Done, um... oops! (20101012 Tu - 1019 Tu)

[mdlbear]

1012 Tu
  * snuggle; up 7:45; W=195.4; drugs, nose, teeth?; cofee, dishes
  % put my shirt on inside out and didn't notice until my second cup of coffee
  * short, reasonably fast walk
  @ Why the very concept of male-female friendship makes people
    uncomfortable. - By Juliet Lapidos - Slate Magazine via raindrops 
    The origins of the term "platonic friendship."
  * Bed ~11; snuggle; laundry; snuggle

1013 We
  * up 6:45; W=193.4; drugs, nose, teeth; laundry, coffee, dishes
  $ HSX: $15 cash sale to (consultant) Seth at work
  * fast walk around building complex after getting chili from DD's
    heart rate up, calf muscles starting to hurt, so much more aerobic than my
    usual strolls.  Must do that more often and get my time up.
  * 6:45pm print boarding pass
  * post itinerary
  * load drugs
  * split 2009/03/08-Consonance/ TGl, TGq concerts
  * pack
  * sync xfer disk
  * check Tools in to CVS, starport/Web/Public/Steve_Savitzky/Tools
  ~ (colleen) buy: miconazole -- Walgreen's doesn't have it
  ~ (colleen)buy: humira -- Colleen needs to contact Ahn about renewing
  * snuggle, bath, bed~midnight, snuggle
  x print TGl songbook; AR lyrics book.

1014 Th - 1018 Mo - TGl rehearsal
  * up 7:35; W=194.2; drugs, nose, teeth; dishes, coffee, laundry
  * put Tools under git control.  Currently in /users/steve; should move.
  @ The Ferrett's Journal - Reach the Hand (bullying)
  @ haikujaguar: The Jokka Return in the New Other Sides Anthology!
  @ Rules for Anchorites - My Life As a Dog (bullying)
  * noon: dash home and pick up drugs; -probably- left -on bed- _in bathroom_
  @ Owl City || Official Site (via Seth)
  ~ 5:15 leave for airport; flight at 6:45. 
  * 5:30 leave for airport with Brad
  * sync Barnard
    Depart: SAN JOSE CA to SEATTLE TACOMA WA   ( Travel Time: 2 hrs 5 mins )
  _ Thu Oct 14  0235   Depart SAN JOSE CA (SJC) at 6:45 PM                 
                       Arrive in SEATTLE TACOMA WA (SEA) at 8:50 PM )       
    on the flight I sat next to a cute 8th grade girl on the way to spend
    the weekend with her father in Seattle.  Good, light conversations.
  @ 20 Awesomely Untranslatable Words from Around the World via ysabetwordsmith 
  @ Feeling chipper, the wood ant caught bringing science to life
    via Calico Cat - Now there's a find...
  * bed ~midnight.  Very congested; used afrin.  Grump.

1015 Fr
  * up 6:45ish
  ~ attempted to make Ubuntu usb installer; this thing is ancient
    enough not to have the required app.  Punt for now.
  * attempted to upgrade /users/steve/Lyrics to git; some updates didn't get
    in for some bizarre reason.  Weird.  Second try worked, though.
  @ The Tao of the Silicon.Shaman - A thought... (laser fusion propulsion) 
  * sporadic singing; kid time
  ~ set root's crontab to /users/starport/Admin/backup/crontab.backup on Nova
    then thought better of it because it needs an edit first.
  & scrounged dinner; made tuna salad for N
  * hot bath; bed ~midnight?

1016 Sa
  * up 8:20; drugs, nose; dishes
  @ filk: Bill Maraschiello's surviving brother: "Share his music"
    http://www.prometheus-music.com/temp/MagneticElixir.zip
  @ Saffron Rose's Garden of Life - Possible remedies for migraineurs
  * out shopping with Callie on the way back from dropping N at Antioch
  * work on Mina's Song, October Country, No Greater Love, Stolen Child,
    When the Magic Died.  (Probably others; I forget)
  & Sugar crash mid-afternoon; glucose tablet and snack helped a lot.
  * shopping, pick up N at Antioch.
  * yummy coho salmon, asparagus and rice for dinner
  @ haikujaguar: Paper and a Spine

1017 Su
  * up 8:15ish; drugs, nose, teeth; coffee, dishes
  * tried on new tie-dye TGl performance shirt - fits perfectly, looks great.
  @ Hands On: Top 10 Products At CTIA
  * yummy salmon scrambled eggs with cream cheese
  * Met Chaos at Soul Food - *wonderful* place.  Must go there with Colleen
    next time we're in Seattle.
  * Mediocre Chinese with Chaos and Callie; some shopping at Staples.
    got an 8G USB drive at Staples, along with some stuff for Chaos.
    Got colored 16ga Al craft wire at Ben Franklin
    Drum circle at SF.  BonesDrum
    Callie thinks the band needs a Bell Drum. ($200; custom tunings)
  * I don't pick up on subtexts, and don't consciously use them.
    This has its disadvantages, but an obvious advantage is that I don't 
    think I hear them when they aren't there.
  ~ forgot to print boarding pass.

1018 Mo
  * up 8ish; check in; drugs, nose; pack
  @ The Language Style of Happy Couples | Big Questions Online
    Sure, "ain't" gets the attention, but what do "am'nt", "hain't", and
    "bain't"  mean? | The Hot Word    via haikujaguar
  % river:  trying to explain a mistake in communication often only makes
    things worse.  Apologise first, figure out what went wrong and how to
    prevent it, then ask whether it's ok to explain.
  * steve.savitzky.net needs users subdir (already had one.  Never mind.)
  * No Greater Love, Rocket Rider's Prayer, Persistence of Memory  (Callie)
    bigger, owl-puss, memory, rosie, ma-bear, No Other Name, others (N)
  * 3:20-3:40 shuttle 877-544-4646 conf# 259 932-320-340 $39
  * 4ish leave for airport; flight at 6:10.   XGK7PC  5262125913453
    checked in; print boarding pass at airport
    Return: SEATTLE TACOMA WA to SAN JOSE CA   ( Travel Time: 2 hrs 5 mins 
    Mon Oct 18  0680   Depart SEATTLE TACOMA WA (SEA) at 6:10 PM          
                       Arrive in SAN JOSE CA (SJC) at 8:15 PM             
  @ Poetic Licence - BSD Cute. via madfilkentist
  ~ get Skype installed on N's netbook.  Has microphone and camera, so easy.
    -> Callie can do it when she gets home.
  x get Callie up to speed on my software (Tools/*, git)
  @ firecat | How To Be Sick 
  @ Things I Don't Have to Think About Today - Whatever Via lots of folx
  % right shoulder very painful all day
  * 10:30 bath, bed, snuggle; cyclobenzaprine

1019 Tu
  * up 7:10; W=195.2; drugs, nose, teeth; dishes, laundry
  * backups:  2010-10-19T09:08:03-0700 - 2010-10-19T09:57:20-0700
    /dev/sdc5            1349854392 463351440 817934324  37% /media/bak
  x yesbox suitable for use as firewall except that it doesn't auto power-up.
  & call DME about the mask; apparently order didn't get placed.  $22 copay
  * request new CPAP mask 877-317-6230
    leave message with name, medical record #, and supplies needed
    S 1007963 -> non-working number?  
    -> can get mask fitting via a respiratory therapist
  * Kaiser patient relations 408-851-1700.  Registered complaint
    *- # incorrect.  Seems not to be in the directory anymore.
    *- order dropped
    *- no info on mask options or how to order or how to get a fitting
       *- how do I make an appointment for a fitting? -> pulmonology?
       *- how soon can I order a new mask? -> variable: per prescription
       -> 20% copay
  @ Working with Git - PostgreSQL Wiki
  @ Schneier on Security: Stuxnet 
  @ sweetmusic_27: OVFF is coming up. I have a workshop! (accompaniment)
  * avoiding
  ~ PAY BILLS

That, I guess, is what happens when I have a lot of work mixed in with a good extended weekend in Seattle, and a regrettable tendency to get sleepy an hour or two before midnight.

But it was, on the whole, a good week, and I got quite a lot done both at work and over the weekend with our Tempered Glass rehearsal.

Um... right. Highlights.

A couple of good, fast walks, but no long ones.

Lunch with Callie and Chaos in Redmond. My first visit to Soul Food Books. Singing with Callie and Naomi, both separately and together. Learning a new song; showing off an old one. Ordering a new facehugger (mask) from Kaiser and receiving my new Keen boots from REI. Realizing the advantages of my oft-bemoaned inability to detect implicit messages.

Lots of things left undone.

And as you might expect for a week's worth of backup, there are quite a few good links up there under the cut.

Comments

[kayshapero]

@ Why the very concept of male-female friendship makes people
uncomfortable. - By Juliet Lapidos - Slate Magazine

Good gravy, are they STILL having problems with that out in Mundania? Frankly it never occurred to me to pick friends by gender, and it would certainly be late to do so now...

[mdlbear]

Apparently. I find it baffling, too. Friends are whoever they happen to be, though I seem to find it easier to have deep conversations with women.

[saffronrose.livejournal.com]

BTW, I agree with Kay.

Re: Sure, “ain’t” gets the attention, but what do “am’nt,” “h’aint,” and “b’aint” mean?
Those, I know--but I have to have current slang explained to me. Antique slang & odd usage? No problem!