Done yesterday (20100108 Fr)

[mdlbear]

0108 Fr
  * up 6:30; W=200.4; drugs, nose; coffee
  * move Conflikt flights to 7pm->5:30 (or some earlier direct flight if any)
    x Please call 1-800-I-FLY-SWA (1-800-435-9792) if you require assistance
      changing a reservation that was not purchased online.  
    * totally painless on the web.  I love Southwest.
  * take rolling walker (Johnny) out of front closet
  * 11am talk at work
  @ Plastic Logic QUE proReader in-depth video hands-on -- Engadget
  @ Artist Thinking vs. Lawyer Thinking | Techdirt
    @ Showstopper. | QuestionCopyright.org
  @ clearing my tabs:  some pretty old links from techdirt.com and Gizmodo
    @ Australian Radio Program On 'Piracy' What 60 Minutes Should Have Done
    @ Results
      From Our CwF+RtB Business Model Experiment | Techdirt
    @ Clear And Concise Explanation For Why Software Patents Harm Innovation
    @ Google and the Deadly Power of Data
  ~ raining, so no walk.  Did not go to fitness center.
  * move Conflikt hotel arrival up a day
  -> No HSA associated with our Kaiser plan
  @ Depressive realism -- fascinating
    @ Defence mechanism
    @ Atypical depression (probably not)
    @ Psychological immune system
    @ List of cognitive biases
    @ List of memory biases
  % comfort eating.  Grrr.
  @ Wireless, webcam and video on Debian GNU/Linux Lenny
  = install USB video on Debian/Ubuntu
      apt-get install module-assistant camorama
      m-a prepare; m-a update; m-a a-i gspca
  * installed USB video (see above) with Labtec camera on Dorsai.
    Not worth a damn with the ceiling light directly behind me. 
    fixable if I ever actually need it.
  * bath; bed~11:30; snuggle.  S=2535 :(:(

A pretty decent day, but no walk. It was raining at the time. Didn't go to the building's fitness center, either; I'm a little disappointed with myself on that. One of those things where the longer you put it off, the harder it gets; I've been working there for 17 years now.

And I caught myself comfort-eating, too. Just grazing out of habit. Well, at least the snacks I have at my desk are mostly high protein (beef jerky) and high fiber (prunes). We just won't think about the two little bags of M&M peanuts, ok?

Finally googled for info on webcam drivers for Debian, and got that set up both at work and at home. Turned up a fascinating article on Wikipedia on depressive realism. Hmm.

Strongly on the plus side, I moved our Conflikt plane reservations from an impossible 7am to an easy 5:30pm. No way we were going to make it to the airport two hours before a 7am flight -- Colleen's usual wake-up time is 10am, mine is 6:30, and the airport doesn't open until 6am anyway. I also extended our hotel reservations to cover Thursday night.

We'll still have some time up at Promusica Monday and Tuesday. Fortunately, Tempered Glass doesn't have a concert slot this year, so the fact that there will be much less rehearsal time available than last year (when I flew up on Wednesday) won't be a problem.

Lots of tasty links under the cut, as usual. Some rather old ones, from clearing my tabs at work, plus a few from the day's Wikipedia ramblings.

ETA: I almost forgot the best thing: Colleen had me put away the 2-wheeled walker (Frankie) and get out the 4-wheeled one (Johnny). Much better for regaining her ability to walk, since she can't put much weight on it. Also, it has a seat, so she can walk outside or into the kitchen and sit down when she gets tired. Yay for the RollyCat!