Done Since 2021-03-21

[mdlbear]

Rather a busy week, although very few of the things I did involved writing, and none involved taxes, singing, or exercise. (I may be on the way to changing that; stay tuned.) The only music to speak of was the Lamplighters' streamed recording of HMS Pinafore last Sunday. As for how I "feel" about the week, ??? ... but notice that "feel" is in quotes, and Mood: is given as "unknown".

About moods: my posting software doesn't use any of the DW's standard mood icons, in part because I never bothered figuring it out, so the mood field ends up being basically free-form. I try not to think too much about mood; usually what I put down is the first word that pops into my head. Which is where today's mood came from.

There's a high wind advisory in effect until around midnight. They've done quite a lot of tree-trimming since the last one, so a power outage is somewhat less likely. We'll see. I'm a little bit better-prepared this time, having ordered a more batteries. That includes a rather hefty LiIon battery that's mainly for jump-starting cars, but includes cigarette lighter and USB connectors as well. I really ought to get an inverter as well. For now the UPSs should be enough.

I had some dental work done on Monday, and Colleen got her second dose of Pfizer vaccine Thursday. That leaves S as the only resident who hasn't had their second dose -- she's scheduled for a week from yesterday. So we can all expect to be fully vaccinated in about three weeks.

I've been sorting through the stuff we got from Mom's apartment; I've identified the boxes that contain all of E's and my cousin Mark's stuff; R's stuff shares some box space with mine, so that's going to take more digging. One problem with that is that we have noplace to put most of it. That goes for much of the stuff we moved in with, too. Growf.

Notes & links:

0321Su  * litter boxen
  & Awake 4am; S=5:18; back to bed 5:30ish
  / major+ cleanup pasty but followed by liquid; 500ml in bag; flushed catheter
    % back pain ~4; acetaminopnen, heat
  * up 8:45; W=202.4, S=6:41;
  / 300ml in bag, clear, not emptied, no apparent leakage, good color.
    % relieved.    Looks like the flush worked this time.
  * make Colleen's vaccine appointment (for the 25th).  New form: PrepMod, WA DOH
  * 4pm Lamplighters HMS Pinafore
  @ The Body Issue
  * change top sheet
  % meloxicam 9ish.  Heat.  (Should have raised the beds for changing sheets)
  / > 2000ml in bag (overfull); little or no leakage.  So the Lasix is working

0322Mo
  & awake 2:50; back pain, R just under shoulderblade -> acetaminophen.  Next after 9am
  * up 7:50; S=7:23;
  & possibly fixed coffee grinder - tighten (finer) to where it jams, run, repeat
  / major cleanup, liquid; 400ml in bag
  * 11:45ish: leave for... (12:30 ferry gives about an hour on the other side)
  * 2:00 Dr. Perez (dentist) filling BRING NIGHT GUARD (backpack: outer pocket)
    -> night guard actually fit with no adjustments needed.  So that's okay.
  : Matzoh arrived (from $A)
  : Ads on YouTube have gotten really obnoxious.
  / 10pm having a lot of trouble getting out of the wheelchair onto the toilet.
  % 1500ml in bag

0323Tu
  * Up 5:50; BP=123/77, P=64;
  @ mdlbear: fried matzoh recipe
    had to look up eggs-to-squares ratio (1:2 for mine; 1:1 for m's milkless scramble)
  @ The Most Impressive Bob Ross Paintings And Episodes
  @ Black Death, COVID, and Why We Keep Telling the Myth of a Renaissance Golden Age and
    Bad Middle Ages – Ex Urbe by Ada Palmer, via #filkhaven
  * 15min: sorting in the garage.  Brought up 8" All-Clad skillet and a flowered teacup.
  / 5:30 major+++ cleanup; very little in bag.  Dehydrated?
  % 11pm meloxicam
  / 1200ml in bag

0324We
  * up 7:11; BP=102/62, P=63, S=7:21;
  * 15min: clean shower drain and pan (ugh)
  / am: 2200ml in bag
  : nothing done, really.  :P
  / pm: 2000ml in bag
  : Colleen got a nice metal water bottle from Human Rights Campaign (sometime this week;
    don't remember exactly) It  also took me a while to identify the logo.  Apparently I
    gave them $35 back in December; presumably Colleen's name is on it.  She didn't want
    the bottle; I'll figure out something to do with it.  Or just let it sit around :P

0325Th  E's birthday
  & awake 2:30;
  * up 8:15; S=8:26
  / 1100ml in bag
  & new copy of C's vaccine paperwork; may not be needed but just in case
  * 2:14 leave for...
    / had a lot of trouble getting into the car.  Scary.  Did okay getting out.
  * 3:14 C Island Drug second dose Pfizer vaccine -> 20 days after first shot
    VACCINE TEAM: Can I get my 2nd Pfizer shot less than 21 days after the first? 
    " The CDC says second doses can be given no more than four days earlier than the 21st
      day, or six weeks after. "
  * Colleen needs to get bloodwork done this week
  / 400ml in bag

0326Fr
  & awake 3am; back to bed 4:40ish
  * up 8:05; S=7:28;
  % there's a scratch or something on the top of my head.  Cat?
  @ The mess at Medium - The Verge 
  / 900ml in bag; minor-- cleanup; leakage
  @ Starting from March 25, all
    LiveJournal payments will be conducted in Russian rubles. 
  * 11:30-12 (HH)Shirley coming for weekly visit 116/62
  @ Slack pledges update to “Connect DM” after realizing harassment exists | Ars 
  @ Slack pledges update to “Connect DM” after realizing harassment exists | Ars
    " Ubiquitous work-chat platform Slack this morning rolled out a new feature, Connect
      DM, that allows users to send direct messages to people they don't work with. "
  @ Event Horizon Telescope captures new view of black hole in polarized light | Ars 
  * writing: spent several hours on $tutorial.
  % decided not to have a drink (second day in a row).  just a bit unsteady when standing
    -> good call.  coming down the driveway with mail, had trouble stopping!  WTAF?
    -> also, headache or something that's been on-and-off all day
  / minor- cleanup
  * 10:30ish meloxicam

0327Sa start of Passover (at sunset)
  & Awake 2:45; back to bed 4:44
  * up 6:40; W=200.0, BP=123/65, P=72, S=5:40;
  / 7:15am 1100ml in bag; catheter leaked
  / 11:30 300ml in bag; bag leaking on bottom seam -> flush, change bag.
  : apparently I haven't upgraded Sherman -- still on 18.04.  Odd. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    of course, I haven't upgraded Nova either.
    -> upgrade done.  Visual one hung partway through, possibly because the screen was too
       small, but `apt install -f; apt dist-upgrade; do-release-upgrade` fixed it
  * 15min:  sorting in the garage.  Found cookbook (Roasting), poetry, flowered cup.
    Cleared a book box to sort R's things into, since they're mixed with mine.
    That box also held an $A Echo and a similar-looking cylindrical BT speaker
  % 7pm sort of hitting some kind of wall.  Maybe just sleepy
  & load up the fountain pens.  Morning pages tomorrow?  Maybe.
  & reading:  Guile Reference Manual
  / 1200ml in bag, minimal leakage.  quite a lot of pain
  % meloxicam 10:45