A day without enough hours

After weighing myself on Saturdays, I usually eat noodles at the same Yibin restaurant. Today was no exception. As I finished, the woman who works there offered me soup or liangfen. I chose soup. Smiling, she said I knew how to live within my means; many people my age order far more, she said, pointing to a neighboring restaurant. I was embarrassed and explained that I was losing weight. A bowl of noodles fills me up. I do not need extra food. I am happy with how my fasting plan is going. Simple can be good.

I spent much of the afternoon making the biggest changes yet to the blog. I cleaned up unused, broken, and conflicting files. I removed a small game from the homepage and replaced it with a progress display for my fasting plan. Over the next three months, I intend to record my BMI and weight there each week.

I also rebuilt my rough Gem prompts for investment research. I wanted the questions I ask to be more open while giving the AI stricter standards for its answers. Previously I was not always sure which financial questions the Gem could help me examine. Now I can give it a ticker and ask for research using business fundamentals and measurable indicators. I can compare candidates, ask it to rank them, and explore which strategies might fit different amounts of capital, including stocks, derivatives, or options. These are tools for my research process, not answers I can accept without judgment.

Six hours passed while I worked on those two things. I did not even make time to read the Bible. When I finally went out, my eyes were blurry from the screen 🤣🤣🤣

In the evening I played badminton with friends and ate a late meal with them. I was happy enough to stay until everyone else had gone home. There were simply not enough hours today.