Done so far this year (20130101 Tu - 0105 Sa)

[mdlbear]

So, welcome to 2013. So far it's starting out pretty well, with three very productive days at work, and spurts of productivity at home as well. I've done some walking, though not as much as I'd like, and even a little practicing. Colleen and I went to our doctor's appointments on Saturday. I get to stay off my morning BP meds! Colleen, OTOH, needs to go back on hers.

And Thursday was our 38^th wedding anniversary! We celebrated by going out for dinner-for-two at Anthony's seafood restaurant in Alderwood. Dinner consisted mostly of molluscs - a double helping of oysters, clams, muscles, and clam chowder. Plus drinks and dessert.

The free test coverage tool in Eclipse is pretty good. Fun!

We had house guests on Sunday; anyone in the Seattle area who wants to visit is welcome to come on over, given a few hours' notice.

Quote of the week:

Colleen: What are you depressed about?
Me: Depression doesn't need a reason.

As well as the year is going, I'm still apparently feeling pretty depressed and very, very stressed. I think I'm trying to do too much, but there's no helping it. I was kind of shocked to find that Colleen's last hospitalization was in 2009, only a little less than 4 years ago. It feels longer.

For you TV fans out there, here's a great write-up about the plot holes in WWII on the history channel.

0101 Tu
  * up 8:13; W=191.8; d, n, t, l; shower, exercise, dishes
  * Rose Parade streaming on KTLA.com -- beautiful, but our connection is a
    little too slow.  The rerun, OTOH, is almost glitch-free.  Odd, but I'm not
    complaining.  
  * OK, now (11:15ff) it's getting glitchy again; I suspect either the YD web
    browsing, or something upstream.
  * 15min:  put tree back in box.
  * 15min:  puttering
  * Rick and Victoria -- they were caring for a sick friend yesterday.
  * walk:  Walgreen's; detour to 145th and 35th Gorgeous view from the
    hilltop. 
  " Colleen:  What are you depressed about?
    Me: Depression doesn't need a reason.
  @ Plot holes in WWII (firecat) 
    So yeah. Stay away from the History Channel. Unlike most of the other
    networks, they don't even try to make their stuff believable. 
  * BP=132/73.  Back on the meds?  N. says no, and the page at
    mayoclinic.com 
    says that meds aren't indicated under 140/90.  "maintain or adopt a healthy
    lifestyle" - yeah, right.

0102 We
  * up 6:15; W=202.2; d, n, t, l; dishes
  * walk:  3rd and Virginia
  * N and the kids over for dinner.  Movie:  Fantasia 2000
  * we wished each other Happy Anniversary before going to sleep a few minutes
    after midnight.

0103 Th 38th wedding anniversary
  * up 6:22; W=202.8; d, n, t, l; dishes
  * Walk:  3rd and Pine.  Diversion into Office Max, which really isn't worth it.
  * dinner:  Anthony's.  Mostly molluscs
  * pay bills

0104 Fr
  % Main dream bit I recall involved installing bamboo flooring in the Starport
    (which I wasn't actually involved with IRL).  There were a couple of missing
    boards underneath, and I was working out how to fill in the gap.  Before
    that there was driving, shopping, and something about a loft with a bathtub.
  * up 6:35; W=202.2; d, n, t, l; exercise, dishes, light
  * walk:  6th, 3rd & Olive
  * installed a free test coverage tool in Eclipse at work.  Cool.
  % (21:40:42) ***mdlbear just overreacted when Colleen griped at me for not
    turning off the stove when I got dinner.  That sort of oversight probably
    shouldn't make me feel stupid and worthless, but it does.
  % (22:29:47) mdlbear: I was kind of shocked to find, on investigation, that
    Coleen's surgery, that led to her current set of health problems, only dates
    back to 2009.  A little less than four years. 
  * Installed new batteries in Colleen's scooter.  Meter still shows 50%, so I'm
    guessing the problem may be in the meter.  Growf!

0105 Sa
  * up 9:00; W=202.2; d, n, t, l;
  * NO FOOD - BLOODWORK
  * 10:00 leave for clinic
  * 10:40, 11:20 appointments at UW Shoreline Clinic 
    Dr. Chopra wants me to track my BP at home; it's high but not dangerous.
    She only gave Colleen a 6-month extension on the disabled placard; thinks
    she can be walking in that time.  Would be nice, though I'm sceptical.
    She'll still need a cane or walker, so still would qualify for a placard.
  * Lunch at Mazatlan.  Very good place.  Attentive wait staff.  Either the
    coffee was really good, or I *really* needed it.  Probably both.
  & up to Everett because Colleen didn't remember that our Walgreens is in
    Seattle, not Lake Forest Park.  Nice drive back on Bothell-Everett Way.
  * Over to N's with the Christmas tree, and some work in her garage.  Helped
    with _her_ tree, which had to be cut in half and taken to the curb.
  * practice:  Lilly, Rosemary, et.al.; noodling with Wheelin', Desolation
    Row, Millennium's Dawn, etc.
  @ When depression is contagious. « CaptainAwkward.com (firecat) 
  @ siliconshaman | No. Shit. Sherlock! Austerity doesn't work.
  * 15min:  Christmas lights in from the porch.  Progress.
  * 15min:  laundry and linen-folding.