Done Since 2021-03-07

[mdlbear]

I may have to count this one as a good week. Last Sunday I sang "Ship of Stone" in the Nonsonance closing ceremony. So... music. I need to practice more. Tuesday I acquired a tech-writing gig. Wednesday I put Colleen's rotating, sliding bath chair together; she used it Thursday, with a few glitches but mostly success. Win. Saturday S got her first shot of Pfizer vaccine at Whidbey Medical Center in Coupeville. And Saturday was also my birthday.

The day was brightened by a visit from N, who came bearing a chocolate cake covered with marzipan! We sang "Bells of Norwich" and "Lock-Keeper", off-book because it was on the back deck. I'm terribly out of practice, but it was good anyway. And, thanks to the newest CDC guidelines, we had our first hug in over a year. (That was after S and Colleen had gone back inside -- safe because I'm fully-vaccinated; the others are only half-vaxed.)

So far I have completely unpacked one box of the shipment from Mom's -- the one with her computer. I've opened a couple more to verify contents. I'll probably have to set up a workstation in the music room, which I ought to have done anyway.

Top link of the week is Scientists Have Unlocked the Secrets of the Ancient 'Antikythera Mechanism'; it includes a rather spectacular video of the reconstructed device. Links to that and the paper in Nature under Friday.

Notes & links:

00307Su  * litter boxen  * BR  * LR
  & awake 2:54; S=4:13;
  : had to kill firefox on Sherman - memory leak, apparently
  * Up 7:30; S=7:35, BP=113/70, P=64, W=194.2; shower
  * joined the Nonsonance zoom session a little after 11am.
  : 3ish noticed that I somehow put a ding in my phone's screen.  Probably from something
    in my pants pocket; doesn't seem to be in the right place for the glasses I keep in my
    shirt-pocket.  Growf.
  * 5:30pm sing Ship of Stone in Nonsonance closing ceremony
    -> I think it came off fairly well.  guitar fluffs at the start; probably not noticed
    Managed to position the T-shirt I use for a backdrop so that it was fully readable.
  * 15min: bio-stuff in drains  * kitchen sink

0308Mo International Women's Day
  * up 6:30ish; S=7:51, W=199, BP=118/74, P=61;
  : V called - got her COVID shot yesterday; fluish reaction; won't be in today
  @ When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated | CDC
    Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says
    CDC issues guidelines telling the vaccinated what they can do - Washington Post
  @ Phone call anxiety: why so many of us have it, and how to get over it
    Not actually all that helpful.  Basically, exposure therapy.  Make more phone calls.
  / 11:30am major+++ cleanup -> bed bath. -> next time raise the bed
    % I seem to be much better able to handle something like that after I've had my coffee
    % back pain (mainly because I didn't raise the bed) -> heat, ibuprofen (12:10)
  @ What it felt like to live through a year of the coronavirus pandemic - WaPo
    Coming of Age: Teens on Coping With a Pandemic Year - The New York Times
  @ 11 Little Mental Health Tips That Therapists Actually Give Their Patients | SELF
  * change/wash sheets
  * 15min:  unpack Mom's iMac (box 62).  Looks like the only other thing in there is
    rolled-up newsprint, but I'll have to unroll it all to be sure.
  * 15min:  email to (Mom's lawyer)Greg about what to do with Mom's investments
  / 1500ml in bag.

0309Tu
  & Awake 1:40am; S=3:03;
  * up 6:55; S=6:56, W=199.8, BP=126/75, P=63;
  @ Norton Juster, Who Wrote ‘The Phantom Tollbooth,’ Dies at 91 - The New York Times
    "Phantom Tollbooth" author Norton Juster dies at 91 - The Washington Post
  / 1400ml in bag; minor cleanup
  . refill lomotil scrip for C.  -> submitted online (my account) -- we'll see.
  @ Study Finds Severe Obesity Raises Risk of Covid-19 Hospitalization and Death-NYT
    " Patients with a B.M.I. of 30 to 34.9 were just 7 percent more likely to be
      hospitalized and 8 percent more likely "  5'5", 200lbs -> 33.3; 180 -> 30.0
  : Colleen's b'day presents arrived:  portable DVD player and headphones.
  : Writing gig!  for Linode:     (see email for details)
    Title: Use the GNU make Utility to Automate Tasks - A Tutorial
    (using A web-focused Git workflow | Joe Maller as the main example)
  / 900ml in bag

0310We
  & awake 2:50; back to bed 4:30.
    (Science Magazine's human genome at 20 issue, plus too much backscroll on #filkhaven)
  & gave up 5:20.  Back, right shoulder pain.  -> ibuprofen  -> bed ~6
  * up 8am; S=6:09;  maybe an hour's worth of real sleep
  * fork/clone Linode/docs
  : Apparently the G5 phone has a piece of glass _in front of_ the display.
  * after 10am pick up C's lomotil scrip, assuming the online refill request worked.
    -> it did.  *  Add a bottle of naproxen for S
  * WRITE: set up docs working tree, nvm, node, go, hugo.
  * put Colleen's bath chair together
  : another firefox-related hang/slowdown on sherman.  Video?
  * WRITE: delete example and use correct title and pathname
  / 1300ml in bag
  % heat for back

0311Th
  & awake 2:04; back to bed 3am
  * up 6:30; S=7:07;
  @ newren/git-filter-repo: Quickly rewrite git repository history (filter-branch
    replacement) git-filter-repo(1)
    On undoing, fixing, or removing commits in git
  / 300ml in bag.  Tried new (sliding) shower chair.  Couple of scary spots, but works
    fine with a bathmat under the outside legs, and will be better with practice.
  * 12:30-1 leave for dentist (between 1:30 and 2:00 hours transit time)
  * 2:40 me and C dentist
  & Pickles Deli on the way back - usual order
  % _lots_ of stress - driving into the sun, dithering over how to place our pickles order
    (went inside, because I can), Colleen nearly sliding off her chair because _slip_pers.
  / 600ml in bag

0312Fr
  & Awake 3:20; S=3.9;  back pain ~2.9; back to bed 5ish, probably not much actual sleep
  * up 7:05; S=5:57; 
  ~ 12:30 S Harborview -> rescheduled to 0402Fr
  / 1400ml in bag
  * 15min: (more, as usual) emptied Box 62 --  the iMac and 5 bags of crumpled newsprint
    Found the box that R's tray tables and maybe the folding chairs are in.
  * order E's birthday present
  * 15min:  bring bags of newsprint up for V to recycle
  * WRITE:  am: intro of $L guide.  pm: sketch out some examples
  * cancel ökocat subscription from $A - what I'm getting from Chewy is enough
  * Order naproxen from $A
  / C asked for a second helping of split-pea soup (only ate half, but still)
  / 1400ml in bag

0313Sa 74th birthday
  & Awake 3:24;
  * up 8ish; S=6:26;
  : Something is wrong with the coffee grinder.
  * order  * coffee,  * socks on $A
  * 12:45 leave for ...
  * 1:30 S covid vaccine Pfizer 1st dose Coupeville [actually any time after 12]
  @ Acedia: The Lost Name for the Emotion We’re All Feeling Right Now  Acedia - Wikipedia
  : 5:30ish N brought a chocolate cake covered with marzipan.
    -> hug (just her and me, because I'm the only one here fully vaccinated)
  * Singing:  Bells of Norwich, Lock-Keeper.  *really* rusty on Lock-Keeper, esp. chords
  @ Scientists Have Unlocked the Secrets of the Ancient 'Antikythera Mechanism'
    The Antikythera Cosmos on Vimeo
    A Model of the Cosmos in the ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism |
    Scientific Reports (kaberett | link of the day: the Antikythera Mechanism reconstructed)
  / 800ml in bag; gray

... and have a happy Pi Day! For best results, cut your pie at 1:59 pm.ds

Comments

[jcfiala]

Happy Birthday, then!

[amaebi]

Oh, so many brilliant and successful efforts!

[mdlbear]

Thank you! It didn't feel like it at the time, but looking back I guess it had way more good things than bad things.