Done last week (20140824 Su - 30 Sa)

[mdlbear]

Long, busy week at work; nothing much done at home. We are, however, making progress on Colleen's medical issues, thanks to her new urologist. And the new buyer signed off on our counter-offer, so we're good there as long as they don't find any deal-breakers in the inspection. We'll know by next week.

The cats have been very entertaining. Curio and Desti still aren't particularly fond of Cricket, the new kitten, but I think they're learning to get along.

A lot of anxiety gone, having arranged for an extension on my tax payments and determined that I have more time than I thought to take care of a couple of parking tickets. Money is still tight, though. Something about carrying two mortgages, and having a bunch of credit card payments due at the end of the month, a couple of days before my paycheck arrives. :P

My Samsung phone and tablet upgraded to KitKatt (4.4.2; my Nexus was already at 4.4.4). Took 'em long enough! Hopefully the phone will be a little more stable.

Good links.

0824 Su
  * up 6:40; W=211.4; Shower
  ! very amused: put Curio on the chair and went to make coffee.  When I came back he was
    drinking the melted ice from my martini glass.
  * Lots of kid hugs; they came back last night around 11.
  @ These Are the Brave and Fluffy Cats Who Served in World War I f(David Weingart)
  * Shopping to Walgreens and QFC with Emmy.  She's good company.
  % 3pm a little sleepy/drifty
  @ What I've Learned from Two Years Collecting Data on Police Killings 
  @ Sex Scandal Rocks the Duggars’ Christian Patriarchy Movement - The Daily Beast 
    "The unpleasant truth is that a culture that teaches that women are put on Earth for
     no other purpose but to serve men is not going to breed respect for women." 
    This is my surprised face.  f(Howard Davidson)
  * Made chili for dinner.  6lbs of meat, and there was less of it left over than there
    was of the pasta sauce I made a few days ago.
  * Gave the old laser printer to Kat and Rabbit.

0825 Mo
  * up 6:35; W=211.4;
  @ WestRider - The Prisoner's Dilemma, in Actual Practice
  * Called IRS -- turns out I could just get a 120-day extension on payments, and go to
    installments after that if I have to.  Hopefully we'll have the Starport sold by then.
  & Ended up working from home because the IRS thing took two calls (the first having
    dropped just as I was getting to the good part).  Long day.
  * Managed to get enough into the household account so that the mortgage payment wouldn't
    bounce.  Helped by having $150 more rent money than I thought I did.  My main checking
    account is still underwater until the end of the month, but at least I didn't have to
    write a check against it.
  @ 17 Lies We Need to Stop Teaching Girls About Sex - Mic f(somewhere)
  @ How I Lost Faith in the “Pro-Life” Movement f(Nora Rivkis)
    Long, detailed, factual, and completely devastating to "pro-life" rhetoric.
  * The buyer signed our counter-offer, so maybe...

0826 Tu
  % dreambits included our cats.
  * up 6:30; W=210.6
  @ Burning Incense Is Psychoactive: New Class Of Antidepressants Might Be Right Under
    Our Noses f(George P Burdell III)
  @ Historic ruling: Judge orders anti-gay Scott Lively to stand trial for crimes against
    humanity | Gay Star News f(France Andrews Zeve)
  * 1pm Colleen - Urology Northwest
    Her doctor was *very* supportive and helpful!  There may be things we can do!
  & some nice Curio-cuddle before going to sleep -- he was more snuggly than usual.

0827 We
  * up 6:15; W=210.6
  % l o n g day at work.  At least, it felt long.

0828 Th
  % awake 4:15ish
  * up 4:45; W=211.2
  @ When God Hates the Same People You Do . . . | Writing Shed (amaebi)
  @ Cluetrain at Fifteen | Linux Journal [LWN]
  * My phone finally upgraded, to 4.4.2.  Yay!  About fscking time.
    ... and it looks like there's one for the tablet, too!  My Nexus 7 is at 4.4.4.
    ... The 10" Samsung tablet is also going to 4.4.2.  :P  At least it's KitKatt.
  : (new kitten) Cricket is loose in the house.  Very zoomy, though I did get to hold her
    for a couple of seconds.
  % vicious headache before bed; two naproxen seem to have helped.
  % Some good company on the bed from Curio.

0829 Fr
  * up 6:25; ;
  : Joe Bethancourt is dead.  Amazing musician, but recently an obnoxious person who I had
    to block on FB.  So... mixed.
  % a couple more headaches.
  @ Dreamclinic Massage Seattle and now officially Naomi's new job.

0830 Sa
  * up 5:45; W=212; Shower
  @ Installed Privacy Badger | EFF
  @ The Very Best Hat for a Breast-Feeding Baby f(Mary Anne Mohanraj)
  @ The Feynman Lectures on Physics, The Most Popular Physics Book Ever Written, Now
    Completely Online | Open Culture f(Phyllis Rostykus)
  @ Join the Battle for Net Neutrality
    Join the Battle for Net Neutrality "Internet Slowdown" Sept 10.
  : we had Cricket in our room for the night so that Desti could get some time with N.
    Fun -- she really liked pouncing my toes under the covers.

Comments

[jcfiala.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed on selling the Starport!

[mdlbear]

Thanks!

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

Our credit card payment is like that--due in the third week of the paycheck period. I find it helpful to pay it early--the bill *arrives* fairly soon after the paycheck does.

[hawklady.livejournal.com]

Hooray for signoffs.

*Fingers crossed for the inspection*