Done last week (20140209 Su - 15 Sa)

[mdlbear]

I've been mostly feeling rather distressed this last week, but I remember that yesterday at the Seattle Home Show when people asked me how I was doing, I answered "good" without hesitation. Soooooo... damned if I know. It's likely that I was feeling anxious about taxes, but that for the last couple of days (since meeting our architects on Thursday) I've been optimistically thinking about the upcoming remodel. Whatever?

The meeting with the architects was fun -- they said "Tell us who you are" and I said "I think this is where I burst into song" and sang "Bigger On the Inside". Whee!

... and then, as I mentioned, we went to the Home Show. Naomi and Glenn went early; Colleen and I followed later. Colleen and I bought pillows (memory foam with bamboo outer sleeves) and a couple of ozone generators, and Naomi found us a fabulous deal on a floor model Softub. It'll be delivered after the show. WIN.

Links, as usual, in the notes.

0209 Su
  * up 7ish; W=209.6; d, n
  : looks like we got 2-3" of snow last night; kids are sledding on the sidewalks
  @ 700,000 at Seahawks parade? Doesn’t add up, experts say
  * make plane reservations for Consonance -- all on points!
  * update LinkedIn profile to reflect full-time status at Amazon
  * TJ's for eggs, chocolate, walnuts, dried fruit; tamales, chocolate cheese...
    Should probably use a cart, or the rolling backpack.  A tote bag gets heavy.
  % now having a it of a sugar crash.  Seems to happen whenever I have cereal and milk.
  * tighten screws on power chair footrest -- also raised it one notch, after asking.
  : Listening to Janis Ian: Live at Club Cafe  God, she's good!
  % loud cracking noises from my right TMJ; slightly painful.  DO NOT LIKE.  Been going on
    for at least the last week.

0210 Mo
  * up 6:10; W=209.0; d, n
  : Raining fairly hard.  Still a little snow on the grass, but not for long.
    Glenn drove the Honda to work.  I'm going to get WET.
  : Well, it had mostly let up by the time I left the house.  But a 1-gallon ziplok bag
    slips nicely over the exposed end of my work laptop.
  * pay bills - mortgage, comcast
  @ The Wordsmith's Forge - Poem: "No-Good Lovers" 
    reframing the love of money as a bad relationship rather than an addiction.  It works.

0211 Tu
  * up 6:40; W=208; d, n
  @ Will the cloud divide America and Europe? | VentureBeat | by Rajesh Ram, Egnyte
  % somekind of distress, probably emotional; can't parse the symptoms.  Anxiety?
    Tension?  Stress?  Dysthymia?  Damned if I know.  Tightness in the pit of the stomach
    and upper chest.  Weird.
    -> anxiety over taxes is the most likely explanation, perhaps combined with depression
       mostly caused by procrastination. (0212)

0212 We
  * up 6:15; W=208; d, n
  : Beautiful, clear day.  The kids asked if they/we could walk to the bus stop, and I
    accepted.  More exercise!
  * Walked over to REI; got a pair of gloves (REI, on sale, touchscreen friendly)
  @ Ten Things About Petitions and Freedom of Speech | Whatever (solarbird) 
    Scalzi politely raking the SFWA petition's cosigners over the coals.

0213 Th
  * up 6:30; W=208; d, n
  @ 6 Anti-NSA Technological innovations that May Just Change the World | SCG News
  * leave work ~4:15
  * 6pm - meet with architects
    Sang "Bigger On the Inside" to tell them who we were.
  % Colleen takes major credit for persuading me to move to Seattle.  This makes me feel a
    lot better -- I've been worrying about how she felt about it.  Ok then.
  % actually, it's mostly me projecting my worries about finances.  Gotta take the long
    view about it.
  * Walgreens and Safeway - the BECU ATM was down, though.  Foo.  Purple roses.

0214 Fr
  * up 7:30; W=209; d, n
  @ Jim C. Hines » Final Thoughts on Petitiongate 
  * Glenn made salmon for dinner, with a nice muscatel
  @ The Report – Author Earnings

0215 Sa
  * up 8:00; W=209; d, n; shower
  * home show - bought hot tub, air purifiers, pillows
    Twin sleep-number 8" (c2) mattresses could be a major win.
  @ Naomi found us a fabulous deal on a floor model Softub
  @ (The Wordsmith's Forge - Lovelock on Climate Change)
    'Enjoy life while you can' | Environment | The Guardian maybe 25 years
    Resilience: Five fun ways to prepare for climate change
    " His latest book, The Revenge of Gaia, predicts that by 2020 extreme weather will be
      the norm, causing global devastation; that by 2040 much of Europe will be Saharan;
      and parts of London will be underwater. " Eeep!