted Fire Events. Stories beyond the first few are reading better. There were a couple of stories that didn't really jell and made me want to just drop the book. Feeling better after reading an additional three or four stories. I'll finish the book now.

Also noted the quality difference between stories in Asimov and Analog. Analog's stories have more depth to them (partly because of the hard science in the writing), but also because the Azimov stories are just looser and not as well plotted. Anyway, that's what I registered last night as I moved from Asimov to Analog readings in the current publications.

Have a friend and his daughter in the UK. I know they are OK, but can't help thinking of them being swept up in yesterday's events. Thank goodness the devices didn't detonate--that would have been a double dose after the earlier results. Wishing my friend godspeed on his stay there and his return.

I'm still not putting in any real writing time (other than this journal). I keep feeling the tickle, but I've not made the effort so far. But it's on my mind--persistently. Have been thinking of story plots and such. Getting to be time to move from thought to words on the screen. Time and walruses are overdue.