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mdlbearWell, NaBloPoMo is over, and I succeeded in posting every day last month. Does that mean I won? Unclear.
16056 words in 30 posts in November (average 535/post)
535 words doesn't seem too shabby until you realize that a lot of it was song
lyrics and 11.done log segments. Maybe I'll skip it next
year -- having to come up with an idea for a post every day made it harder
to work on longer, and presumably more interesting, posts.
That said, November was a pretty good month. Only one "slightly down" in the mood field, plus a couple of "wistful"s and "annoyed"s. Nothing more positive than "okay?" or "accomplished", but that's not unusual. Whether it should be considered a problem is unclear.
echo `grep Mood ../2019/11/*|cut -f3 -d:|sed -e 's/^ *//' -e 's/$/;/'|sort -u` a bit fuzzy; accomplished; annoyed at myself; annoyed, apparently; befuddled; calm; compassionate?; didactic; geeky and didactic; grateful; indeterminate; mellow; neutral; okay?; reflective; sleepy; slightly down; somewhat flaky; still confused; thoughtful; tired; unknown; unqualified; well-fed; wistful;
1124Su litter boxen * up 7:30; S=7:05; @ ysabetwordsmith | Poem: "The Book of Bargains" People's Computer Company and the Homebrew Computer Club. * S needs to go to Coupeville -> got scrips, but no insurance. Got a week's worth for $30 @ Tips from a Couple Who Downsized to 536 Square Feet / minor cleanup at the recliner. -> bleeding a little; crack above ass. Looks like the skin just split. weird -> C claims it happens often. I don't recall seeing it. -> Thel says it's normal for that area to split when stressed; just let it air out * make shuttle reservations, email details to V SeaTac Airport Shuttle online reservations should have done it sooner x duplicate keys(?) (inside key is kwikset), -> there are at least 3 extras 1125Mo * Up 5ish; S=5:24; Ticia very cuddly in the morning. / 11ish C (home health)Thel @ Why So Many in Fandom Have Taken to Discord | The Mary Sue * install new shelf next to desk. Use the overhang for cables etc. warped, though -> stabilized somewhat by screwing it to the brackets. * install S's new doorknob -> did not go smoothly. Had to take the strike plate off to get enough clearance. Manufacturing tolerances. :P But it's in now, and it locks. Wondering whether I have a forgery, or whether they've just gotten sloppy * 5:00 singing lesson "Get Up and Go" Blow Into a Straw to Exercise (and Avoid Losing) Your Voice Vocapedia - Vocal Straw Exercise How & Why – Straws for Voice : Earthquake today: 2.6 in Hansville, Washington (actually in Clinton! -- which is the only reason we were able to feel it.) 1126Tu & awake 1:55; S=4:46; / minor cleanup; C tearful -- did my best to comfort * up 7:13; ; startled awake by the cats knocking the washbasin off the table % applying heat to back. : Apparently there was an ice storm (freezing rain) last night. Ice on everything. @ Opinion | Here’s One Reason the U.S. Military Can’t Fix Its Own Equipment (osewalrus) @ Cosmos I: The First Solar Sail via 160th Century Worlds Tour, the Universe of Cordwainer Smith via Cordwainer Smith and His Remarkable Science Fiction (looks like last update was in 2013, lots of broken links but still very worth a visit.) The Cosmos I CD The Lady Who Sailed The Soul, by Cordwainer Smith Remembering Cordwainer Smith: Full-Time Sci-Fi Author, Part-Time Earthling Cats, cruelty and children " Cruelty is a key theme in Smith's work, and is to be understood in a very special sense. Cruelty for Smith is not sadism but expediency. It is not enjoyment of the pain of others, but rather a kind of deliberate insensitivity to their pain, motivated often by a code of justice as high-minded as it is rigid and bureaucratic. Atrocities are the product not of viciousness, but of good intentions and high ideals that make no allowance for humanity and the rights of the individual. " The Ballad of Lost C'Mell - radio play starts with the song. s4s? also The Shores of the Night * 2pm (home health social worker)Stephen. Not sure what we wanted to talk about -> referral for COPES and TSOA Washington COPES Medicaid Waivers Program Tailored supports for older adults (TSOA) | Washington State ... % knee joint twinges/clicks -- worrying. Should refrain from crossing legs. Desti won't like that, but... -> brace. ~ seat selection for flights - details can be managed via links from the itinerary -> delta - CPAP is free, Plink is my carry-on bag as expected should have asked for aisle seats, but anyway there's nothing but first class open # n.b. backpack minus computer etc but with water bottle is 10lbs * cranberry relish. 1 bag, 1 apple, 1 orange. Can make S's version tomorrow 1127We litter boxen * awake 4:30ish; S=4:26; * up 8:15; S=5:36, W=196.4; @ Knee Pain and Popping / Clicking - Knee Pain Explained @ New filk: World Behind the Crystal [The Mad Filkentist] !!! @ Commonly Confused Words in English - Writing Explained really good explanations $ $413 from HX checking to AX for the Sigma Xi directory * 15min: curating health care/self help bookmarks in cope/ * 15min: verified that Sable's new battery works as expected -- shows 9 hours 7c chat window up -- that seemed to be one of the problem sites with Cygnus. $ Safeco credited the refund for Rosie to my AX account -- makes things much simpler : N, m, j, and cj arrived via the 2:05 ferry. : N looking for her mother's traditional menorah. I know I remember seeing it, but not where. Vaguely remember it down at Rest Stop last year, but... % having trouble finding a topic, as usual. Quite a bit of cross-talk. * G on 5:30 boat, so leave ~5:25. Left with the wrong glasses as usual. / cleanup, dressing and statlock change % 2 naproxen and heat. 1128Th Thanksgiving & awake 4:55ish; S=4:12; % heat * up 7:40; S=5:17; @ chaos wants ASUS TUF (2019) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 120Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 7 R7-3750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, 16GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, RGB KB, Windows 10 Home, TUF505DU-EB74: Computers & Accessories -> ordered. $100 off for Black Friday * 8:30 preheat oven, prep bird 2tsp each salt, ground pepper, ground sage * 9am put turkey in. 3.5 hours cooking time @ The Horrible History of Thanksgiving The New York Times ~ 11am get C up to work on dressing (she was up before 9am) # ls ../2019/*/*thankf* ../2018/12/*thankf*|wc => 47 gratitude posts last 12 months so 5 weeks missed. only 8 gratitude posts total in 2017-8 : Alice's Restaurant. (G's request) * Band practice: The Fox, Gentle Arms of Eden. * dinner. Some things didn't get done, but we only used about half of the bird, so it's good. kalamata olives, crudites (should have been served first for munching, but weren't); Turkey, C's dressing, Mom's cranberry relish, mashed potatoes, gravy; pumpkin and cherry pies. There but not used: salad, pickles, fresh bread made yesterday by c, eggnog (had some of that later) = turkey recipe: preheat oven to 400; coat bird with olive oil and rub with 2tsp each salt, pepper, and sage; put bird in and turn down to 325. Skin came out excellent. = mom's cranberry relish recipe: 1lb cranberries, 1 orange, 1 apple. Chop in food processor; leave in fridge overnight. = C's dressing recipe: onions, mushrooms, celery, bread, broth, cranberries, and hazelnuts % feeling rather somnolent. Slight headache; want to nibble but don't know on what. There are carrot sticks. * ordered kibble % 10pm lack of sleep is catching up with me. 1129Fr * Up 5:55; S=6:41; # more links for Saturday @ The What-He-Did: The Poetic Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | Tor.com The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith review mdlbear | The Middle-Sized Bear quoting this Usenet post from 1990. I have, apparently, been a Middle-Sized Bear for longer than I remembered in 2008 when N reminded me of that aspect of myself. Song: A Talk With the Middle-Sized Bear Oh, right. From 2008-01-23 The Game of Rat and Dragon : Cordwainer Smith : audiobook starts 7:21 : sadly, there are a lot of broken links. I should archive articles I want to keep around. I don't. % couldn't find my computer glasses. Looked on the desk, the glasses stand, the night stand, and even the car. Eventually found them on the floor by my desk chair. It seems likely that the shelf had been catted on. # G''s hours. 2015/01 - 2017/06 = 126 weeks. ~24h/week, of which 8 were caring for C. so call it 120 weeks * 8 => 960 hours : the new battery seems noticably heavier. Only about 5oz, though * 2:20 C Dr. Rochier -> creatinine down 3 points (assume that means 0.3) * 3pm call w/ N and local cohousing organizer ~ 5:45 make sure N is awake * post: recipes. : left sable off power; looks like I'll be getting about 5 hours on a charge. Probably more if I avoid high-drain programs like Firefox. estimates 10% = 25m; 4h to charge % 8ish sleepy : R hit me up for $60. getting old. : N ran j and m to the ferry, m's friend k up to Oak Harbor : m left her meds; N drove them down to the ferry to hand off to J; we had to wait for Molly to recharge enough for her to be confident about getting back. & stayed up until she got back ~11:50. 1130Sa litter boxen (scooped by L') & awake 4:50ish?; dozed in recliner; back to bed at 7 but by then was wide awake * up 7:30; S=5:28; * 11:25 get N to 12pm ferry * s4s Cordwainer Smith Sci Fi Radio "Ballad of Lost C'Mell" By Cordwainer Smith - YouTube "Scanners Live in Vain" by Zander Nyrond Great but Forgotten: Cordwainer Smith (author) got to "The Lady who Sailed the Soul" by way of the Cosmos I CD - see Tuesday * posted mdlbear | Songs for Saturday: Of Shoes and Ships and Cats -> I win NaBloPoMo @ [PDF] The Science Fiction Of Cordwainer Smith Download eBook for Free free recent ebooks. 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Date: 2019-12-03 07:21 pm (UTC)Regarding your computer glasses
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