Done yesterday (20110827 Sa)

[mdlbear]

0827 Sa
  * up 7:50; W=198; drugs, nose, teeth, Exercise, dishes
  ~ 9:45 YD back, so probably no sg upgrade today.  Just as well, since I'm
    running way late.  Setup, though.
  * 15min some fixups in tg/Lyrics
  : LJ hosed again - Varnish Error 503 (temporary)
  * 15min: set up a tray table with keyboard and monitor for stargate upgrade
    The monitor eats 2% (17.5W) when on.  Its power brick is another 2% !
  * sign up for PG&E so I can use smart meter.  Not real-time, though.
  * my tiny monitor would work (3%) except for out-of-range error.5
  * 3-mile walk on the Los Gatos Creek trail.  Go me!
  * banking:  deposit FoF's check to HSX; get cash
  * buy:  pantsu
  * buy:  C
  * go to Ford armed with their own estimate and the  Consumer's Guide To Automotive Repair In California from the CA
    Bureau of Automotive Repair.  Nobody contacted me with a revised estimate.
    -> cheerfully refunded the difference between the estimate and the
       invoice.  A very satisfactory outcome. 
    ! Pleased with myself for going through with it and being calm and
      assertive.   Also pleased with the outcome.
  @ Google: Thanks for nothing. | BonnieNadri.Com (catsittingstill
    | Apparently Google+ CAN Mess With Your Android Phone: My Bad) 
  @ gmcdavid - Firefox on Ubuntu - getting the latest from mozilla.org
  @ Four Walls No Limits - For The Bedbound, Homebound, And Anybody Else
    Stuck In One Place  (rb)
  * 15min:  3 bags of recycling taken out; there were two in the bedroom, so I
    folded and stashed the one most in the way.
  * emailed session recording to TGl

Not a bad day. I took a 3-mile walk (second one this week), and went to the Ford dealership to point out that their bill was about $80 more than the estimate I had authorized. I was pleasantly surprised to have my service advisor immediately set about arranging for a refund. I had almost chickened out. Nice.

A lot of puttering, including 3 bags of recycling, a trip to the bank, some music work, and some furniture setup in the office. OK, the phrase "re-arranging the deck chairs" comes to mind, but I did want to set up a monitor and keyboard next to the rack for working on the router.

I also signed up on PG&E's website so I could look at my smart meter readings. They lag by at least a day, unfortunately, so no real-time updates. *sigh*

Oh, and that monitor? In spite of being an LCD, it gobbles about 30W. At first I thought the power brick was consuming half of that, but apparently not (according to the meter I just hooked up to it); that was just an artifact of trying use the UPS as a power meter.

There are links, as usual. If you're suffering from limited mobility, check out Four Walls No Limits - For The Bedbound, Homebound, And Anybody Else Stuck In One Place by the amazing rb.