Done yesterday (20091201 Tu)

[mdlbear]

1201 Tu
  * up 6:45; W=200.2; drugs, nose, teeth; coffee
  * call YD in sick - muscle aches
  @ 42 Essential 3rd Act Twists (from haikujaguar)
    The web comic site behind it is very deeply strange.
  @ haikujaguar: A Thing Long Expected 
    on realizing that she's a professional writer thanks to crowdfunding.
  * 9:47 put phone base stations on UPS (needed for emergency operation)
  * write checks (Apria) -- walk becomes reward.
  * Walk.  To pond; left leg started cramping, so turned back.
    Could a week of not walking get me that badly out of shape?
      (13:10:55) Naomi: No, but a week of not walking combined with having a
      bad day or two for other reasons could, and your other reports of how
      you've felt sound as if you've been having one.
    Could it be the shoes?  Tightening laces helped.
    OTOH I have some problems in my left arm, too.  :(
    Could it be whatever probably-not-exactly-flu the YD has?
  @ What To Do If You Get Sick: 2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu
    Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home
  @ Flu.gov
  @ Some half-formed thoughts on one future for bookselling - Boing Boing
    (Cory Doctorow) 
  @ Why paywalls won't help most big newspapers - Boing Boing (from
    Local UK Newspaper Chain Tries A Paywall | Techdirt
  @ If You're Looking For The Open Source Business Model, You're Looking For
    The Wrong Thing | Techdirt
  ! aha: I often avoid doing things that I know are likely to make me feel
    better after I've done them, like walks and music.  Possibly due to guilt
    over the less pleasant things I'm _not_ doing.
  ~ homework for Avoiding
  x 6pm Avoiding group
    Not feeling well.  Probably could do it, but might be contagious. :(
  * pick up pantsu on the way home
  | feeling better, esp. after dinner and drink, but still marginal.
  * drugs, nose
  * load drugs for the rest of the week
    | a little too much standing, as usual
  = Lulu.com costs $5.50/CD; 4.50 for orders over 5 units
    More than Oasis, of course, but about the same as Oasis+CDbaby
    Not as high quality a product; burned, and only a 2-page insert.
  * book plane tickets for Emmy's trip to LA (when she has details)
  * put address labels in bag to take to work
  ! aha: probably my discomfort with role-playing comes from not knowing how
    normal people are likely to behave in a situation I'm not familiar with.
    Much of my social discomfort is probably just not knowing what to do.
  * 10:45 bath; 11:00 bed

Another sub-par day, this time definitely due to simply not feeling well. I cut my walk short again because of leg cramps, and felt generally achy all afternoon. And the YD was feeling the same way -- I called her in sick. Hmm.

This lead to some useful links on the flu: What To Do If You Get Sick: 2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu and Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home at the CDC, and an entire official site at flu.gov.

A couple of interesting insights, that will eventually merit their own posts on the river:

• I often seem to avoid doing things that I know are likely to make me feel better after I've done them, like walks and music. This may be due to guilt over the less pleasant things I'm not doing.
• A lot of my discomfort with role-playing comes from the same root as my general discomfort with social interaction: not knowing what I'm supposed to be doing in a situation I'm totally unfamiliar with.

I went to bed early, and am feeling ok this morning. So was the YD. A very mild form of flu? Possibly.

More links:

Some half-formed thoughts on one future for bookselling - Boing Boing (Cory Doctorow) Why paywalls won't help most big newspapers - Boing Boing (from Techdirt). If You're Looking For The Open Source Business Model, You're Looking For The Wrong Thing | Techdirt.

haikujaguar's post on realizing that she's a professional writer thanks mainly to crowdfunding. Also her link to 42 Essential 3rd Act Twists (from this post). The web comic site it lives on is very deeply strange, and I could easily spend a whole lot of time there. Probably better not to.