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Feeling pretty good today. Got to sleep late and woke up early. First day/evening on my new medication schedule. Today is the second day. I think the symptoms are less. Still have some activity, but overall feeling better. Ran some errands, went to the H's and read quite a few pages of the Ishiguro novel, did a walk in the park, didn't nap in the afternoon, and watched a movie tonight. Overall, didn't feel so frazzled or unclear. Will keep on monitoring and see what emerges.

PD dance class resumes tomorrow! Will also register for the line dance class which restarts in late January.

Watched a Gus Van Sant film, Mala Noche, tonight. A gritty film; one of his first major works. He's done several other good movies (Good Will Hunting, Milk, Finding Forrester, and others). Mala Noche was raw and gritty. I almost stopped watching when I hit some of the sex scenes. I kept on watching and it was worth the discomfort experienced early on. At the H's on Wednesday, we'll be watching a film called District 9.

Also still doing the centering prayer activity at least a couple of times during each day. I seem to gain some stillness and clarity by doing it. Will continue and see where it leads.

Dreamed last night that I was playing cards with my two sisters. We were making a lot of noise and awakened our mother, who was trying to sleep. She came out of her bedroom and chided us over the noise. She went back into her room and we quieted down. There was a second dream where I was busy putting together some electrical devices. I was assembling them and hooking them up using a pair of wires that stretched along the walls. The devices were some type of movement detection sensors. They were being installed to help us detect unwanted intruders.