Done this month (20130401 Mo - 10 We)

[mdlbear]

So... this update includes the entire month so far, and my first full week at Amazon. Don't expect me to say much about that; they're sticky about that kind of thing, with good reason. I can say that it's a very steep learning curve.

I've been carpooling with Naomi a couple of times a week; her school is an easy walk from work. It also forces me to get out of the apartment earlier, which is a Good Thing even if it does mean that I have to leave some of my blog-reading for evening.

Nothing like feeling overwhelmed at work, plus having unpaid bills come home to roost, to make me feel stupid. I know, that's the depression talking. But it'stalking really loudly! Which makes it kind of hard to ignore.

Hmm. OK, so here's the problem. Thinking about an expense like a parking ticket, some bills, etc. reminds me of how stupid I was to have incurred that expense in the first place. So I don't want to think about it. Which means that it goes unpaid for a little longer, which makes me feel even more stupid... See how that works? Feedback. :P

I've also been chronically sleep-deprived for most of the last couple of weeks. The fact that I *hate* going to bed early isn't helping.

Links in the raw notes, as usual.

0401 Mo
  * awake 5:45ish
  * up 6:10; W=203.4; d, n, l
  * work:  getting oriented with the tools
  * 12:30 meet N for lunch @ Cortiva - 3 blocks
  * Over to N's for dinner at J's birthday party.  (Held over until after
    Passover so he could have spaghetti and cake.)
  * Managed to get down to PetSmart in time to get food and bedding for the
    piggies; next door to Albertson's to get yogurt for Colleen and coffee for me.

0402 Tu
  * up 6:15; W=201.4; d, n, l; dishes
  @ ysabetwordsmith | Economics
  * 7:30ish expect N for carpooling.  She drives, I pay.  Works.  A more
    expensive than the bus (factor of 15 or so) but I get company and save time.
  * Lunch at Thai Curry Simple.
  * Home with N; worked out well, since she wanted to stop at Fred Myer, and I
    needed some things.
  * 18:35 BP=133/75, P=65
  * download Pantech Burst Upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich 
  : idiot bear.  Unpaid parking ticket came home to roost.

0403 We
  * up 6:20; d, n, l; dishes
  * "lunch" was most of a 6oz bag of almonds
  * Finally picked up my developer desktop machine at work -- a Lenovo
    "Thinkcentre" with Ubuntu... just before a long meeting that ended around
    5:30, so I got it all plugged together, but didn't turn it on.  Tomorrow.
  @ ysabetwordsmith | Story: "Touching Moments" (Part 1 of 8)
    I'm pretty sure this is the first story about massage that I've ever seen.

0404 Th
  * up 6:15; d, n, l; dishes
  * Got the dev environment installed at work, as well as x2vnc (with TightVNC
    on the Windows lappy).  Needless to say, $A's way of setting up a system is
    arcane and weird, but that's partly because it's also the way they deploy
    onto servers.  It clanks, but there's a reason for that.
  @ StatusNet, Identi.ca, and transitioning to pump.io [LWN.net]
  * tax: Clear (linux box) Harmony off desk, move mac, track down and sort tax
    forms, install (previously purchased) tax software.
  * consed up a lease for Naomi, using LawDepot

0405 Fr
  * up 6:30; W=201.4; d, n, l; dishes
  * gradually relearning why I hate RedHat.
  * gradually learning about the $A software environment.
  * Book:  Hiroshima, by John Hershey.  I remember reading it
    back in high school, during a couple of otherwise-boring visits to a
    cousin's house.  Harrowing, of course.
  * Book:  The Keeper by H. Beam Piper
  * Book:  The Last Enemy by H. Beam Piper
  : ... and $RandomPerson is still on my phone bill.

0406 Sa
  * up 6:20; W=201.4; d, n, l; shower, exercise, dishes
  * put rug in van.  Brief panic when realizing that I had to squeeze the
    scooter in as well.  Eeep!
  * 10:20 Colleen followup with Dr. Chopra
  * noon cabinets at Direct Buy
  * sport massage from N
  & Had trouble finding the input source button for N's new TV.
  ~ 7pm doors open at Triple Door
  ~ 8pm Janis Ian - Saturday, April 6th Triple Door, Seattle, WAr 
  * dinner at Mazatlan (w/ Colleen and YD); shopping.  Much easier with somebody
    in the car who has a functional back.
  * ... and now C's TV doesn't work.  Won't turn on.  Bummed.  Put new batteries
    in the remote; it has power...  Weird.  Maybe leaving it unplugged overnight
    will help.  C seems to think the the YD has some magic power over TVs.  Nope.

0407 Su
  * up 8ish; W=202.2; d, n, l; dishes
  : Got up to discover that the UPS had turned itself off overnight.  DO NOT LIKE.
  @ Caramelization: new science, new possibilities - Curious Cook +Cymru Llewes
  @ Out on the tiles
  * bring down N's massage file box.
  * Stop at Walgreens for C's prescriptions.  Found that my insurance has been
    terminated as of 4/1.  Damnit, I faxed the form in on 4/2.  Well, I have 10
    days from receipt...  But if I'm not covered for this month I am pretty
    badly hosed.
  @ Brilliant and bejeweled prostheses designed to stand out instead of blend in 
  @ The Motley Moose:: Thursday Coffee Hour: Thoughts On Turning 65 (fb)
  * Chaos and Rabbit arriving 2ish
  : Oh, and of course the little travel router I set up at RE is dead.
    I'm guessing power glitches
  * went to Staples with Glenn; got a Netgear N750 router & a pair of
    outlet-expander surge protectors (only 4 outlets, but they *rotate*
  : The toilet in the master bath isnt flushing properly.  Not enough water
    pressure.  N. will mention it to the plumber.
  * went to Home Depot with Glenn; got a Ryobi 18V weed-whacker.  Has a Li-ion
    battery that appears to be compatible with my drill!  Big win.
  * had to make an extra trip down to W. Seattle to retrieve the fish that Chaos
    wanted to take home, and left on the kitchen island counter.  :P
  & locked front and kitchen doors.  Gotta stop leaving those open...

0408 Mo
  * up 6:30; W=201.4; d, n, l; 
  * ordered Horsetamer
  *  Drove to work so that I could get to N's in time to see kittens
  * REI at lunchtime.  Got an RFID-proof wallet, a luggage strap (to use as a
    belt), and a chalk bag for Colleen's scooter.
  * saw the kittens after work.
  * faxed in the continuation of benefits form.  Again.  If he doesn't get it,
    I'll email a photo.
  * Did data-entry on the major income items; my refund will be about 38K due to
    the huge dump from my old 401K, all of which got rolled over except for the
    withholding. 

0409 Tu
  * up 7ish; d, n, l; dishes
  @ Someone you know ill? Watch what you say, and to whom Ring theory
  % ran to catch a bus twice today.  Not as badly out of shape as the last time
    I tried it.  Yay!
  * take N to repair place to pick up her car
  @ You Cannot Run a Public Service like a Business, and Here’s Why f(Terence Chua)
  @ Inspiration and Chai - Regrets of the Dying
  * bed around 10:30
  
0410 We
  * up 6:20; W=202.8; d, n, l; dishes, 
  * moved to Obidos 04-101 to be with the rest of the group
  @ Zócalo Public Square :: How Doctors Die (Don Marti)
  * put a note under the office door to the effect that we're moving out May 31.
  * Got to bed around 10:30; sleep ~11ish