Done day before yesterday (20111121 Mo)

[mdlbear]

Monday was pretty good, except for a couple of red flags. Productive at work, for once, with a full afternoon of coding (writing a makefile that makes RSS feeds -- hee!). That was fun.

After sleeping on it, I ordered a TASCAM US-800, which Musician's Friend has on sale this month. Linux support is a little iffy, but at that price for a USB-powered interface with six mic preamps, I figure it's worth the risk.

And a short walk (it was cold and moisty), and some music practice.

And I forgot to mention it in Sunday's notes, but Colleen has actually started sewing! Cut out a set of PJ bottoms, all by herself on the scooter.

But.

At 11:30ish I had a major adrenaline spike. Out of the blue, as far as I could tell. In some people, I suppose it would have been a panic attack; fortunately there are some major advantages to being almost completely unaware of my emotions.

And sometime in the afternoon, I started getting neuropathy symptoms, specifically a burning sensation in the sole of my right foot when I walked on it. DO NOT LIKE!

There are good links in the notes; check them out. I should get to work soon.

1121 Mo
  * up 6:30; W=195.8; drugs, nose, teeth, dishes, light, laundry, music
  @ Starship Asterisk* - APOD: Around the World in 90 Minutes (2011 Nov 21)
    video with crowdsourced annotations - cool!
  @ naamah_darling: The Leg-Biting Bitch Hates Your Precious Fucking Real World
    The internet is great for introverts.  Like, yeah.
  $ HSX:  ordered Tascam US-800 USB audio/midi interface from MF.  6 mic
    preamps.  About the only thing missing is per-channel phantom switches,
    but it should be perfect for rehearsals.  Linux support iffy, but at that 
    price it's worth the risk.
  * TGl:  3 songs run before heading off to work.
  : Colleen:  forgot to put in yesterday's notes:  she has started sewing!
    cut out PJ bottoms for the YD.  All on the scooter.  Go Turbo-Cat!
  * 11:38 adrenaline spike.  No idea why.
    -> thinking about Colleen's mishap last night?  Maybe.
    *- she could maybe get on her knees by lying down and rolling onto her
       stomach. 
  * short walk, maybe 3/4 mi.  Cold and moisty
  * a full afternoon of coding, building an RSS feed with a Makefile.  Fun!
  | neuropathy:  burning sensation in sole of R. foot when I walk on it.  
    DO NOT LIKE!
  * drop off emergency blankets on the way home -> only left 10; was a small
    group.  They've decamped and gone mobile.
  @ Occupy San Jose protesters decamp but struggle on
    Occupy San Jose stages mobile protests in city leaders' driveways
  @ A View from A Broad - long post about courage and the occupiers.
    takes a while to get to the point, but it's worth it.
  * told Colleen about Sherman; wants to clean off her white table.  We'll
    see.  Sounds potentially clumsy.
  | also my nose has been seriously stopped up the last week or so.  Closer to
    2; it started before Orycon, which I got through on sudafed.
  " C:  How about the scent of hot buttered rum for the holidays?
    me: How about hot buttered rum -- right now!
  * sang through all 3 Dave Carter songs in my songbook.  Need more.

Comments

[lemmozine.livejournal.com]

I occasionally get neuropathy in my toes. It usually goes away if I sleep more and walk less. My massage therapist suggested that acupuncture can be helpful for neuropathy, but I haven't tried it.

I also don't like it - but I'm happy to be complaining about stuff having to do with aging, considering that I've known many people around my age who aren't around to complain.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

The Tascam US-800 looks like a nice piece of kit. I hope it works out well for you.

You mention using it for rehearsals--are you planning to record your rehearsals so people can work on their parts later using the recording?

[mdlbear]

Yes. We did that at the last session using my H2; it sort of worked, but even with Naomi on one side and me and Callie on the other it was still pretty unbalanced. With the US-800 I can mic everybody separately, with an instrument input for my guitar.