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mdlbearHmm. I don't actually feel accomplished -- slightly down is pretty much the best I can do these days -- I do appear to have gotten a few things done (though not nearly enough).
I guess the main thing was getting the little greenhouse (which we'd been using for storage while the garage was being worked on) emptied out, mainly by our housekeeper. Then I had movers come in Thursday to empty the storage pod. There is actually still space in the garage! Of course, that's partly because some of the stuff was taken upstairs, and the cabinets and one of the 2x4 and plywood shelving units were left in the shed. But still... things are a lot more accessible now.
That's also partly because I went up to Oak Harbor (where the nearest Home Depot is located) and got a couple of shelving units. While there, I stopped in at Island Drug and tracked down the CPAP supplies that I'd expected them to mail to me two weeks ago. They will now be mailed automagically.
I've done some work on the websites, mainly because I wanted to point to some of them in job applications and they weren't in any shape to be pointed at. Next steps are to make them fully responsive, and replace the static content on the front pages with blog entries. Both of those will require replacing the plain HTML pages with templates.
For those keeping score, 4 job applications, 2 rejections (one from an app submitted last week), one phone interview scheduled. Three posts counting last Sunday's weekly. None of that is enough. One Father's Day present (delivered earlier in the week in the form of a gift card -- thank you, YD). Left arm pretty good, left thumb worse. Not clear that the brace is helping much.
The top link for the week is Depression Is
Like Snow, by ysabetwordsmith. An excellent set of
links both for depressed people and for people who want to help. Some
don't apply to me, but may save someone else's life. Bonus tiny kitten
and meeping otters.
A close second is Emacs is sexy. I ran across that a little over a year ago, but had forgotten. I also didn't know that .sexy was a top-level domain. It includes a link to xkcd: Lisp, which is required reading for anyone familiar with Kanef's song, The Eternal Flame. Both of those are required reading for anyone who loves Lisp.
0610Su
* up 6am; S=5:30 ; shower
% slept with the thumb brace, now that I have it adjusted for comfort. Main thing I was
looking for, and seem to have gotten, was keeping me from hyperextending it when I
stretch in the morning.
@ ysabetwordsmith | Depression Is Like Snow Excellent set of links both for
depressed people and the people who want to help. Some don't apply to me, but may
save someone else's life. Bonus tiny kitten and meeping otters.
@ My name is Wil Wheaton. I Live With Chronic Depression and Generalized Anxiety. I Am
Not Ashamed. S(L)
@ posted mdlbear | Done Since 2018-06-03
% actually, I think maybe what I feel is slightly sick -- been going on for several days
and none of the usual symptoms, though. Weird.
* SL: tomatoes, sour cream, feta, mushrooms, bean sauce, chili garlic sauce, english
muffins, tofu, red and yellow bell peppers, bok choy, pastrami, ground beef, pantsu, 4
TV dinners (turkey), pot stickers, cat litter, sauerkraut, yogurt, eggs
: it rained pretty heavily while I was out shopping. It had mostly though not
completely stopped by the time I was getting groceries into the house.
% Pretty completely wiped after the shopping expedition and unloading the car. Need to
put some heat on the left arm; thumb is doing ok
* Sunday tomato and feta salad, hamburger stroganoff revisited
@ 1. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning Guitar Lesson - Simplest Version
- The Travis Picking Guitar Series - YouTube
2. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning Guitar Lesson - Verses + Main Theme
3. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning Guitar Lesson - Verse Variations
4. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning Guitar Lesson - Interludes + Ending
The Travis Picking Song Series/1952 vincent black lightning - Wikiversity
Tab and class notes for the above video series. No idea whether I'll ever try to
learn it from that.
@ 1952 Vincent Black Lightning Cover - YouTube
@ Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry, "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" - YouTube
_not_ a straight copy; I think he's flatpicking in A capo 2.
% There's a hell of a lot of rabbit-hole to go down there.
* xmonad: make the status bar wider on screen 2 to compensate for wider xclock
* changed litter boxes.
0611Mo
* up 6:40; W=199.8, S=5.5;
* apply at https://boards.greenhouse.io/khanacademy/jobs/15823
Kahn Academy - looks great! -> DAMN - it's *upcoming*. They have a couple of open
roles that look possible but more of a stretch.
-> Senior Engineer/Prototyper – Early Product Development
https://boards.greenhouse.io/khanacademy/jobs/825502
& thestarport.org was seriously broken because of links to places.to, especially in
<base... tags.
@ OpenStreetMap Should Be a Priority for the Open Source Community | Linux Journal
@ Signs You're In the Wrong Career—And How to Find Work You Love (ysabetwordsmith)
@ A practical introduction to functional programming (using Python)
* Monday twice-cooked pork: bacon->ham, bell peppers, onions, bok choy
@
Charming Python: Functional programming in Python, Part 1
Charming Python: Functional programming in Python, Part 2
Charming Python: Functional programming in Python, Part 3
0612Tu
* Up 5:30; W=199.8, S=6:20;
@ fantasque-sans: A font family with a great monospaced variant for programmers. S(Elm)
@ tonsky/FiraCode: Monospaced font with programming ligatures
Emacs instructions · tonsky/FiraCode Wiki
@ A reusable dropdown in Elm — part 1 – Elm shorts – Medium S(Elm)
A reusable dropdown in Elm — part 2 – Elm shorts – Medium
* SWAH volunteer came ~9am; we were done with the greenhouse by 10
~ Your CenturyLink appointment is tomorrow. #T83183620 for account ending in 0536
" you can talk to a representative in Consumer Care department and tell them about
this so they can assist you and help you with this issue. Here is the number for you
to call 800-788-3500 they are open from Monday to Friday 8AM-6PM, and Saturday
9AM-2PM, EST. " WTFFF?
->My best guess is that it's at a former address and it still has my email associated
with the number. Presumably RE, since we had Comcast in the apartment.
->most recent bill, by email, was 6/1/17, for account ending in 0536
->called and they couldn't do anything without an account#, which of course I don't
have anymore. Somebody's going to get screwed and I have no way to fix it.
@ Migrating to a Mobile Monorepo for React Native | Khan Academy Engineering
Another take on moving repos to subdirectories, without using git subtree.
git clone repo moved-to-subtree
cd moved-to-subtree; mkdir subtree; mv * .* subtree; mv subtree/.git .
git add .; git commit -m "repo moved to subtree"
git fetch ../moved-to-subtree
git merge FETCH_HEAD --no-ff --allow-unrelated-histories
-> the problem with this is that the paths change, so it's harder to track things.
* app: https://boards.greenhouse.io/mozilla/jobs/1172353 Sr SWE Backend(Mozilla/Pocket)
* A couple of hours with Tandi moving stuff around and bringing 8 boxes to the house
(mostly fabric, plus my ties and a box of mugs and cups.
* Tuesday ma po tofu -> buttered rice for C (She said around 4:30 that she wanted the
tofu; then her stomach started feeling queasy, after I'd already done the prep. More
for me, I guess.)
* unpacked the box of mugs, etc. Decided to give away the brown tea set. 6 mugs worth
keeping, plus the vi reference mug for G.
0613We
* Up 5:15; W=201.4, S=6;
% left thumb still hurting.
: TeX didn't get installed on Raven -- is it not in Honu? apparently not. Weird.
-> in opt/makestuff-pkgs
@ Linux Gets Loud | Linux Journal
@ Zynthian: the Open Synth Platform
Zynthian Shop: Get your Zynthian Kit
* 8:30 Skagit setting the propane tank. Have to get the greenhouse moved by then
tank has to go at the back end of the garage; the light has to be removed, the wires
capped off, and a plate put on.
@ dw-free/jbackup.pl at develop · dreamwidth/dw-free
@ minoanmiss | Art Post: Bird's the Word
! made me smile. Noticed it at the time, which is a bit rare. Improving?
@ Exactly How I Landed My Most Lucrative Freelance and Consulting Deals
By meeting the right people, which is kind of out for me.
@ Why "you are loved" "please reach out" are crappy things to post after someone has
died by suicide
How not to say the wrong thing - latimes "silk ring" theory
Meditation vs. medication: A comic essay on facing depression
* went up to Oak Harbor to buy shelves and check on my CPAP supplies.
-> got HDX 4*14"*54" and 5*16"*72" shelf units, having realized on the way up that I
really don't have room for as many shelf units as I'd planned to put there.
-> the CPAP supplies had, in fact, been sitting there for the last two weeks. After
some confusion, they will be mailing them to me automatically in the future.
* Good music lesson. No guitar; played N' "1952 Vincent..." off YouTube.
~ Wednesday sandwich day (V) -> C had a TV dinner; I had the last of the TCP
* Music: Sang "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts" for C. Missed 2 verses
@ Thinking about moving to GitLab? Here’s 5 reasons why you should. | GitLab
@ How (and why!) to keep your Git commit history clean | GitLab
@ p5.js | home basically Processing but running in a browser.
: Email from pullrequest.com -- my impression is that they have more potential reviewers
than they have customers.
0614Th
* Up 5ish; S=200.8 ;
@ Keybase launches encrypted git
Keybase
" Keybase is a new and free security app for mobile phones and computers. For the
geeks among us: it's open source and powered by public-key cryptography. "
@ Irregular Webcomic! #1736
" Don't knock it. It takes a particular sort of mind to revel in the moment of
realisation of how amazingly stupid you've been for the past two days. "
% Back twinges. Using a heating pad, and did last night as well.
: The thumb brace keeps hitting the touchpad. If it does it again I'll switch to a real
keyboard. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any way to turn off pointing and
keep two-finger scrolling.
@ About FlexJobs | The Best Telecommuting Online Job Site
* put together wire shelves. Could use another set, but I'll manage.
+ Found C's needlpoing! in the process of consolidating.
* 12:30 Backbreakers $350-500 -> 1ish -> done in about an hour and a half.
-> there is an astounding amount of space, including two completely empty plastic
shelf units (less one box that didn't fit on the wire shelves.)
-> the back of the garage is stacked fairly deeply, but things are accessible enough
to sort. L's mattress is stacked behind the treadmill.
-> The 8'*2-shelf unit is back in the shed with some of the longer stuff on it. Need
to put a tarp over that. The cabinets are also there. There are enough Elfa shelf
standards -- and shelves -- that I may not have to buy any.
-> no sign of the router or drill. The oscillating tool is hiding, but I know it's
there; likewise the circular saws. Derek, who helped us move *out* of the garage,
just joined BackBreakers a month or so ago.
-> did turn up the box with Curio's ashes. So glad not to have lost that.
: rejection from Khan Academy.
% 5:50 sleepy. Of course, I _was_ standing up for three or four hours today.
~ Thursday stuffed peppers (ground beef, leftover rice) -> tomato and feta salad,
BAH rosemary bread with garlic butter.
% itching; Mostly left hand around the thumb. Dust under the brace?
% centipede' dilemma. Been sitting here for the last hour not doing anything.
0615Fr
* up 5:45ish; W=201.8, S=6:37;
: cpap data didn't transfer to the phone at first. Weird.
@ Microsoft Office rewrite in React.js nears completion WTF???
: call from Freeland Warehousing and Storage; pick up today or Monday
* cleaned floor in pod.
-> picked up ~noon today
@ Classic Programmer Paintings
@ StaySafe.org | National Home Security Alliance
Online Teen Safety Guide (via email)
: The oscillating tool and the Ryobi 18v flashlight turned up in the metal tool drawers
& added some safety links to forKids and forParents:
@ Online Teen Safety Guide | StaySafe.org
@ Plan Ahead for Disasters | Ready.gov
@ Disaster planning - for kids | Ready.gov
@ Zombie Preparedness | PHPR | CDC
Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse | Blogs | CDC
Zombie Preparedness | PHPR | CDC
Graphic Novel | Zombie Preparedness | PHPR | CDC
: It seems I've been a DreamHost customer since 2007.
& 2pm called Kforce - no answer.
-> called again 3:14 -- what I have is a general number. Got an answering machine.
-> nothing on their website, and that's presumably everything in the US. No remote.
& more grubbing in the garage. Still can't find the chair castors, but brought up the
box of coffee cups and mugs. The other dragon stein, Laurel Burch cat mug, etc.
% mentally I'm a wreck. Every damned thing in that garage reminds me of what we lost.
: Good news from N -- m gets discharged Sunday.
% I've got to start _doing things_ instead of just sitting around feeling miserable.
I'm not sure I know how to do that anymore.
% re-injured my thumb. Not hurting much now, but it's noticable and is worse if used.
% definitely moving slowly. Part of that is back pain but most is depression.
% If N was here I'd suggest going to the local pride parade tomorrow. As it is, I
*might* be able to drag myself to RiteAid tomorrow to get more pain pills.
* guitar: a little noodling mostly with Desolation Row in A instead of G.
* Friday stuffed peppers. Second half of the BAH -> worked well.
% 10ish back hurting worse than earlier.
-> took tizanidine.
0616Sa
* Up 5:45ish; W=202.4, S=6:22 ;
% back not hurting but one toe painfully bent back. Stopped hurting fairly quickly
: Phone interview with CircleCI Tuesday
* 15min: cleared some envelopes from the pile; an escrow refund check among others.
@ Queer Pride on Whidbey
@ Queer Pride on Whidbey
& Apparently Rosie's tabs expired back in January. WTF?
@ Emacs as a musical instrument - Joseph Wilk (2018-05-21 Emacs news –)
Repl Electric - You fall into your screen on Vimeo
@ posted mdlbear | Songs for Saturday: Just some links
@ Scripting language - Wikipedia (for a future Curmudgeon post)
* Web: CSS classes for chorus and bridge; style for chords
-> should specify fonts for the whole site, and use sans-serif for chords. also have
to set the font-size smaller for chords, or they look too big. That's probably
because the chords are mostly uppercase and the lyrics mostly lowercase.
-> flktran needs to be completely rewritten. It goes back to 1998; song.sty to 1994
(although that's just when I put it under version control)
* SL: balsamic, evoo, garlic, ginger, nose salt, tomatoes, cat food. Add feta and
kalamata olives. Didn't get frozen enchilladas because I got groceries while waiting
* for the pharmacy to re-fill meloxicam
@ Destroy All Ifs — A Perspective from Functional Programming – John A De Goes
: Interesting: Skagit Farmers Supply is a co-op. I just got a dividend check.
* Greek salad again: tomatoes, sweet onion, bell pepper, kalamata olives.
@ Emacs is sexy I ran across that a little over a year
ago, but had forgotten. I also didn't know that .sexy was a top-level domain.
: very faint cloudbow, visible out the kitchen window in the gap between trees.
menu 0610-0616
* Sunday tomato and feta salad, hamburger stroganoff revisited
* Monday twice-cooked pork: bacon, bell peppers, onions, bok choy
* Tuesday ma po tofu -> buttered rice for C
~ Wednesday sandwich day (V) -> C had a TV dinner; I had the last of the TCP
~ Thursday stuffed peppers (ground beef, leftover rice) -> tomato and feta salad,
BAH rosemary bread with garlic butter.
* Friday stuffed peppers. Second half of the BAH bread.
* Saturday leftovers or shopping -> tomato/feta salad
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Date: 2018-06-17 10:57 pm (UTC)a) Even more V.B.L.1952!
b) "Stress changes how your brain stores memories If your brain is in fight-or-flight mode your brain doesn't hang on to positive feelings." <- SO TRUE
c) from my perspective you got a shit-ton(ne) finished. Working through old stuff requires twice as much emotional energy as physical.
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Date: 2018-06-17 10:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-06-18 01:05 am (UTC)I've mostly been using
https://jobspresso.co/remote-software-jobs/ (they have other search options; that just happens to be the one I need), and following hunches (which is how I found out that github and gitlab both have remote jobs -- unfortunately they both also require ruby experience).
No real advice.
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Date: 2018-06-18 09:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-06-18 03:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-06-18 01:06 am (UTC)Regret plus depression is a bad combination.