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Danced for about three hours last night and then went brain dead--couldn't remember dance steps. Guess three hours of focus, concentration and movement saturated the synapses. Slept deeply and awoke late.

Feel a bit lost today. Am moving, but doing so slowly. No big bursts of ambition. Relishing the peace and quiet. The street fair is downtown this weekend so things are a bit chaotic. Did manage to do a Qigong round when I arose not so long ago.

Dreamed last night of two things. One dream involved making some kind of device that could be used for play and learning. It had several panels that were sensitive to light beams. The kids could use handheld gadgets to activate the panels. I was working on a unit with up to four panels. There was some limitation on the number of panels based on the type of components being used. I was trying to maximize the number of panels given the current technology.

A second part of the dream involved walking through a village in a foreign country. There were artifacts being sold by the villagers. Most of the artifacts had some type of symbols painted on the objects. The symbols were in groups and looked like some crude alphabet. I asked a villager who was selling objects what the symbols meant. She proceeded to launch off into a detailed description of the symbols and their meanings. I was surprised at the depth of knowledge she had on the subject. It seems that the symbols were in fact descriptions of mythic events in the lives of the people. The artisans used the stories to decorate the objects and to preserve the legends. It was how they passed on the myths from generation to generation. I spent a long time in this part of the dream, asking about the symbols and hearing the stories.

L just phoned and said she was downtown in the midst of the festival. I said I would join her in a bit. I'll walk there and get my Qi moving. Driving will be problematical because of the festival.

Also need some food... Had a yogurt and banana, but need something more substantial... Festival foods--follow my nose... Wherever it goes...