Done yesterday (20110809 Tu)

[mdlbear]

0809 Tu
  * up 6:35; W=198.6; drugs, nose, teeth, dishes, light
  * 8:30 bring van in to Frontier Ford for service.
    -> 60K major service; have free rental
    service department open until 6pm
  % pain noticably less, but some "muting" probably due to the methocarbamol.
    Similar to being in an actual fog with respect to hearing.
  @ Writing the plus-sized character. (naamah_darling)
  @ BBC News - Antimatter belt around Earth discovered by Pamela craft
  * walk: 2mi
  : van needs tires, which won't be ready until tomorrow.  $1200
  : UBF caught in a lie:  back trouble in San Jose loading his van,
    no sign of it when unloading in Simi Valley.  Oops.
  @ Rosamicula - most of the kids are alright (cflute: QOTD)
  * move the switch to Nova's UPS -> now 3% on nova.  Sg 3-4%
  * music:  Times, Wheelin', When I Go
  : 9:30 Colleen asleep at the end of Shadowbeast  Won't wake her
    for a while; she sleeps badly enough. -> she woke up herself at 10, went
    to bed.  Now reading in bed.
  * 15min:  laundry, plug in the 500W UPS for the phone base station.
  * 11ish: bath

Hmm. Not a bad day, with a two mile walk and a little music practice, though the van needing major service and new tires did put a slight damper on things. The pain was noticably less, but I noticed some "muting"; much the same audio effect as walking around in a fog.

The fog doesn't seem to have affected the programming part of my brain much; I was actually more productive at work than I have been in about a week. Pain is a major distraction, apparently, even when it's not the only thing I can think about.

The UBF's severe back trouble, dating back to an fall at work, is apparently an act. He couldn't help load his boxes into the van, but had no trouble unloading in Simi Valley. Fascinating.

Moving the new switch evened out the load on the UPSs nicely; there's still some additional power consumption on the router side that I'd like to get rid of, though. That will require moving off the old 3.5" hard drive, and is probably best combined with an OS upgrade. So... when I have the time? Oh. Right.

Did I mention that Colleen had her cast taken off Monday? Her arm is still sore, and her fingers are pretty weak, but she can actually use her dominant hand now. Happy cat. Happy bear, for that matter. She can do a lot more for herself now.

A few links up in the notes.

Comments

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

Yeah for cast removal. Remind her to do her physical therapy when she gets it. It really helped me get the motion in my right arm back after I broke my elbow.