Done this week (20120124 Tu - 31 Tu)

[mdlbear]

I don't think weekly updates are a good idea. This thing is a monstrosity.

The last week began with a serious case of what appeared to be the flu, and ended with a communication slow-motion trainwreck. But in between...

The Lookingglass Folk concert at Conflikt came off very well indeed. We nailed Kitchen Heroes, with Talis in the audience. The other concerts were excellent. I didn't have nearly enough time to catch up with people. I read most of The Introvert Advantage on the plane (both ways) and in various interstices.

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times? Something like that. I overslept most days (I really needed it), and thanks to the flu lost over 4 pounds over the course of the week. The concert was a real high, of a sort that I rarely get (and, I suppose, even more rarely notice). Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were incredibly overstressed and draining. Probably would have been less so if the hotel's internet connection had worth more than we paid for it. Which was nothing. And so it went.

I'm sorry the con is over -- I needed more. I'm glad the week is over -- I need a vacation, and a couple of weeks worth of writing tech reports sounds like just the thing.

OK, the write-up is pretty small. You might want to skip the notes, which are 160 lines long.

0124 Tu
  * up 6:35; W=194.6; drugs, nose, laundry, dishes, exercise, light
  @ Backup in the “cloud” | Files That Last 
  * pack:
    ~ headset mics - plenty of room next to Plink
    * bring Agnus Dei bumper sticker for Interfilk
  @ If You Thought SOPA Was Bad, Just Wait Until You Meet ACTA - Forbes 
  @ esr » The Smartphone Wars: CyanogenMOD Rising (a million installs!)
  * Humira (from Wed.)
  | slightly queasy.  Am I coming down with something, or is it anxiety?  I'm
    very much hoping it's the latter.  Probably not, though.  If it's a
    24-hour bug it can go away ANY DAMNED TIME now.  Arthritis?
  | walk:  barely made it around the other building.  OWWWWW!
    N says that this is what fibro feels like.  She has my UTMOST respect.
  | leave work 2ish; feeling sore and sick.  Growf.  Nap helped.  Have not had
    much to eat.  I'll probably get off the plane feeling ravenous.  Standard
    lump-in-throat crap.
  ~ need to be at airport 6:30, so leave work ~4:30pm, home ~6
  * take extra naproxen, methocarbamol
  * San Jose, CA - SJC  to  Seattle/Tacoma, WA - SEA   Confirmation # IBMGY6
    DEPART JAN 24 8:30 PM San Jose,  CA (SJC) 
    	       	  10:40 PM Seattle/Tacoma,  WA (SEA) Flight #2116
  * Asked for, and got, a wheelchair.  Had to walk from security to the gate
    because I hadn't communicated clearly enough, but got one at the gate.
    It'll make a big difference -- I'm moving *very* slowly right now.
  * post request for logistical assistance Fr.
  * shuttle to Shoreline due to logistical difficulties
  % unexpectedly cold -- I was very glad to have put the lining in my leather
    jacket.  I still got seriously chilled.
  | ate very little all day.  Didn't feel hungry, unless I was mistaking it
    for some of the pain.

0125 We
  The 60W power brick isn't enough for the CPAP :P  It runs for a
     minute, then craps out.  Weird -- it's the same rating
  |  Not in nearly as bad shape as the last two days
  * up 7:30; nose, drugs
  * eggs, sausage, and coffee for breakfast.  Definitely feeling much better. 
  ~ humira
  * spent much of the morning reading to and playing quietly with $sick_kid
  * practice - basically everything, and hard work on the tricky ones.
  % most of my down time spent reading The Introvert Advantage (Laney)
    I'm glad I brought it along -- seems very useful.  I scored 24 on a
    29-point scale, so... yeah.  Combined with shyness and alexithymia? 

0127-9 Conflikt 5 
  = Mom in Cancun, so don't bother calling.

0126 Th
  * up 6:30; drugs, nose, hair.  
  | very little pain; a bit of a tickly throat.  Having throat coat with honey
  @ booksshouldbefree.com - Free PD Audio Books
  % I keep zoning out and taking micro-naps.  :P
  = hotel reservation now starts Thursday so Kat can meet the Cat.
  * setlist for sound; editing on script
  * ***mdlbear makes a to.do entry to make an extra copy of the setlist for
    John, with performer, copyright, and instrumentation info.
  * restring Plink
  * more rehearsing, mostly KH and a little CD.

0127 Fr
  * 6am Colleen should leave the house.  Ogg driving, IIRC (called)
  * rehearsal.  Full run-through for timing, plus the rough spots.
  * shuttle from shoreline 10:20-40
  * Colleen flies up San Jose, CA to Seattle, WA  IJBGYZ flt 219
	 Depart San Jose, CA (SJC)		 8:10 AM
 	 Arrive in Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA)	 10:25 AM
  = hotel has wheelchair-accessible shuttles
  = conflikt memberships for me and Colleen
  = hotel reservations for Conflikt - 61826808 used Amex Gold
  * rm 312 hiseatac0104
  * buy: batteries for H2
  * 4:30 sound check
  * rehearsals
  * 8:00 concert - "bloody well done" from Talis.  She lost it at the expected
    points in Kitchen Heroes.  Not the best possible, but we nailed KH and
    the last Lorax-Sweet Survivor-Crossroads Devil sequence, which anchor it,
    plus enough in between.

0128 Sa
  * up 8:40; drugs, nose
  * banking: svgs->checking to cover overdraft.  Basically forgot which
    account I'd made a deposit in.
  * Steve, my concert slot is at 11:30am on Saturday, in the small
    performance room, which will not be recorded. Naomi suggested that I
    could ask you if you could record my performance. -- Deborah
  * Brunch.  I'm glad we also had the breakfast buffet.  Pasta and breaded
    chicken.  I went for the chicken and scraped much of the breading off.
  * Dinner with the Woof, who interviewed me about HSX for a course
  : nice mention of me and Naomi from stage by Talis during her concert
  @ World IPv6 Launch (LWN)
  * posted Songs for Saturday: Lookingglass Folk at Conflikt
  * only sang one song -- QV -- in open filk.  But it was at Kathy Mar's
    request, and Chaos sang along.  Progress on both their parts.
  & Too busy dealing with hotel's wretched net connection trying to force
    email through.  Pretty much tapped out re: mmb.  Not even gmail works
    reliably, but at least it doesn't need a continuous connection.
  & bed 4:30

0129 Su
  * up 8:30ish, drugs, nose
  * set up low-traffic, high availability email addr (mdlbear at s.net)
  : the hotel's net connection seems to be made of tin cans and string. 
  $ HSX: promo to Sunnie 
  $HSX: $45 from FoF for 5 copies
  % 4ish crashed hard enough to worry Colleen and Naomi.
  * out for pads; went to Rite Aid, which didn't have the size I'm used to.
    Should've gone to Walgreen's, but I didn't remember them having them.  too
    many things to keep straight :(
  * get LgF dump from hms42 for LgF concert
  : Callie arrived.  Bungled as usual.  Bad timing: I pounced her as she was
    just getting settled.  Clumsy bear.  OTOH leaving her alone for the
    evening and letting her catch up with friends was a good thing.
    ! depressed, drained, depleted, overloaded.  Not a good way to end con.
  * 7pm -> 10:30 check in; down in the B's, but Colleen has a trump card
  * left the room 11ish; probably getting to bed 11:45

0130 Mo
  * up 7:30ish; drugs, nose, packing
  * Chaos packed up and left 8ish
  : 10:21 access code seems to have expired several hours early
  ! feeling fairly good, though still weary
  : Colleen up ~11:15
  * CD from Dave Clement concert waiting at front desk
  * lunch with C.
  * 2pm late checkout 
  % a night of no stress and decent sleep was apparently what I needed.
  = Plink and Mini ride comfortably together on opposite shoulders, provided
    Mini goes on first.
  * San Jose, CA - SJC  to  Seattle/Tacoma, WA - SEA   Confirmation # IBMGY6
    RETURN JAN 30 6:50 PM Seattle/Tacoma,  WA (SEA) to
    	   8:55 PM San Jose,  CA (SJC) Flight #299
  : apparently birds really like air terminals.
  @ ysabetwordsmith | Being Poor
  @ crowdfunding | Types of Crowdfunded Project
  % I'm both glad to be heading home, and sorry the con is over.  I'm coming
    out of it with more energy than I had going in, and a *lot* more than when
    I went to bed last night.
  * seafood dinner:  appetizers at Anthony's
  @ crowdfunding | News from Lorelei: pledges count double this week!
  * Home.  The YD left the house a mess.  Didn't do the laundry.
    ETA:  she had apparently been busy upstairs, and did dishes.

0131 Tu
  * up 8:30; W=190.4; drugs, nose, laundry, exercise
  @ Kindle: A bookcase built on quicksand | Files That Last
  @ chaoswolf | Conflikt V: New song thing 
    Reckoning -- ASL included - YouTube
  % Rough day.  very rough.  Do. Not. Like. Drama.  
    CC Considered Confusing - avoid in favor of properly-wrapped-up forwards
  & left the damned lights on again.  At least this time I didn't need a new
    battery.  Gotta get the door switch fixed, but when will I have the time?

Comments

[catsittingstill]

I kind of skimmed through the notes, mostly looking for links.

I'm sorry Callie arriving at the con didn't go well, though. But I'm glad she did make it to part of the smoked salmon; I had thought she was going to but then didn't hear anything back on that.

Thanks for the link to the free PD audio books.

[mdlbear]

Actually, from what I could tell, she had a lot of fun after she recovered from my ill-timed greeting. I was under a lot of stress at that point, and will have to be more careful in the future.

You're welcome! I also sent the link to my Mom, who runs the library in her continuing care community. She turned 91 last month.

[catsittingstill]

Cool; I'm glad she had fun. Don't be too hard on yourself over an ill-timed greeting; these things happen.

[mdlbear]

Thanks. Sometimes I need to hear that. I did several other regrettable (and regretted) things, too, and have been feeling rather down on myself the last couple of days. Doing better now.

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

Sorry you were sick and I hope the rest and the con helped and that you're feeling better!!

[mdlbear]

Thanks! It did help a lot; I was actually in pretty good shape going in to the con. Thank goodness the concert was Friday night!

Come to think of it, a lot of what I was feeling around Sunday may have been simple exhaustion. It's still kind of hard for me to make the link between body and brain.