Done Since 2019-03-17

[mdlbear]

Colleen is greatly improved -- we expect her to be discharged tomorrow. I've done very little this week besides visiting her and writing for $GIG.

I stayed down at Rest Stop Thursday night, and intend to do so tonight as well. Left a suitcase with the extra facehugger and enough underwear and meds for three days.

Sleep somewhat irregular. Entirely due to wake-up time -- I have little difficulty going to bed within my target window. Should maybe stay up until I'm sleepy and use an alarm to wake up.

Notes & links:

0317Su St. Patrick's Day
  * up 6ish; W=197.8, S=6:17; shower,... litter boxen
  * down to visit Colleen.  Stupidly left Cygnus at home.  Satisfied my internet craving
    with the phone; used gDocs for logging.  dogging?
  & Left my goddamned computer at home! Well, at least I have Plink and my phone.
  & Stopped at Payless and got crullers and an apple fritter. I'd intended to have cereal
    to supplement the fried rice I made first.  
  % a little worried about my memory today.
  : And luckily C has a spare slot on her charger, and I have a spare long cord, because
    there doesn't seem to be a phone charger in my backpack either. Sheesh.
    -> 6:23 okay, now there is.  And another long cord to replace the one I left there.
  % having trouble thinking of things I actually want to do.  Or eat.  Or work on.
    Or _anything_.
  % 7:50 quite tired after changing the litter boxen.  Very out of shape; wonder whether
    there's more to it than that.

1318Mo
  * Up 5:50ish; S=6.?; 
  @ Things I Wish I Knew Before Self-Publishing My Book | BookBaby Blog (cornerofmadness)
  * charge scooter battery
  * push MakeStuff, update */Songs; use template partials for includes.
  * declined interview with https://www.exceleron.com after reading Rethinking Prepaid Utility Service: Customers at Risk and
    Bridging the Gaps on Prepaid Utility Service | Department of Energy -> pdf
    " Prepay often bypasses traditional notification requirements regarding termination of
      service. Automatic disconnections make it difficult or impossible to maintain some
      consumer protections, such as notifications by mail and “last knock” in-person
      visits that are required under many traditional payment models. "
  * Ordered lumbar support for aeron chair -- it's been hurting
    % it's been like that for years, so why I didn't notice until now is a mystery.
      Possibly the mesh stretching? -> added a folded up towel for temp support
  : new electric kettle arrived.  It works.  Faster than the old one.
  : Contract for $GIG arrived!  Signed (crop/scale a photo of my sig, and paste it in)
  @ The A11Y Project  Really good quick tips
  % 8:20 headache, slightly queasy or maybe just anxious or stressed; -> naproxen

0319Tu
  * up 6:30ish; S=7.7;
  * ~9am V will meet me at house
  : apparently the bug that prevented Cygnus (or maybe just Xmonad) from recognizing when
    the external monitor has been unplugged has been fixed.
  : sobbing meltdown on the way out from Prestige, triggered by C not letting me even
    finish trying to tell her something.  Don't remember what it was.  That worries me
  * 3pm C Dr. Kirby 1959 NE Pacific St., 1st Floor, Seattle -  UW.  Used valet parking.
    that was an ordeal, so was filling out her new patient paperwork.  The number of
    problems she's had is kind of appalling.
    -> srongly advises taking the catheter out.  It helped for a while, but at this point
       leaving it in is causing serious damage. -> done
    -? why didn't anyone else recommend that?
  : V needs (gastroenterologist)Dr. Hecker's number.
  % slightly tweaked my right knee.  Still tingling after about an hour.

0320We equinox
  * up 6am; W=197.8, S=7;
  * called dreammapper support.  broken android app is a known issue.
    tell provider (Island Drug) that I want my dreammapper account "linked on their end"
  * $GIG
  @ The Tell Tale Signs of Burnout ... Do You Have Them? | Psychology Today
  * SL: toilet bowl tablets, juice, cucumber (1), kikoman low-salt soy sauce, eating
    bacon, whole milk, almond milk, eggs, .5lb ground beef, .25lb ground pork/italian
    sausage, ruffled potato chips, shredded {cheddar, italian, mozzerella}, farman's baby
    dills, fire oil
  * _scoop_ or change cat boxes
  & collect L at ferry dock because scooter battery.  Apparently I had my phone on silent.
  % self-talk: "god, I hate being me" as my pants started to fall down because of the belt
    slipping.  Again.  If I have a belt tight enough to prevent that, it hurts my back.
  @ Inside Airbnb's 'Guerrilla War' Against Local Governments | WIRED
  * loaded 3 days' worth of drugs into a spare stick (am left, pm right, empty middle)

0321Th
  * Up 3ish; S=5; about an hour of dozing and cat cuddle.
  % the bedroom recliner is pretty comfortable to work in.  Used Sherman.  Desti "helped"
  * paid cabulance
  * finished packing the suitcase.  Ordered another neti pot; I'll keep one packed.
  * left closer to 8:30; drier finished just as I was leaving, so turned back to unload.
  * 8am: lab work; no breakfast or coffee.  Had supper 8pm
    freeland clinic lab opens at 7am.  Fasting.  No app't needed.
  * breakfast at Payless - cruller, croussant, apple fritter; cold cuts for lunch
  * Went back home, had some lunch, grabbed/sorted N's mail (which I'd forgotten)
    & and one of the 12V capable computer chargers.
  % still waffling about whether to stay over at N's
  : good, helpful problem-solving session with the speech therapist
  : C is a lot stronger now.  Did a lot of walking this morning.
  @ How to tighten up your game at work when you’re depressed. | Captain Awkward 
  * paid final invoice on box room!
    -> stupid quickbooks won't let me access previous invoices.  You're supposed to go
       back to your emails.  Good grief!
  * down to RS - turned out to be j's birthday.  Cake.
  * bring N her mail
  * looked into flights for reunion.  almost all very early (or redeyes)
  : spending the night at Rest Stop.  cygnus is a perfectly adequate night light.

0322Fr
  * awake for bathroom and additional blankets
    % dreaming - there had just been a fall of something that looked like greyish snow;
      somebody speculated that it might be volcanic
  * up 6:50ish; S=8+?;
    % dreaming - I was about to go to a hospital after being attacked by a parrot and
      getting something -- thorn? -- embedded in my left palm.  Parrot's owner, a doctor,
      wanted to get it looked at.  A lot more to both dreams; all forgotten.
  ~ car loan due -> paid 03-08
  * discharge planning:  Monday at 11
    brought one of the orchids home -- the small purple-spotted one (brought by V)
  : backrest for the Aeron chair arrived.  Works.

0323Sa
  * up 6am; W=199, S=5.?;
  * an hour's work on $GIG.
  ~ tried to reach V; text and voicemail
  * worked on $GIG while with C, but there was so much -conversation-_religious harangue_
    that concentration was next to impossible.  I ended up making an absolute hash of it.
    Fortunately git makes recovery, if not easy, at least possible in many cases, and
    because I was _writing_ about fixing mistakes with git, I was able to work a blunder
    of my own into the narrative.
    % near meltdown at times; held it together only because C.  Apologized a few times
  : new neti pot arrived.  Significantly bigger than the old one.  Booklet says 450ml
    big enough that it's less comfortable to hold.  We'll see.
  @ A Hacker's Guide to Git | Wildly Inaccurate

Comments

[jcfiala]

Oooh, well. Having a loved one in the hospital for an extended period of time is exausting on many levels, I know this far too well. Don't get too upset at not being able to hold it together.

I'm glad to hear that Colleen is coming out soon - that will help.


On an amusing level, 'Payless' is what I know of as the name of a chain of cheap shoe stores, so hearing that you're getting breakfast there keeps being funny for me.