Done yesterday (20090517)

[mdlbear]

0517 Su
  * up 9ish; drugs, nose; coffee, C
  * 9:59-11:11 backups
  * 11am Baycon meeting (only for ~20min)
    * ask about autograph table time-slot for me & Callie.
    Colleen is much more comfortable with the scooter.
    It's narrower and more manoeverable than her transport chair.  Yay!
  * buy flonase!!
  * buy briefs, laundry detergent, garbage bags,  Colleen's aspirin.
  * buy food supplements: S. Boulardii, chlorella, Primal Defense, fiber
  & GS: buy mixer, nano-key (HSX mainly for TGl gigs)
    It's a USB mixer only because they ship a 2-channel, 16-bit USB i/f with
    it.  :(  But it does what we need for TGl gigs, and you can actually get
    4 separate channels out of it for recording.
  & While I was shopping, Marty worked on the upstairs.
  * 7ish YD's bedframe arrived; installed.
  & made dinner:  salad, leftovers -> chili
    Used up all the leftover rice; just one serving left for my breakfast
  & lost it between salad and dinner
    Colleen crying because she wants to help doesn't help me get her dinner in
    hopes of raising her blood sugar and making her feel better.
    A new kind of feedback loop?  Didn't handle it well.
  * Bed ~11pm.  earlier is better, though I don't like it.

The day was mostly busy, and there was a rough spot, but it began and ended well.

The high point, I think, was taking Colleen to the Baycon meeting; she proudly rolled in on Rosebud and had a blast. I spoke to various people about programming, and asked for a timeslot at the signing table for me and Callie. Must remember to take stock.

The day's shopping expedition took a long time, but I got the house needed in the way of supplies. Also a Behringer 1204FX mixer, mainly for live gigs like Thursday's at White Blossom. The guy at Guitar Showcase disparaged the sound, but it'll do fine for live gigs and practice sessions. It came with a (separate, 2-channel, 16-bit) USB interface. :P By using the second bus, you can actually get four straight outputs for recording; that may come in handy sometime.

While I was out shopping, Colleen's friend Marty re-arranged and cleaned Kat's room and the hallway. There's a substantial amount of room in Kat's room now: the desk and most of the closet are usable, with enough room for a double bed on the floor between them. Amazing.

I overloaded badly while making dinner. I was working on making leftovers into chili, but when Colleen started getting upset because she couldn't help, I made the mistake of asking what she wanted instead of starting with a hug. She asked for salad, which we really needed but represented a change in direction. Justin came downstairs just as we were sitting down with our salad to ask whether dinner was ready; I snapped at him. Not a good evening.

It ended well, though, with a couple of hours together in a quiet living room (on separate laptops). A loveseat would be tempting, but wouldn't be as comfortable for Colleen as the powered recliner, and would probably be too cramped for computing.