November! It's November already! Time just continues to fly by. 2025 is almost here. I guess before that, we get to watch to see if the US self-destructs next week on Tuesday night. That could be fun. But before that—it's Hive Power-Up Day!

I powered-up 200. I think most of the HPUDs this year have been 200 for me, so this is pretty much par for the course.

Last month I continued powering up 20-100 everyday, so the total power-up amount is quite a bit more. Over 1000 probably. I'm too lazy to go back and check, but I think it's a safe bet I was well over that mark. I suppose I could save all of that to do a big powerup and get the max bee size, but... eh.. I like moving up a little each day.

I'm not going to go pick through how much of it was from powering-up and how much from posts, but my total HP increase was 2321.450 from the 2nd of last month through today. That's a pretty good gain! If I can do that again for November, I'll be just 100 or so shy of my 40k 2024 stretch goal. I am planning on it, but who knows what life might throw in the way. So, let's just 🤞

I'm powering up at the start of HPUD. You should have around 23 or so hours from now to do it yourself, so get on that! But if you miss out don't worry, there will be another next month. But that next month will be here before you know it. I suggest following @hivebuzz and/or @traciyork so you will be reminded a few days before the next one.

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David LaSpina is an American photographer and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku. He blogs here and at laspina.org. Write him on Twitter or Mastodon.