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[mdlbear]

A reasonably productive couple of days. I mostly spent Sunday puttering about, but I also got the Conflikt concert split up, and ready to post when I get permissions.

Next time I have to tell the sound crew that the guitar has a built-in preamp and wants a line in rather than an instrument input; it came out sounding rather fuzzy and overdriven. That also suggests that Lookingglass Folk can get away with only two mic preamps at gigs.

The phone picture has gotten more complicated; I hadn't realized that there are actually two different versions of the Samsung Galaxy II S. The newer one is more expensive, larger, and heavier, but talks LTE. There's also the upcoming Galaxy Note, which is more of a tiny tablet. You'll find a handy table below near the end of the notes. At the moment I'm leaning toward the HTC again.

I may have to consider smaller, older phones as well, because I like the fact that I can easily pull a slider phone out of my pocket and answer it one-handed. Or wait several months to see if any new ones turn up with ITC. Growf!

I skipped my walk on Sunday, but took a shorter one -- about a mile and a half -- yesterday. Very little hip pain, but I'm rather glad I decided not to push it. My weight has been edging up again, too. Growf!

Quite a few interesting links in the notes; mostly entertaining for once.

0205 Su
  * up 7:30; W=191.6; drugs, nose, teeth, laundry, dishes, exercise, light
  @ Art History Through Sci Fi-Colored Glasses | Tor.com +Alan Ralph
  * 15min:  puttering in office and bedroom.  OK, more like an hour and a half.
  * Took YD to the Baycon staff meeting.  Not on staff, so took her home
    shortly thereafter.  Probably due to the UBF, at least in part.
  * 15min:  more puttering (decluttering)
  * 15min:  some ripping, from the classical shelves
  @ Twitter / @lizzwinstead: (via @mcahogarth)  ! LOL 
    Facebook went public this week. It wasn't a business decision as much as a
    malfunction in their privacy settings. 
  * Split LgF concert.  Board feed.  Guitar sounds distorted; probably
    overdriven from the built-in preamp.  Next time mention to sound crew that
    it wants line in, not instrument.  Good to know, too, that I can get by
    with 2 mic preamps. 
  @ Super Bowl 2012 Commercials: Watch Them All Here

0206
  * up 6:35; W=192.6; drugs, nose, teeth, exercise
  @ Talis Kimberley Live in Redmond February 1, 2012 4:28 AM, SoulTribe Tv -
    Live in Redmond February 1, 2012 4:28 AM mow700 on USTREAM
    Talis Kimberley, part 2 
  @ rb | How To Be Sick
    many great links on chronic illness and caregiving
  @ Hyperbole and a Half: Boyfriend Doesn't Have Ebola. Probably. 
    pain scale with funny but more useful pictures. (commodorified) 
  @ House concerts (solarbird) 
  & spent some chat time with AT&T -- There are two versions of the
    Samsung Galaxy II S: plain and Skyrocket.  The latter has much better
    battery life and supports LTE, but it's bigger, an ounce heavier, and $50
    more.  Tough choice.  The upcoming Note is even bigger and heavier (and
    another $100 more expensive), more like a small tablet, but will have a
    much bigger screen.  But the same weight as the HTC Vivid.  Foo.
  * walk:  ~1.5mi.  Very little pain, but glad I decided not to push it
  = PHONES:	HTC Vivid	G II S		Skyrocket	Note
    price	$50 		$150		$200		$300
    size	5.07x2.64x0.44	4.96x2.60x0.35	5.15x2.75x0.37	5.78x3.27x0.38	
    weight	6.24oz		4.13oz		4.65oz		6.45oz
    screen	4.5" 540x960	4.3" 480x800	4.5" 480x800	5.3" 1280x800
    talk/stdby	7.6h/12d	8h/16d		7h/10d		10h/10d
    4G		LTE/HSPA	HSPA		LTE/HSPA	LTE/HSPA
  * 02xx make appointment with Dr. Reed for ~0210
    Have to remember to do this a month out from now on.
  @ Scale of the Universe 2012 - OneMoreLevel.com (filkertom) 
  % feeling somewhat floaty when I actually manage to relax.  Nice.
  * send LgF concert link to Glenn, Talis (via Glenn), Cat Faber.
  * book Consonance hotel room  03/2Fr-4Su, 2012 AmexGold Conf# 3460403292
  @ Zap your brain into the zone: Fast track to pure focus (short-cuts to
    flow, via a comment by jcbemis)
  * contact John re: track dump and video (someone else has that)
  * 15min: put gtkrc or whatever it is that gets you emacs bindings for ff
    into Config  -> .gtkrc-2.0