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I managed to make the appointment for the virtual colonoscopy. It isn't virtual in that it can be done from home but in that it is done with a CAT scan from the outside. Of course, for two days before it, I can't eat any fruit, vegetables, or legumes, which is almost all that I eat. So, I'll try making chicken with broth, white rice, and some ginger, and just eating that until I am required to start fasting. I expect that this will result in pretty low blood sugar, so Joel will come with me to assure I don't collapse. It is on Tuesday, so if I'm useless on Sunday and Monday, it is fine. While this sounds crappy, millions of people suffer through this regularly, and then on top of it, they have to be knocked out, which - at least for me - is awful. So, since this is virtual, I don't get knocked out, and the whole thing only lasts 15 minutes, so I can eat right after that. Should be fine.

In painting news, the wall by my desk (and the part above the stairs) as well as the kitchen are done now. Yay! I need to get the drips off the floor, but since this is lime paint, it is easy enough to get off (and this is just where it managed to get on the floor between the pieces of cardboard that I put down). I did a bit of the bathroom too, although that isn't done yet. Still, it looks so nice. It will be even nicer when we hang some paintings, but we aren't there yet (in part because we need to install something like an art rail to hang the paintings from, since the wall is in no state to handle punctures, and in part because I need to paint the paintings we want to hang).

Now that we are done with the immigration stuff for the time being, I've gotten started on some of the other things that need to be done. The most fun part is painting the walls. Today, I put the first coat on all the easy spots that don't require moving a lot of furniture or a ladder. Tomorrow, I'll try to finish those up. I may also be able to do a bit in the bathroom, as the part right above the tile is pretty easily accessible and will need two coats of paint. We'll need to move Joel's couch for me to paint the wall behind it and will need to bring in the ladder, as there is no way I can reach the ceiling without it. I'm really looking forward to getting all of it painted, although there are places that are going to need yearly work, I think, as there are cracks that are shifting upstairs. I don't think the whole thing is going to come down on us, but it will probably need a bit more mortar off and on.

I've also made some progress on the book review website (https://cspbooks.net/). Right now, you have to click on the picture of the book to get to the review, although I'll fix that tomorrow. It is not done, as there are a bunch of bits that are just kind of thrown on the page. However, it is usable. I need to fix a lot of the formatting. I also need to decide if I should have any links for the readers that link authors or series. Right now, I think no. It isn't that hard to search on a page for the author's name. Oh, and I need to add an archive. Right now, it isn't important, but I think that more than 10 or 15 links to reviews on the front page may be a bit much. I'll have an archive page that divides them up by year, or maybe month and year, since I read a lot of books.