Done yesterday (20110427 We)

[mdlbear]

0427 We
  * up 5:50; W=196.2; drugs, nose, teeth; dishes, coffee
  @ The Three Micahs: Pricing (or, the 99 Cent E-Book), Part 1 
  @ Gut Bacteria Divide People Into 3 Types, Scientists Report via haikujaguar
  : Just glanced at our back yard while taking out trash -- it's a jungle
    ! appalled
  @ Sex ed, Cthulhu style - Boing Boing (video) 
  * 8:30 Dr. Reed
  * get Ford smogged -- reg. payment due 5/2
  & skip walk in favor of shrimp spring rolls from the Beige Building half a
    block away.
  @ Let me google that for you - funny.
  & left a happy message on C's voicemail
  @ 5 Amazing Things Invented by Donald Duck (Seriously) via osewalrus
  @ Summer Russell - Courting my fate with the Lady of Song via peteralway
  & fun exchange on twitter with @kyrielle
    ! happy
  % aha:  I'm getting better at recognizing moods because I'm learning to use
    things like *smiles* on IM.  Duh.  //hey, it's never too late to learn
    stuff like that.  please stop putting yourself down.// o_O 
  * YD needs allowance + bus money [ $370 (not the 420 she asked for) ]
  * load drugs
  " There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.
    -- G. K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man, 1925
    Not quite the way Dad used to quote it, but ok.
    The Everlasting Man - Wikipedia gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100311.txt 
    " Sometimes it would seem that the Greeks believed above all things in
      reverence, only they had nobody to revere. But the point of the puzzle
      is this, that all this vagueness and variation arise from the fact that
      the whole thing began in fancy and in dreaming; and that there are no
      rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.
  * Reformat the UBF's hard drive (on Dorsai)
  * Bed 11ish.  Snuggle

The coworker I've been having trouble communicating with announced good progress -- on the fairly simple set of tasks I've been trying to get him to do for at least six months. I must talk to him today and find out what finally got it to click. Also persuade him to check in the damned code. On a branch. This shouldn't be difficult.

I skipped most of my walk in favor of tasty spring rolls at the Beige Building half a block away, having cleverly forgotten to eat before setting out.

A fun little exchange on twitter; I'm getting better at noticing when I'm having fun. It remains to be seen how far this will go, but I'm cautiously optimistic about my progress. I'm also getting better at asking for what I need. Slightly.

Quite a few good links. The Three Micahs: Pricing (or, the 99 Cent E-Book), Part 1 is well worth a read, and if you're an artist, writer, or musician and haven't been following that series, you should start.

Quote of the day is one of my old favorites that I finally tracked down; it's a little different from the way my father remembered it, but... "there are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds."

Comments

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

I'm glad your having some fun online as well as getting better at noticing it as well as asking for what you need :).

[mdlbear]

:) Thanks.