Done (oops) last week

[mdlbear]

0330 Tu
  * up 6:30; W=199.2; drugs, nose
  @ The Way We Live Now - The Marrying Kind - NYTimes.com
    (from catsittingstill: The State of Marriage (finally something positive))
  * check in for flight!
  * 9:00 interview at work
  @ The Economics Of The Music Industry: A Band Has To Work Hard...
  @ Are Publishers Putting Too Much Stock In The iPad, Or Just Doing It Wrong?
  * Mina's Song lyric sheet
  * call hotel, sort out reservations.
    old: 81900094 440071425  new: 88150956  phone: 206-246-8600
  * bank: deposit Random Factors check (HSX); patent award check
    x get $50 in 5's and a roll of quarters
  @ The Right: Constantly On The Wrong Side Of History
    (from filkertom: "You'd Think, After An Eternity Of This, They'd Be Better")
  & desperately looking for chords for Mina's Song.  Eeep!  
  * print  x clean songbook, * set lyrics
  * PAY BILLS; etc.
  * load drugs.  Don't forget salt, doxazosin
  * pack: 
    * headset mics
    * Callie's music stand --best to put it on top, since it comes out first.
    * AA batteries for Zoom
  ~ chord out everything in set
    * still looking for chords for Mina's Song

0331 We 
  * drugs, CPAP, netbook
  * awake 4:30; up 5:20; W=198.4; drugs, nose
  * packed CPAP and drugs.
  : couldn't find hat: probably left it at work.  Silly bear.
  & Asked Marty if she'd like to sing with me at Baycon.  ->yes
  * 5:45 leave for Norwescon (Marty)
    Adult 1: STEPHEN SAVITZKY  Acct#: 00000449453373 Confirmation # QGJGB6
    Depart Mar 31	San Jose, CA to Seattle, WA Travel Time 2 h 10 m
    #894 	Depart San Jose, CA (SJC)	6:55 AM
  	Arrive in Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA) 	9:05 AM
  : 3 pounds over; moved songbook and snacks to rolly.
    would have been fine if not for Callie's music stand :) (or the bed pad)
  * grabbed an iced mocha; barely time to hit the restroom 
  ~ foolishly didn't sync up last night, so not current on barnard
  : some spectacular cloud views on the way up.
  : the Swissgear bag works wonderfully; half an inch taller and double
    zippers and it would be perfect.
  & amused myself during the flight by reading man for git-merge et.al.
  ? should try making a branch and seeing whether that works.
    sounds a bit tricky, from reading man git-merge
  * 9:21 git push on dorsai; pull on barnard to resync.  Silly bear
  & enable sound; test.  Works, so I can play music.
  ~ need audio transcoding software, audacity on barnard Totem plays ogg.
  * set up at least a temporary . robots.txt and * mm link on dsl
  * good rehearsal.  Final setlist.
  * chorded out Mina's Song (Callie had the chords, on the flip side of the
    setlist.  Whew!)  Singer notations in Big Blue Frog
  @ mia_mcdavid: Quote of the day
  * wrote push-to-dsl; copies share, mm, users with the usual excludes
    pure cut-and-paste job from push-offsite, of course.
  * bed ~11:30

0401 Th
  * up 7:40; drugs, nose
  * Kid-shuttling and bike shopping with N
  & consolidated the Bohnhoffs' rips under one directory
  * robots.txt for dsl copied from savitzky.net.  Exclude all.
    Eventually we may virtual-host the various aliases.
  * Colleen's funds transfer
  . maintaining t.do locally with very occasional syncs.  Will probably
    batch LJ posts.
  * afternoon and evening rehearsals
  * assistant kid-wrangler
  * made chicken stir-fry for dinner

0402 Fr
  * up 8ish; drugs, nose
  @ rowanf: My stomach hates me... and I read this
  * Fixes to Big Blue Frog
  * notate Hymn for singer. 
  * got tio the con ~3:30 with N.
  * Tempered Glass invited.  45 minutes, Friday 7:15-8:00.
    Actually more like a 30-minute set, in a 45-minute slot tightly bounded
    on the ass end.  Dropped Landscapes and still didn't have time for
    Gentle Arms.  Went well, though.
  * home recording 1
  * open filk.  Ship of Stone, Rambling Silver Rose
  * bed 3ish

0401-4 Norwescon
  ~ NorWesCon membership for the Wolfie (missed deadline, so $60 at the door)
  * Room reservation for Norwescon:  SeaTac Doubletree Hotel -> Hilton
  * Seattle: change hotel.  Hilton: 206-244-4800  Doubletree: 206-246-8600
    * doubletree: conf# 81900094  ($160/night) Fri-Sun 2 nights
    * change room not to be handicapped; 2 beds, no down or feathers
    x extend hotel stay for Norwescon to include Wed?
    x (18740 International Blvd  SeaTac WA  98188-4234)  206-246-8600  
    x 0401 Th - 0405 Mo (4 nights)
    x Confirmation Number:  	  3369194301
    Check-in: 	Thu 01 Apr 2010    Check-out: 	Mon 05 Apr 2010 	
    conf# 88150956 for Rhainy's room.

0403 Sa
  * up 8ish
  * breakfast with Kat
  & conversation with Kat and Kathryn (sp?); friend, new filker
  $ HSX: CC+S 10@9=$90 from Serenity Cargo Bay (via Chaos)
  $ HSX: $60 (membership) to Chaos as commission & expenses
  $ HSX: CC+S 4@9=36 from Quicksilver Fantasies (via Chaos)
  & 2ish snack in con suite
  & dealer's room and art show with Callie
  * Kinderfilk.  Interrupted halfway through by fire alarm
  * dinner with Chaos and Danica
  * 7:30  or later: print boarding pass
  * Knight Music, ASH Productons.  Skipped Death*Star.  Turntables?!!
  * open filking.  Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of, Vampire Megabyte,
    Mina's Song, Inherit the Earth, Big Blue Frog
  @ Djembe African Drums, Bags, Stands & Hand Drums - X8 Drums

0404 Su
  * up 8:30ish; drugs, nose
  * breakfast with Chaos
  * 10-3 pick up art
  @ The Wordsmith's Forge - How Men and Women Listen
  @ pubsubhubbub
  & Fanish Flea Market.  Purple fabric, Hello Kitty cardholder
  @ diamondhour.com from Steve Barnes panel: lifewriting - sounded interesting
  * noon: panel: home recording 2 - Cascade 9
  * 1-3 trouble clef jam - Evergreen 3-4
    % fun. Much more fun than I expected; more shaker than guitar
  * 4ish leave for airport
  ~ Adult 1: ASHTON FOX  Confirmation # QQ4736
    Return Apr 4	San Jose, CA to Burbank, CA	Travel Time 1 h 00 m
    #632 	Depart San Jose, CA (SJC)	8:30 PM
       Arrive in Burbank, CA (BUR) 	9:30 PM
  * Adult 1: STEPHEN SAVITZKY  Acct#: 00000449453373 Confirmation # QGJGB6
    Return Apr 4	Seattle, WA to San Jose, CA  Travel Time 2 h 05 m
    #3056 	Depart Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA)	7:30 PM
  	Arrive in San Jose, CA (SJC) 	  	9:35 PM
  & Fair amount of to.do file maintenance
  : keep the Swissgear bag -- works pretty well
  x podcast "Live at the Starport"?  Maybe once/twice per week. -> probably not.
  * 11ish bed; snuggle and conversation


0405 Mo
  * up 6:30; W=197.?; drugs, nose, teeth
  @ From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space - The other side of the iPad
  : iPad "keyboard" pretty much unusable because of fingernails and lack of
    keytop shape.  Might be learnable; probably not worthwhile for me.
  : Android update installed on Droid
  @ Apple iPad review -- Engadget
  * backups:  2010-04-05T11:52:17-0700 - 2010-04-05T12:42:53-0700
    /dev/sda5            1349854392 418232496 863053268  33% /media/bak
    doesn't work so well over ssh without a keepalive!
  * walk: once around pond
    ! mostly calm; ended angry, frustrated, and discouraged about Colleen's
      health care, in a low-key kind of way.
  @ Android’s U.S. Marketshare More Than Doubles In Just Three Months
    (from @rowanf)
  @ A Three Micahs Interlude
  @ comment with some book references on healthy diet

Oh. Right. The problem wasn't so much lack of time as lack of a decently large screen, trackball, and full-sized keyboard. Or so I tell myself.

But all the details and links are up there under the cut. Hopefully there will be a real Norwescon post soon, with links to the concert audio. No love for the hotel, who came in and set the clock ahead, then made us end early without our closer. What we did get to sing (everything except Landscapes and Gentle Arms of Eden) was good.

The hotel was too spread out, and the function space too crowded. Other than that I had a pretty good time. A few good conversations.

Going back in time a little, I flew up Wednesday, which gave me some time with Callie and Naomi and the kids, for rehearsals and just plain hanging out. So that was good. There aren't any PNW cons in the offing until fall, so the next visit or two will be just visits. That's a good thing.

It was a great visit, and a pretty good con, but I'm very happy to be home.