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Using the past progressive and simple past:
The past progressive form of the verb presents an action as being underway over a period of time. These Irish sentences and their English translation correspond both in form (ahehehehe) and in meaning:

Bhí mé ag ithe mo dhinnéir. I was eating my dinner.
Bhí mé ag scríobh cúpla litir. I was writing a couple of letters.

The simple past just states that something happened, without indicating whether it was momentary or lengthy.
D'ith mé mo dhinnéar. I ate my dinner.
Scríobh mé cúpla litir. I wrote a couple of letters.

Leaving that as it is because I think I need to do all the verb practice again at some point. Short as that segment of Irish is.

Writing did not get done much of yesterday, due to wrist injury/pain, so today's statement of intent will be the same as yesterday's and we'll see if I get more of it done. I did commit some bloggery yesterday, because thankfully I've been thinking on that topic for about a week and had something drafted already, so required minimal use of hands. Mostly yesterday was curling up on the couch and watching Thundercats in the evenings.

A new pope was elected! With what feels like significantly less time arguing than the last one. May he lead wisely and well, and in good health. That's about as much as I can say other than "Huh" because I don't know too much about him, am in the process of studying, and I don't have a dog in this race, not being Catholic. As a world influence I have some interest in who is in such an influential position, but.

And the Veronica Mars thing happened. And I'm happy for them, I really am. I watched it count down to the goal within 12 hours with amazement. And I remembered the Jericho campaign to bring back the show and how the fans sent 20+ tons (literal, actual tons of weight of nuts) to the network offices to get them to bring it back. Fans count. Fans matter, and fans can get shit done. Random Acts proves that, too.

Anyway. Wrist doing better today, but let's not push it. Reminding myself that today's projects are: draft for LSQ, draft for Fireside, translating German for 30-40 and Russian for 30-40, and an hour or two of Person of Interest which, by that point, had probably be better done on the dictation. Let's take it easy for today.