Done yesterday (20111013 Th)

[mdlbear]

Mixed. I took a nice 3-mile walk, to McClellan Ranch Park and along a little creekside trail that seemed very much in disrepair. Plenty to explore.

On the other hand, dinner was a disaster. I threw it together on short notice when the YD didn't come down to cook; a couple of pieces of frozen hallibut that didn't come out all that well. Not to mention the brief but impressive grease fire. Very, um... flashy. Right.

It seems clear to us that the YD is very depressed, but she won't talk about it and won't seek help. Maybe one of her friends can get through to her. ETA: she seems ok this morning; said she was just exhausted last night. we'll see.

A few good links mixed in with a number of catalog references that are just there so I don't forget them. The TakStar ST-2 Adjustable Height Folding Desktop Microphone Tripod Stand is somewhere in the middle -- it's the desktop stand that came with the u37 mics, and folds up to a very science-fictional looking ray-gun type thing. Fun!

1013 Th
  * up 6:35; W=195.8; drugs, nose, teeth, dishes, exercise
  * post party announcement
  @ TakStar ST-2 Adjustable Height Folding Desktop Microphone Tripod Stand 
  @ Smartphones and Tablets Drive Nearly 7% of Total U.S. Digital Traffic 
  @ Google Engineer: “Google+ is a Prime Example of Our Complete Failure to
    Understand Platforms” — SiliconFilter original post here and here
  * walk:  ~3mi to McClellan Ranch Park and along a creekside trail
    Parts of the trail are rather in disrepair, but it's quiet and shady.
  = ... standard microphone base, with 5/8-27 female threads
  @ Thread Adapters & Fittings 
  @ Microphone Stands, Mounts, Rigging & Adapters - Filmtools
  @ Manhasset AC65 Desk | Musician's Friend 
  @ Org-Mode: Your Life in Plain Text
  @ ISC Diary | Dennis M. Ritchie (1941 - 2011) (wcg) 
    ! sad.  nostalgic.
  @ Pop Magic! by Grant Morrison (for what it's worth, which probably
    isn't very much)
  * dinner was something of a disaster.  Frozen halibut.  Ick.
    Mine was sort of edible; Colleen's was probably off (the two pieces were
    in separate packages).  The YD is asleep; too depressed to come down and
    cook.  But she's not likely to seek help for it, and we can't make her.
  * Thankful Thursday
  : 10:30 sleepy -- fell asleep in my chair
  ~ BILLS - can put off until Friday, after paycheck posts.
  * quite sleepy at 11:30.  Will I stay up until the laundry is dry?
    -> no.  Maybe I'll wake up for it.
    -> as it turned out, it finished by midnight