Done yesterday (20100312 Fr)

[mdlbear]

0312 Fr
  * up 7:30; W=200.2; drugs, nose
  * Colleen's $ transfer (late)
  @ smugmug.com
  -> good advice from (coworker) DR
     figure out what I want to end up doing after the change.
     ->Something about the developer community and/or tools
  * treadmill: 40min 2mi;  3mph 5%  Go me!
  * 2pm What next? meeting for $project -> $product
  @ HALT: Hungry? Angry? Lonely? Tired?  Fantastic checklist.
  * watching _Where the Wild Things Are_ -- not liking the backstory so far.
    rather painful, actually.  Make that _very_ painful.  Weird.  Nice in
    spots; disconcerting.  Hard to suspend disbelief.  Good music, though.
  * 10:30 bath; bed; Snuggle; S=7069

Weird day. A little actual work accomplished at work, but mostly the day was dominated by a meeting where we discussed what would happen soon when (if all goes well) our current research project starts turning into a product. It promises to be, um... an adventure.

It was raining all day, which made a good excuse to get in a half-hour walk on the treadmill. Third time in the fitness center. Both of the last times there was someone running on the treadmill next door. I'm not sure they even noticed me.

A couple of days ago I'd spotted the DVD of Where the Wild Things Are in Safeway, and Colleen and I watched it last night. I didn't like it. Painful in spots; none of it lighthearted like the feeling I got from the book. Very hard to suspend disbelief, especially the voices. And very much NOT for young kids, especially if they like the book.

Nice long snuggle and conversation in bed.

Only one link, but it's a great one: a comment by judifilksign: 'Sometimes, I have to go through the "HALT" to myself: Hungry? Angry? Lonely? Tired?' It's a fantastic mnemonic for a checklist I hadn't realized I needed. Thank you!

PSA: did you know that Grand Central Starport is having its annual "It's Green!" party today? You're invited.

Comments

Would if we could

[capplor.livejournal.com]

but the commute is a bear (and kids had state testing this week.)

[septemberlilac.livejournal.com]

Wish I could have gotten there (green is my second-favorite color, after all) but there's this nasty little thing known as Real Life that got a bit too real... Have a great time - and happy birthday!

[saffronrose.livejournal.com]

I had much the same reaction to WtWTA.

[mdlbear]

Glad to know I'm not the only one. What were they thinking?

[saffronrose.livejournal.com]

I don't know why they had to bring in a divorce angle at all. It didn't add to the story, and the echoing of it amongst the monsters made no plot sense.

[mdlbear]

Nothing made a whole lot of sense in that movie.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

I think "HALT" comes out of the 12-step community, or at least that's who I first heard it from. It's eminently sensible... except that I'm almost always either hungry or tired or both. (Fortunately, "angry" and "lonely" are far less of a problem for me.)

[mdlbear]

Google finds a large assortment of addiction recovery references, so, yeah. Thanks.