Done this month (20140301 Sa - 09 Su)

[mdlbear]

The main event this last week was, of course, Consonance . Fun! I signed Lookingglass Folk up for a 2x10 on Sunday, along with international guest Rika Koerte, who is one of N's dearest friends. We sang "Lord Of the Buffalo" -- we'd been planning to sing The Fox as well, but the sound crew had an incredible amount of trouble setting us up. No idea why.

I also got a surprise 2x10 slot on Saturday, because they were short on sign-ups. Did a quick solo of "Bigger On the Inside" (with an extra Rainbow's End verse scribbled down during the previous two songs) and "Wheelin'".

Both sets were well-received. I also had a long conversation/song-swap with a guy named Ashton (no relation to the UXBF), a Mills College grad student working on a paper on filk as an oral tradition. Many songs, including QV, Ship of Stone, World Inside the Crystal, and Keep the Dream Alive. Others.

I re-packed for the trip, going from the JanSport backpack/shoulder bag (itself a re-pack from the old REI shoulder bag) to the new rolling backpack that I picked up a few weeks ago. Both modes proved extremely useful. A couple of things didn't get packed, though, including a small power strip, which would have been handy in the airport.

The con was back in the Milpitas Crowne Plaza (which calls itself the San Jose/Silicon Valley CP, because who's heard of Milpitas); recently remodeled. The changes are mostly a win -- there are more power outlets in the lobby, and our (accessible) room had a door that opens outward, which is a major win. The toilet, not so much, and the bed was as usual way too high for Colleen. Wait staff spread seriously thin.

Anyway, good con.

We also met with our realtor -- the Starport should officially go on the market sometime around the end of May.

I also got my WiFi extension hooked up, via a dumb travel router; it has a bridge mode, but won't connect to a secured network in that mode. I promptly ordered a set of high-speed power-line Ethernet interfaces, but haven't set them up yet because they don't work through surge suppressors. Which we have on both ends, because electronics.

The other small router, the DIR-505, would have worked better except its receiver sucks -- it couldn't make a connection with either of our access points, despite the fact that my laptop had no problems only 2m away. :P

0301 Sa
  * up 7:30ish; ; d, n; shower
  % left elbow still hurts.  No idea what I did to it, or when
  * trying to set up extension.  Hampered by the fact that wired dhcp seems to be
    completely broken on cygnus.  That might explain a few things.
  * The travel router won't connect to a secured network.  So that sucks, too.  Works on
    guest, though.  The new AP is configured as rainbows-end-west and -5W
  & spent all bloody afternoon trying to get my little d-link DIR-505 (another travel
    router) to work.  Guess again.  Also various and sundry upgrade attempts on
    blackroot.  Windows is slow to the point of unusability, though uninstalling MacAfee
    may help there.  Debian -- I've forgotten the root password.  But it has 802-11A -- I
    may very well use it for the bridge.
  * Ordered a big bag of brown basmati rice from Amazon.  Turns out you can subscribe to
    that kind of thing.  Slightly weird
  * $35 on Print & Promote 'Faces in the Fog' and ':untitled:' | Indiegogo 

0302 Su
  * up 6:45ish; W=208.2; d, n; shower
  @ 30 Impossibly Cozy Places You Could Die Happy In 
  @ osewalrus: I really think Comcast Underestimated the Resentment Factor
  : The DIR-505 actually works ok when it can make a connection -- the problem is that its
    range is lousy, which makes it pretty worthless as a range extender.
  & took a hot bath, which helped greatly with the back
  ~ -download- _order_ TaxCut 2013.  Amazon had it for $20 with state.  Which I still need
    because of the Starport

0303 Mo
  * up 6:30; W=208.4; d, n
  * 15min:  switched my shoulder bag for the old JanSport backpack/shoulderbag.  It covers
    my work laptop, and the backpack straps make it easier to carry when it's heavy.  The
    shoulder strap is broken ATM.  It's a little smaller, but that's ok.
  * make visiting cards

0304 Tu
  * up 6:33; W=209; d, n
  * 11:30 meet with lawyer for will-signing.  Need to get Colleen and Naomi to a notary
    for _their_ wills, etc.
  : I like my new BT headset, a Jabra Wave.  Comfortable, and because it's behind-the-ear
    it *stays on*

0305 We
  * up 6:20; W=209.6; d, n
  % 9:30pm - very sleepy
  * Juggle accounts to manage the two mortgages plus the payment to the architects.  Ouch!
  & dishes -- we were out of silverware, bowls, and nearly out of cups.

0306 Th
  * up 6:33; W=208.8; d, n
  * check on inter-bank transfer status
  * 12:30 architect meeting
  * 3:30ish - leave for airport - we hit the time pretty much on the nose
    Time in the airport for a leisurely dinner at Anthony's.
    Seattle/Tacoma, WA - SEA  to  San Jose, CA - SJC 03/06/2014  -  03/10/2014
    STEPHEN SAVITZKY	Z9ILSM	 KAREN SAVITZKY	ZDDLXA
    07:25 PM	 Depart Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA) on Southwest Airlines 
    09:25 PM	 Arrive (SJC)    Flight    #986	 Travel Time 2 h 00 m 
    Car rental - Budget Confirmation #38385223US2
    hotel confirmation# 327NF6MH - Thursday through Monday.
    Nice room, but mixed.  The door opens OUT!  There are outlets on each side of the
    bed.  But the bed is too damned high, and the toilet has a slightly-modified commode
    on top of it instead of being comfortably high in the first place.  The arms are good,
    but you can get them without the seat.

0307 Fr
  * up 6:50; ; d, n
  @ So You’re A Couple Going Poly: Some Quick Advice | Ferrett Steinmetz 
  * con suite opened at 10
  : There's a coin-op laundry in the hotel.  Yay!
  : seating in the lobby, with lots of electrical outlets!
  * noon - Liz meeting us in the hotel for lunch at Buck's
  * got back to the hotel about 3; had dinner in the bar (which is now advertized as
    "Sevens Bar and Grill"
  * Circle - sang Lock Keeper with N.

0308 Sa
  * up 8:30; ; d, n
  & got hooked into doing a 2x10 because they were short on people.  Sang Bigger On the
    Inside (with an extra verse, written down 15 minutes before) and Wheelin'.
  & spent a lot at the Interfilk aucton, aiding and abetting Naomi
  * practice for tomorrow's 2x10 - LgF with bonus Rika
  * Long conversation/song-swap with Ashton, a Mills College education grad student.
    Many songs, for a small but appreciative audience.  A couple of people joined along
    the way.  QV, Ship of Stone, WItC, Keep the Dream Alive, etc.

0309 Su
  * up 9:30ish; ; d, n
  * 2x10 with Naomi and Rika.  Only had time for Lord of the Buffalo, because the sound
    crew wasted too much time setting us up.  Several people commented on how good we
    sounded, including Kristoph.  N. describes LgF as a "predatory trio" -- we swallow up
    people to sing with us.
  * Dead Dog -- sang Rocket Rider's Prayer because they were on a space thread when I came
    in.  Vague impression I did one other after that.

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Happy Birthday

[jcfiala.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

Re: Happy Birthday

[mdlbear]

Thanks!