Done so far this month (20130501 We - 19 Su)

[mdlbear]

It's been a long month so far, but not nearly long enough. We've been packing the apartment, and running a van-load of boxes down to Rainbow's End nearly every day -- we're just having the movers take the furniture from the apartment. We'll have the Memorial Day weekend to clean up. Oh, did I mention the movers? Right.

Moving day for North Starport is this coming Friday. GLEEP! House! Move! Yard! The other reason I've been down at the house nearly every evening is to water the newly-sodded lawn. It's gorgeous. And the deck. And...

At the same time, I'm worried. There's no turning back from here -- this had better work. I think it will. That doesn't keep the late-night doubts away completely, but it helps. I'll probably still miss the Starport from time to time, but Rainbow's End is wonderful.

Lots of great links; I don't really have time to go over the list. That's what happens when you don't post for nearly three weeks -- I have to get *out* of that bad habit.

0501 We
  % two dreams involving cryptography -- one involved stopping or delaying a
    submarine in order to prevent a key from being delivered, the other being a
    treasure hunt with multiple keys, the object of which was to determine the
    address of a party by ordering flowers for the hostess, who was an old woman
    being honored for something.
  * up 6:15; W=202.4; d, n, l; shower, exercise, dishes
  * Got a ride with N, even though she overslept.  (Riding with a passenger made
    for slightly faster travel via the HOV lanes.)
  @ The Internationale - Trinitite material if ever there was.
  @ First of May/Lyrics - JoCopedia, the Jonathan Coulton wiki
  & posted the preceeding 2 links as "songs for the day"
  * check to make sure that the money I got from the Starport ELOC made it into
    my checking account.
  * make first mortgage payment on RE

0502 Th
  * up 6:15; W=202.4; d, n, l; dishes
  @ Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer - NYTimes.com +Tim O'Reilly
  * deposit checks.
  : Colleen fell in the bedroom; luckily Devon heard her calling for help
  * down to RE with Devon, Emmy, and a van full of boxes.  Stopped at Home Depot
    to get a sprinkler.
  * water yard.

0503 Fr
  * up 5:45; W=202.6; d, n, l; shower, exercise, dishes
  & Walked down to Whole Foods for lunch; got Thai noodles to eat there, and a
    chunk of goat cheese for later.
  & group happy hour, with actual beer.  Cool!
  : "Ode to Joy" on steel pan at the corner of Pine and 6th
  * change ink on N's printer.  Pretty badly clogged heads.

0504 Sa May the 4th
  * up 6:15; W=202; d, n, t, l; shower, exercise, dishes
  ~ 11am Jim Reynolds - walkthrough, check
  @ Slash: Not Just a Punctuation Mark Anymore (ysabetwordsmith) 
    "It isn't often that slang creates a new conjunction"
  @ ysabetwordsmith | Coping with Emotional Drop
  * drive down with Devon and YD; Colleen needed to sleep in.
  * noon: hitch install at W. Seattle U-Haul.  Arrived 11:45 or so
  * walk:  down to Home Depot.  Some nice greenspace along the way.
  * afternoon/evening housefilk

0505 Su Cinco de Mayo
  * up 7:30; W=202.4; d, n, l; shower, exercise, dishes
  @ Hysterical Literature: The Orgasm As Art | Criminal Wisdom 
    Hysterical Literature: Behind Clayton Cubitt's erotic YouTube series 
    How to make reading NSFW - don't remember where I found the link. Sexy and
    fun.  Also enthralling.
  @ thnidu | PBS: The Movie (PBS Meets The Avengers)
  * finish taxes - done ~12:30
  * down to house with Devon.  Buy hose (15' is a little too short to get out of
    the garage) and fittings.  N had already gone home to do homework.
  * Installed grabbar in the downstairs bathroom.  Studs in weird places, but
    found one suitable for a vertical bar across from the toilet where it will
    do the most good.
  * Chili for dinner.  The apartment is now out of rice
  & printed a paper for N, since she has only 2/3 of a printer at the moment
    (1/3 of the black jets are still clogged, after several hours of cleaning)
  * 10pm BP=111/61; P=78.  Colleen was up over 100/something, which was good.

0506 Mo
  * up 6:00; W=201.4, BP=130/71, P=64; d, n, l; dishes
  * Down to house with a load of boxes after dinner

0507 Tu
  * up 6:20; W=202.4; d, n, l; dishes
  @ Dr Strangecloud (or how I learned to stop worrying and love syncing) | ZDNet 
  @ Does Prenda Believe In No-Win Scenarios? Because Judge Wright Just Gave
    Them One. | Popehat 
  @ Prenda law judge says porno copyright trolls are frauds, identity thieves;
    $80K in fines and disbarment pending - Boing Boing 
  @ Prenda hammered: Judge sends porn-trolling lawyers to criminal investigators 
  @ After nearly 10 years, Adobe abandons its Creative Suite entirely to focus
    on Creative Cloud - The Next Web 
  * book Devon's flight home.

0508 We
  * up 6:25; W=203.4; d, n, l; pots
  & spent lunchtime with N; she sounded stressed.
  % Why can't I ever find a charger cord in my bag when I need one?

0508 Th
  * up 6:33; W=203.4; d, n, l; dishes
  @ Medical Alarm Product Features | MediPendant
    Medical Alert System I like: the short guide. 
  @ A list of medical alert systems available today with product reviews 
    Medical Alert Comparisons of Life Alert, Lifeline, Lifestation & More
  o Aetna:  888-463-6265

0510 Fr
  * up 6:30; W=203.4; d, n, l; dishes
  * 5pm Chris Jorg of Chipman to N's to estimate move; coming to the apt afterward
    -> bottom line:  $1K for the apartment (furniture only, no boxes), 5.7K for
       the house in Shoreline (mainly due to the garage)
  * Cleaned piggie cage

0511 Sa
  * up 6:40; W=203.4; d, n, l; shower, exercise,
  @ thnidu | The Last Time CO2 Was This High, Humans Didn’t Exist
  @ The Incredible Power Of Concentration - Miyoko Shida Balance
  @ Bee Deaths May Have Reached A Crisis Point For Crops : NPR +Kee Hinkley
  @ The proper way to wear a hoodie on Twitpic
  @ Judge Tosses DMCA Defenses, Creating Unexpected Copyright Liability for Web
    Services In New York | TechCrunch Appalling
  " labeled box 'Random stuff from shelves near desk'; realized I was having a
    Near Desk Experience "
  * down to RE with D to get massages and deliver a (small) load of stuff.
  * Got the TV stand about halfway assembled.
  @ Boggle! (ysabetwordsmith | Boggle the Owl) ... talks to depressed people.
  * BP=129/77, P=69

0512 Su
  * up 10:15; W=202.6; d, n, l; dishes
  * LFP Farmer's Market starts
  * Down to house.  Finished assembling the TV stand.
  @ 7 Inspiring Home Business Ideas for Stay-at-Home Moms (or Dads) | SBA.gov 

0513 Mo
  % 3:30ish woke up and couldn't get back to sleep
  * back to bed 5:10; got a little sleep maybe
  * up 6:30; W=202.6; d, n, l; dishes
  * pick up some loperamide on the way home
  * ask Colleen when her next endoscopy app't is -> 5/20 7:45
  @ Boggle! - how to talk to somebody who's depressed. 
    Having the first part of the post in an image makes it harder to quote. :(
  * To house; watering the edges.  Gas on the way back.
  @ The Slow Genius of Ray Harryhausen | Film School Rejects (ysabetwordsmith) 

0515 Tu
  * up 6:20; W=203.6; d, n, l; exercise, dishes
  @ teeshirts that say "yes, they're fake. my real ones tried to kill me." 
    (via he Ferrett's Journal - “Poor Brad” (or, Thoughts on Angelina Jolie’s Breasts))
  @ Social Waste Product: Speaking of different body shapes...
  @ Not just a girl….. » Jaime Moore photography +Kenandra Wood

0515 We
  * up 6:30; W=203; d, n, l; shower, dishes, exercise
  * put power bill in N's name
  * N and the kids over for dinner

0516 Th
  * up 6:30; W=203; d, n, l; dishes
  @ West Seattle Blog… » West Seattle Crime Watch: More car prowls, and what
    police want you to do about them 
  * print move docs for Chipman
  @ First Person: Explaining Transgenderism to Kids - Yahoo! Shine 
  @ Songbook Apps

0517 Fr
  * up 6:30; d, n, l; dishes
  * Drive to work
  * 3pm leave - submit timecard before leaving
  * 4:00 Anita Brown (me and Colleen)
  * 21:24 BP=127/66, P=71
  @ 9 Questions That Atheists Might Find Insulting (And the Answers) | Alternet 
    f(Nora Rivkis) - yup.  This.
  * sign moving paperwork, email images
  & pick up N at RE - in too much pain to drive

0518 Sa
  * up 7:40; W=206; d, n, l; shower, exercise, dishes
  & Take N down to clinic in Seattle.  Will cause some scheduling problems this
    afternoon, but ok.
  * 10:20  Dr. Chopra - Colleen -> disabled parking, FullLife referral, UTI test
  * 10:40 Dr. Chopra  
  -> They have Emmy's birth year as 1995, so she can make appointments.
  @ Goal-Fish: The Neurodivergent To-Do List | Musings of an Aspie (ysabetwordsmith)
  @ LFCS: A $99 supercomputer [LWN.net]
  @ Debian 7 "Wheezy" released - The H Open: News and Features 
  * A run to the house with the YD; pick up a laptop charger at Best Buy on the
    way back.  Looked at laptops; she likes the $299 Lenovo.
  @ How to Spread The Word About Your Code ✩ Mozilla Hacks 
  * second trip down to the house.  Brought food down for tomorrow.
  % it's going to be a hellish week, between moving and work.

0519 Su
  * up 6:30; W=204.6; d, n, l; shower
  @ The Hawkeye Initiative • Special Guest Edition: The Hawkeye Initiative
    IRL! li(Mary Branscome)
  @ How to Spread The Word About Your Code ✩ Mozilla Hack 
  * 10ish pick up Chaos
  * with Chaos and Devon to the LFP Farmers' Market
  * down to RE with everyone (incl. Naomi)
  * massage, including muscles in places I didn't know I had places