Done Since 2019-05-19

[mdlbear]

Not a disastrous week, but not all that good either. Colleen continues to improve, but is still on IV antibiotics. I did a lot of commuting (to be fair, so did V, only not as much). Very little writing -- only the usual DW entries plus one PSA.

QOTW, from this post by the wise and ever-shiny alatefeline:

- how to human, help?
- how to human? help.

I'm not very good at human, and I certainly don't have enough self-confidence for cat. I might be able to manage bunny.

Notes & links:

0519Su
  * Up 4:30ish; ; some nice cat time
  : I'd put two bottles of milk in the box room fridge for the Milk and Cookies circle;
    they weren't used because someone else had bought a gallon.  They were brought into
    the house after the con; today when I finished the gallon and went to open one I found
    that they'd gone bad.  Did the box room fridge ever get plugged in?
    -> yes, but the power strip was off when I checked.
  * down to visit C; stopped at Sprouts and got some sushi; arrived ~12:35 at Prestige
    -> C not doing all that well.  New antibiotic, for one thing.  More edema; pain.
       homesick.  Missing the cats.  Crying sometimes.
    % I'm not much better - money problem is freaking me out.
  @ Home - National Network of Abortion Funds #undergroundrail
  % C is watching Hatari.  Excruciating.
  @ Vol 8 No 2 (2019):
    Disability and/in/through Fanfiction | Canadian Journal of Disability Studies (via jesse_the_k in access_fandom 
  % weak around the edges.  blood sugar?
  @ Calls to boycott Alabama, Georgia, Missouri over restrictive abortion laws | WJLA 

0520Mo
  * Up 4:35; W=203.?, 2:51? ; shower
  @ Lessons From the Slush Pile: Your Cover Letter and You » Inkpunks (cornerofmadness)
  * called about C's missed GI and urogynechology appointments 4/24 and 4/25.  The second
    one, at UW, is going to involve trying to set up an eCare account in _her_ name, which
    is a bit of a problem.  Would prefer actual email, but they don't use it.  (Which,
    considering the health care industry's casual attitude toward security, is probably a
    good thing.  But annoying.
    ->"(This is Colleen's husband Steve; I had to create her an eCare account in order to
       get in touch with you.)
       Colleen had an appointment with you 3/19 to discuss bladder removal; at that time
       you also removed her foley catheter. 
       4/15 she was taken to the ER at WhidbeyHealth Medical Center; she was diagnosed
       with several different highly-resistant UTIs, hydronephrosis, and renal tubular
       acidosis (I think there was a fourth problem, but my memory is a little hazy on
       that point). She was still there 4/25, the date of her missed appointment with
       Dr. Miller.  (I called UWMC about that earlier today after having received a letter
       about the missed appointment, but I'm not sure I was able to get that information
       across.) 
       She is currently in rehab (again) at Premiere, in Edmonds; they put her back on IV
       antibiotics for yet another two infections a couple of days ago. 
       I'm not sure what the point of this message is, but I thought you ought to know.
       Any advice you might have, or referrals you could make, would be appreciated. "
  * Went out and did battle with the hemlock.  About one large plant and half of another,
    minus the roots and lower stalks which would have required more bending.  A few
    smaller ones, mostly pulled from gravel where it's easy.  Filleld a 30ga bag.
    % about 45 minutes and my back is shot
  @ Rhiannon Giddens - there is no Other (Official Audio) - YouTube (siderea) Rhiannon Giddens
  % 5:30 feeling a little out of it.  Don't think it's entirely due to the gin.  Maybe
    that plus lack of sleep.

0521Tu
  * up 6ish; S=7:44;
  @ WebAuthn Web Authentication with YubiKey 5 | Linux Journal
  @ Te Tiriti o Waitangi: the comic book (siderea | [NZ, hist] How It Went in New Zealand)
  * V coming by ~9 for check
  * S needs ride to/from Kaiser in Everett    2930 Maple St, Everett, WA 98201 
  @ The violence in asking “What is the goal?” - Marcus Blankenship
    " It seems to me when someone doesn’t like an idea, they might attack it by asking,
      “What’s the goal?” "
  / Doctor said that one of C's UTIs is something they've ever seen before
    -> % brief talk with C about "what if"
    -> nurses putting on gowns and masks; I don't have to.  Worrying.
    -> they're calling in an infectious disease specialist to consult
    <- I seem to be running out of symbols; should really have one like "%" but for C
       -> Maybe "/", since that's the one closest to/part of "%".
    / very homesick.
   : The N key on Cygnus is definitely on the way out -- cleaning under it with a
     toothbrush didn't help.  New keyboard?  New laptop?  both?  If laptop, which?
     -> okay; the keyboard is only $33, so that's a no-brainer.  As for the rest...
  / transfered to wheelchair and back without assistance while getting bedsheet changed
  / V brought C a new cookbook (from a library sale, I think) - Jewish Entertaining.
    lots of great recipes.  % scared?  early grieving?
  / UW urology clinic called to reschedule urodynamic study.  September 3 was the soonest
    they could do.  Yipe.  Who knows where she'll be by then?
  / PT: C wants to work on transfers and walking.
    -> walked 35'!
  & dinner at Denny's after picking up S.  Mistake.

0522We
  * car loan payment due (paid 0513)
  * Up 5:30; S=6:08;
  @ siderea: Croutons, Capitalism, & Conservation (Kondo & the Bibliophibians, Pt 2i)
  & found an open-box NT-1a on MF; ordered it.  Might or might not have been a good idea.
  @ Island Disposal "waste wizard"
    put in the type of waste, get what to do with it (e.g. put in trash cart)
    -> as it turns out, disposable batteries can be put in with ordinary garbage
       their chemistry is zinc and manganese dioxide, KOH as electolyte.
       disposability varies by jurisdiction; e.g. not in CA.  OK here.
  * 15min: pulled weeds.  Got a couple of thistles between house and ramp; hemlock under
    the pines in front.  Didn't bother bagging, which helped a lot, but back still sore
  * do C's laundry.  Also mine, including my bottom sheet and pillowcase.
  * Benefits Eligibility Checker nothing useful, as expected.  joint income and
    savings way too high.
  & printed a copy of the tax return with worksheets -- income broken down for forms
    not that I'm likely to get anywhere with those.
  % my mental bandwidth is even less than it has been for most of the last 2 years
    -> given C's condition and the impending financial disaster, it's not surprising, and
       I'm giving myself permission not to obsess about it.  Much.
  * try to look up withholding - the "complete with worksheets" pdf doesn't include the
    1099R worksheet.  IDIOTS!  Had to print it separately; Gods know what else is missing
  * brought up the bedroom needlepoint tapestry from the garage.  Will fit perfectly
    between the hallway door and the closet
    % my back...  Not dire, but aching.  About a 3.5?

0523Th
  * up 6:15; S=7:05;
  * T' coming over ~8am if she isn't called
  * copy files off audio and video recorders, into .../record/2019/05/10-12--rainbowcon-3
    There are some audio files recorded -- it claims -- 2012/08.  I suspect the date is
    wrong; will have to listen to them. Looked on dh and didn't find it.  Nova?
  @ Adactio: Journal—Split
    " If we make it so that you have to understand programming to even start, then we take
      something open and enabling, and place it back in the hands of those who are already
      privileged. "
    " By assuming the role of the Full Stack Developer (which is, in practice, a computer
      scientist who also writes HTML and CSS), one takes responsibility for all the code,
      in spite of its radical variance in syntax and purpose, and becomes the gatekeeper
      of at least some kinds of code one simply doesn’t care about writing well. "
  * Arrived at Prestige ~10:50
    / C took a shower, and did some stand-ups and arm exercises.
    / but weak, in pain mostly from the IV, and nauseous.  So...
  @ How Life Under Predatory Capitalism Traumatized a Nation (ysabetwordsmith)
    " it feels singularly bad to be an American these days — it’s a life made of fear,
      worry, discomfort, despair, and grief, like nowhere else in the world, except maybe
      other failing states. To be American now means a life that feels bad, not good: to
      be traumatized, and have nobody care, or even notice, but encourage, cheer on, and
      applaud just that process of traumatization. "
  @ Dynamic Repair Solutions -> don't serve WA
    -> Wheelchair & scooter repair 888-584-3095
       hours 9-5 Eastern time, so call tomorrow am
  @ Casting SPELs in Lisp (2019-05-06 Emacs news) LISP primer in comic-book form.  Uses emacs lisp; other
    versions exist for clojure, common lisp, ruby, and haskell.

0524-7 Baycon
0524Fr
  * Up 6am; W=201.2, S=6.12;
  : apparently what Desti wanted was lap time, not breakfast.
  * replaced keyboard on Cygnus.  The center screw didn't seem to have a hole to screw
    back into -- the two keyboards look somewhat different (white F* on the new one,
    barely-visible red on the previous one -- an improvement).  So I won't worry too much
  * Wheelchair & scooter repair 888-584-3095
    I _really_ hate systems that make you leave a message instead of putting you on hold
    -> never called back.
  * music Bells of Norwich, Ripple, QV, Millennium's Dawn (just one verse of the
    last two) Should have warmed up first.
  * SL: TP, Eggs, Kashmiri Curry sauce, coffee, bagged salad, bag of spinach, celery,
    chicken breast, onions, juice, mothballs,  x toilet bowl tablets
  @ Council Post: Banner Ads Don't Work On U.S. Physicians 80% run ad blockers
  @ 507 Mechanical Movements animated.  Fun
  @ First American Financial Corp. Leaked Hundreds of Millions of Title Insurance Records
    — Krebs on Security sequentially-numbered documents served with no authentication
  @ What to Do If You Miss Your Flight

0525Sa
  * Up 5:40; S=6:47;
  @ As climate
    changes, small increases in rainfall may cause widespread road outages: New model
    incorporates topographical data for more accurate forecast of road disruption (ysabetwordsmith)
    -> Local floods induce large-scale abrupt failures of road networks
  : ORCA autoload didn't.
  * Mail T''s check - 154+245+140 = 539
  * put tab on Molly
  * put white folding chairs in Molly's trunk
  " QOTD: (alatefeline)
    - how to human, help?
    - how to human? help.
  % 9pm have been highly congested and mouth-breathing for at least an hour.  Neti worked
  * put spare meds and underwear in backpack.  Purple duck tape for chairs
  % 9:30 it's 68 degrees in here; feel like I'm freezing.  Put on fuzzy bathrobe

Comments

[alatefeline]

May you bunny with great success!

I hope that Colleen continues to improve in the best and swiftest and gentlest manner imaginable.

I am going to aim for rock lizard in the sun in the yard next this afternoon, having done a Grocery Shop and an extra errand.

Am attempting to not apologize for having said something that people consider wise. Thank you. *blush* *ROCK LIZARD*

[jesse_the_k]

Reading, sending you best wishes. Thanks for the mesmerizing mechanical movements.