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Felt good to do the weights this afternoon. Still a bit of a stretch with the 12lb dumbbells but wasn't too bad given that I had a break. Stomach still a little twitchy but OK for the most part. Have had a bit more animal protein (chicken, turkey) over the past few days but without too much turmoil. I've been hungry and have eaten more than normal over the past few days. It's as if the stomach problem has worked its way through and out. Thank goodness! I can put my attention on other things--the list grows longer with each passing hour.

Dreamed last night about being in a house with my daughter and ex-wife (#3). I was directing two men who were friends of mine to another place where they could get a room. We didn't have enough space to house guests and they would be more comfortable in the other place. The dream went on and on but did resolve finally with them going to the other place to check it out. There were other parts and pieces of the dream that dealt with the house we lived in. There were lots of things that needed to be done in the place.

Watched an Iranian film tonight--The Willow Tree. Interesting film! Story revolved around a man who had been blind for over 30 years. He gets an operation that restores his sight. At first, he is transfixed by the flood of images (people, colors, faces, and all) that bombards him. He retreats back into his home and work area but becomes increasingly dissatisfied with his life. He becomes attracted to a woman younger than his wife and his marriage comes fully undone (even though there was no depiction of him acting out his thoughts). There were a few annoying technical issues with the film (captions coming up in English and Farsi on top of each other) but a good work. The director has done other films and has garnered several awards and prizes.

My life is like the man in the film except that I haven't awakened into the light. More like I've fallen into the darkness. As I've said--my list grows longer but the days continue to shrink. I can't seem to shift my vision back into the light. I need a cosmic operation! Maybe I should Google a cosmic surgeon!