Done last week (20150920Su - 27Sa)

[mdlbear]

Slow week? Well, at least I practiced every day -- there's that. I'm rusty, but not as rusty as I was a week ago. So far I've just been working on guitar; my voice hasn't been up to singing after last week's flu. It's about time to start.

A search for rainbow bridge images set me off on a reading binge around SVG, HTML5 and CSS3. Also CSS2, because I had never used much of it. Fun! Plus a talk by, and conversation with, one of our web designers. I obviously have a lot to learn. (Can you tell I'm still worried about my job? I was secondary oncall this week.)

N keeps giving me turtles. And, last night, a gorgeous little print on canvas of a cat that looks just like Curio. (She got one that looks just like Desti, too.)

I bought my OVFF membership and made my hotel reservation. I'll book the flights and request the vacation time today.

Links in the notes.

0920Su
  * up 7:05; W=198.2;
  : Samsung's health app has gotten somewhat worse with the most recent upgrade.  Typical.
  @ Discussion Around Ad Blocking | CSS-Tricks
  % I've been doing a lot of reading about CSS and SVG lately; it started with looking for
    rainbow and rainbow bridge images.
  * Verified that HD refunded what I spent on the washer that didn't fit.  They did, on
    9/16 to the BECU household account.
  * Bills - Seattle Public Utils (overdue), Navient.
  : The missing microSD cards have probably been used:  one in my phone, and one
    given to N for _her_ phone.  So there's that.
  * Practice (finally) Ship of Stone (very rusty), QV (both capoed and not, just to see if
    it worked).  Little bit of Millennium's Dawn and talking blues.  Guitar only; no
    vocals.  Still shaky.  I have not been practicing enough.
  % feeling a little lightheaded.  Not going anywhere.
  $ 90 OVFF membership (via paypal)
  & spent some time lost in the HTML5 spec.  Some of it is eye-opening.  XML and XHTML have really distorted my
    view of HTML.  I should go back to using implicit markup, since I CAN.
  @ What Exxon Knew About Climate Change - The New Yorker (siliconshaman) 
  * 15min:  put up the fallen ethernet cable in the hall, using staples with 1" nails.
    I suspect it came down when the curtain pole fell, since it had been run underneath
    it.  Fixed that, too.  Broke a fingernail in the process.  :(
  * Still spending most of my time in HTML5 spec.
  * paid Franciscan (E), DOL (car tab renewal)
  % woke up at 2:30 worried about money.
  
0921Mo
  * up 3:30; ;
  * ordered Samsung stacking washer/dryer.  Called to make sure they'd stack them for free.
    Saturday delivery, so I don't have to take time off work
  ~ http://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-2-6-cu-ft-Top-Load-Washer-in-White-WSLS1500HWW/205706282
    http://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-Spacemaker-3-6-cu-ft-Stationary-Electric-Dryer-in-White-DSKS333ECWW/100089048
    The dryer runs on 110V, but it's fairly small.  A separate stacking kit is required,
    though it could conceivably sit on top of a front-loading washer.  The washer is also
    fairly expensive; the Samsung pair might be cheaper.
  * secondary oncall this week (trade with Sanket)
  * practice:  Millennium's Dawn (bass strings), Ship of Stone, QV (in C, on bass
    strings), Bad Man Medley.
  * pulled down the CCA assertiveness pages.  Can't hurt.

0922Tu
  * up 5:45; W=195.2; dishes, laundry
  * drive G to work
  * drive g to bus stop because it's her first time on that bus.
  * 11:30 Colleen UNW
  * lunch at Mazatlan as usual.
  * 2pm Steve Anita B.
  % 9pm sleepy
  $ 2K to Emmy for tuition

0923We
  * up 4:30; W=195.2; dishes

0924Th
  * Up 5:58; W=194.8; 
  @ What's new in TeX, part 1 [LWN.net]
  * call in to PLC Insurance - nothing back yet.
  * Banks:  Called Sound Credit Union - minimum credit score is 640; I'm higher
    Evergreen:  203K renovation loan - FHA  Streamline is up to 35K

0925Fr
  * up 6:05; W=195.2; laundry
  & had to drive g to school -- missed the bus.  Need to set good alarms.  On-screen,
    perhaps, rather than just on the phone.
  @ Truck Transforms Into A Comfy Castle | SF Globe 
  @ GitLab.com | GitLab free hosting, including private.  10G/project
  % 9:30ish - sleepy

0926Sa
  * Up 6:15; W=194.8; laundry, dishes
  @ Remember Me Thursday lighting a candle for orphan pets.  Wish I'd known before it
    happened on the 24th.  Maybe next year.  (WSB) 
  @ 257 | depression comix done that (declining an invitation)
  @ Steampunk (via this video on fb)
  * Finished reading HTML5
    -> I need to stop putting XHTML syntax into my HTML documents.  In particular, the />
       at the end of empty elements.  OTOH, I can start leaving off end tags where
       permitted, and attributes don't need quotes in most cases.
  @ CSS Tutorial
  * Set lp's IP address to 192.168.1.230, which is what it is in DNS.
    Hosts that access it via mDNS won't have to change.
  @ Sex: The Kotaku Review as if it were a computer game.  Funny.
  @ ‘Ashokan Farewell’: The Story Behind the Song Ken Burns's 'The Civil
    War' Made Famous - The Atlantic 
  * A little practicing:  SoS, Millennium's Dawn, some noodling.  Glad I brought Plink
    down to practice on -- she's a lot different from Flame.
  @ Set up EpsonWF600 as ij1 (...232).  Configuring wireless on it is a pain in the neck,
    and it has a slow and inconsistent connection.  Wired would be better, but it's not
    really practical to run it across the floor or over the fireplace.  As usual, calling
    it EPSONWF600.local will work fine.  It works, though, and head-cleaning seems to have
    been successful (at the cost of a lot of ink, of course).

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[judith carol bemis (from livejournal.com)]

I'm glad I'll be seeing you at OVFF!