Done last week (20150607Su - 13Sa)

[mdlbear]

A much better week than it could have been. (That may not be saying all that much, but...) I've been dreading my first one-on-one with my new boss (formerly grandboss, but boss moved to a different group about a month ago and hasn't been replaced yet), because I haven't been nearly as productive as I should be. My best guess is that it's due to depression, which has been getting worse, but knowing that doesn't really help.

This article in The Atlantic cites research to the effect that deadlines, especially externally-set deadlines, help with procrastination. Duh. Also not particularly helpful.

LookingGlass Folk, on the other hand, got in two more practice sessions; things are going pretty well musically.

Elseweb, meanwhile, Bloomberg Business Week devoted an entire issue to a 38Kword article by Paul Ford titled What is Code?. The web version is interactive (with coding exercises, simulations, and other fun stuff), and a behind-the-scenes article elsewhere, What Is 'What Is Code?', points to the whole thing on GitHub. Ford's article is aimed at managers with no technical background; it's entertaining, highly readable, and highly recommended. I suspect that a certain bright middle-schooler would enjoy it.

More links in the notes.

0607Su
  * up 5:45; W=206.2; shower
  @ The Prickly Bush / The Prickle-Holly Bush / Prickle-Eye Bush / The Maid Freed from
    the Gallows / The Golden Ball (Roud 144; Child 95; G/D 2:248)
  * dinner:  crock pot pot roast.  Using red wine because I was stupid and forgot the
    beer.  Mix of yellow and purple potatoes.
  * LgF: practiced Lady Be Gay, Pricklie Bush; worked out chords; went out on Bigger On
    the Inside (as usual) with the new scripting on the last 2 verses.
  % after dinner - still feeling rather wiped out.  
  * install Pantech Burst Upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich (years later)
    It only connects with one USB port, and you have to install the PC Suite first, but
    it finally did finish upgrading.  Not clear what I'lll do with it.
  * some edits on LgF site.  Apparently the Westercon 2012 concert hasn't been processed
    yet :P  I am a lazy bear.

0608Mo
  * up 4:55; W=205.8; laundry
  * contractor meeting - electrical, upstairs
  * work.  Productive -- no code written, but a reasonable set of notes.  Talk with
    (manager) R. actually went well, which is much more than I was expecting.  I have
    *not* been as productive as I need to be, and was honestly expecting to be fired.
    -> the detailed notes (like these) are one thing I'm doing, and setting up a shrink
       appointment is another.
  : In other news, my old phone's battery appears to have been nearly dead.  This one
    lasts through the day just fine.
  @ ysabetwordsmith | Thinking About Death
  % 8:46p sleepy.  I guess, having gotten up at 5, that's not surprising.

0609Tu
  * up 6:30; W=207.2; laundry
  : Our housekeeper and her kid were both down with whooping cough last week.  Both had
    been vaccinated!  Interesting.  I still suspect anti-vaxxers for letting the disease
    get widespread enough to mutate, but don't have solid evidence for this.
  : Naomi gave me a marvelous little sea turtle.  Brass, with green glass sparklies.  It's
    also a box, so if it wasn't already a sea turtle it would be a box turtle.
  % Tingling and pain in right hand most of the day; arm too, later.  Switched my bag to
    the other shoulder; we'll see if it helps.
  @ In other news, wow, paypal is slimy | Crime and the Blog of Evil 
    Heads up: Paypal is launching an infuriating new user agreement.
  * Emmy is doing the dishes for the rest of the week as a Father's Day present

0610We
  * up 5ish; W=207.2; laundry
  % No hand or arm pain today, so most likely my self-diagnosis was right.
  % 9ish sleepy; drifty  BP=108/74, P=62
  * Humira

0611Th
  * Up 5:55; W=209.2; laundry, dishes
  @ Robot Hugs - presence
  @ The Procrastination Doom Loop—and How to Break It - The Atlantic 
    The only thing resembling advice is that deadlines help, and externally-set granular
    deadlines work best.
  * Call Olejo -> the item is back in stock; the CSR will ask the vendor for a tracking #
  : (grump.  forgot to do a push from work.  I could either ssh in, or wait and merge
    tomorrow.  Think I'll do that.)
  @ Accessories | AmbuTech | cane hook, large Ordered 4.

0612Fr
  * up 6:20; W=2-9.2, B=138/84, P=59; laundry
  @ Paul Ford: What is Code? | Bloomberg Brilliant and detailed.  With animation and
    interactivity.  Fun!
  @ PayPal user agreement: FCC finds a lot wrong with PayPal’s new TOS | BGR
    " The FCC further informs PayPal that if they want the freedom to make prerecorded
      calls, whether they be telemarketing calls or not, they must first obtain prior
      express written consent from any and all recipients. 
       Per FCC regulations, prior express written consent must be in writing and bear the
      signature of the person who will receive the calls/texts. More importantly, a
      company can not make signing such an agreement as a “condition of purchasing any
      property, goods, or services.” "

0613Sa
  * up 5:30ish; W=210.4, B=142/85, P=74; Shower, laundry
  @ What Is 'What Is Code?' | Motherboard the code behind the article.
    BloombergMedia/whatiscode · GitHub WOW!!!   Interestingly, the article content is
    cc-by-nc-nd, so not particularly open.
    -> I could publish my songs on github!  Or, more likely, my songbook.  Though the
       possibility of making each directory in Songs a repo is getting more attractive.
  @ git-lfs/docs at master · github/git-lfs git Large File Storage
    Probably not as far along as git annex, and requires a separate server, but allows the
    use of ordinary git commands in the repo.  Later, perhaps.
  @ Worst Children’s Books and What to Read Instead – Flavorwire 
  @ The Princess Who Saved Herself - YouTube JoCo
    The Princess Who Saved Herself by Greg Pak — Kickstarter available for preorder
    'The Princess Who Saved Herself': Now a Picture Book! - GeekDad
  * 15min: downstairs in search of the kitchen towels, which had been housekept (and were
    still damp in the drier).  Brought up a few books instead, from the box labeled
    "Bedroom Books".  Which, despite including Joy of Sex, was mostly kids' and gardening
    books.  Also one on jewelrymaking, which I brought up for G.
  * 15min:  a couple of Amazon reviews.
  @ Tarot of the Mice by Amanda "Snobahr" Geyer — Kickstarter
  @ Why two spaces after a period isn’t wrong (or, the lies typographers tell about
    history) - Heraclitean River
    cf xkcd: Third Way
  * 15min:  kitchen towels.  Giselle has been using Oxyclean downstairs; I'm going to have
    to re-wash my beloved cotton flannel shirt.  Should do my older socks at the same
    time, since those were last washed before I discovered my allergy.  Can probably get
    away with not washing the kitchen towels.
  : F*cking phone.  It reset my home pages trying to keep the home button from bringing up
    moronic Google Now.  That's because it's managed by the "touchwiz home" app, so the
    (bad) advice to clear app data didn't fix the problem but instead created the new one.
  * 15min:  more books from downstairs, and a couple of towels that need washing.
  % headache.
  : Barbecue for dinner.
  * 15min:  some overdue fixups in Config (move dotfiles to subdir, add installer)
    users/lgf didn't have a remote repo, so added one.

...a n d ... a trivial edit to get it crossposted after updating my passwords.

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[amaebi.livejournal.com]

I am wishing you a humming peace, with wheels turning and music a-making.

[mdlbear]

Ooo! Thank you!