Done Since 2021-05-30

[mdlbear]

Colleen still hasn't come home. Is that sufficient as a summary of the week? I think it probably is.

Colleen still isn't strong enough to come home; the physical therapy team agrees. (Maybe it was the other way around at first, but by my visit Wednesday evening it was all pretty much decided.) PT said that she might need three more weeks; I still hope that she'll only need one more.

Meanwhile, I've been making some progress with organizing: I've put up a new set of shelves in the garage (which required moving several boxes and a couple of plastic bins, most of which ended up on the new shelves), and another set in the house, under the kitchen counter where we keep the recycling. (It is hoped that we'll be able to put less-frequently-used appliances on the next shelf up.)

Tuesday was somewhat eventful -- I took Molly down to Seattle for a long-delayed recall repair and 30k service. The "service", such as it was, consisted of an inspection that didn't turn up anything that needed to be done this time, so the whole thing cost me two ferry fares and about 200 KWh. I hung out with N's family while I was waiting. I'll need to have the tires rotated in November. Did I mention that I love my electric car?

I think it was probably when I got tangled up with the seat belt getting out of N's car atthe dealership that a lens fell out of my glasses. I didn't notice until Wednesday evening after my visit with Colleen.

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I wrote about the other recent discovery in the history of computing yesterday.

Notes & links:

0530Su  * litter boxen
  * Up 5:30; S=5:59; shower
  * garage decluttering:  cleared enough space to start setting up the shelves by the back
    wall.  A few interesting items found, including a 14" round electric skillet, a glass
    fireplace screen (from yesterday), and a Logitech trackman (presumably G's).  All
    in (previously-)unopened boxes.
  @ Chills and Thrills: Why Some People Love Music – and Others Don’t
  % 5:30 sleepy?
  * change sheets (except C's bottom sheet, which hasn't been used in 2 months)
  % meloxicam 8ish (with other meds)
  # contemplating a revised `make push` using amend and push-with-lease

0531Mo Memorial Day
  * up 6ish; S=7:23;
  * 15min: sort laundry, fold sheets
  @ Irregular Webcomic! #4526
    Mars Explorers Wanted Posters - NASA Mars
    Mars Needs Women
  * Garage:  finished putting up the new shelves; loaded boxes.
    left enough space in that area to set up stepladder and put up one of the strip lamps 
  ~ The wine shelf arrived... and it's ever so slightly a different size :P
    -> so pairing it with two regular shelves won't work.  putting it on top works.
       The clips are slightly different, too.  Blarg.  Might work with a regular shelf
       just below it, or with two close together in the middle
  * Define `make save` in MakeStuff -- like push only uses --amend and --force-with-lease
    to replace a previous save (if possible) rather than adding a commit.
  % meloxicam 10:35

05xx
  x cancel Washington Post before price goes up

0601Tu
  * up 7am; S=7:47; 
  * 6n/1   CPAP:  replace plastic filter                         0 mod 6 (June, Dec?)
  * 3n/1   CPAP:  replace mask                                   0 mod 3 (03,06,09,12)
  * 3n/1   CPAP:  replace tubing                                 0 mod 3 (03,06,09,12)
  * */1    CPAP:  change nosepiece, change paper filter, wash tub
  @ ELIZAGEN - The Original ELIZA (via David M. Berry on Twitter via marypcb on LJ)
    " Joseph Weizenbaum's Original #ELIZA source code rediscovered. Missing for
      over 50 years, this really is an incredible find https://t.co/Qvrcwz76V7
      #digitalhumanities #critcode #postdigital "
    "Symmetric List Processor", J. Weizenbaum, in CACM v. 6  #9 Sept. 1963
    GNU gSlip [PDF Manual(738K)]
  * 10:20 leave for...
    -> as often happens, got off at the wrong exit. 
  * 1pm Molly service Bill Pierre
    -> just a recall repair and an inspection; nothing else needed, so no charge.  Nice!
    -> (added 6/4) probably lost glasses lens getting tangled up in the seat belt or
       something getting out of N's car when she dropped me off.  Had to retrieve mask, too
  : hanging out at RS while waiting.
  @ Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors | Ars 
  x buy vinca for C on the way back -> Freddie's didn't have any out.
  & no real dinner, just snacking.
  % hot.  I'll have to break out the short-sleeved shirts tomorrow.

0602We
  * up 6:30ish; S=5:49;
  @ anthay/ELIZA: A Simulation in C++ of Joseph Weizenbaum’s 1966 ELIZA
    includes documentation for the script format, and a pretty-printed copy of the script
    in the CACM article.
  & order plastic-grid pavers.
    Gravalock Slim Grid 22-in L x 22-in W x 1-in H at Lowes.com
    -> looks like the last time I logged in to Lowes I was living at the Starport
  * track down photo of Mom and Dad for E -> several, including the anniversary portrait,
    which is in the memoir.  "Extract" all with `cp x.pages x.zip`, or copy/paste
  * 15min: straightned out the ceiling light I installed yesterday.
    Put a box of books on a shelf.  Looks like I have enough spaces to put up all of the
    book boxes in the stack; maybe more if I backfill.
    % legs distinctly shaky.  Maybe a bowl of fried rice wasn't enough breakfast?
  / calls from (case mgr)Jennifer at Regency.  A PT will stop by during our visit
  * bring Colleen her Napoleon sours
  * 6pm visit Colleen
    -> things have changed and nobody seems to have been expecting me.  C wanted a lift to
       get up, and Jennifer seems doubtful that she'll be ready Friday.  Damned if I know.
       ... and there's a sign on the door saying no visitors, but Jennifer said I could
       visit in the room.  (speech therapist)Betty helped clarify some things.
    -> not this week; they'll work on getting us more visiting slots; her more social time
  % was wondering why things looked distorted -- left-hand lens fell out of my glasses!

0603Th
  * Up 7am; S=7:04;
  $ I HSX sch. C: $500 invoiced $client for $writing-project - see email conversation
  * order UPS batteries for the APC BX1300LCD -- hard to tell whether anything bigger than
    7AH will fit; I could probably go to 8, but played it safe instead.
  & paid half my next AX bill
  * used solaar to pair my two "new" anywhere mice with their respective receivers.
    The display widget doesn't seem to do much, but the command-line works.
  & tried to subscribe to Wired.  Somehow managed to pay for two subscriptions without
    being able to access either one.  Email sent to WIRcustserv@cdsfulfillment.com
    I'll try calling if I don't hear back by sometime tomorrow morning
    subs. # [redacted] It seems to be connected to s@s, but "manage your subscription"
    fails to find it and asks me for a number off my non-existent mailing label.
    Also, PP gives my name as HyperSpace Express

0604Fr
  * Up 5:20; W=198.8, S=5:52, BP=129/73, P=62;
  : make Save didn't overwrite a "Push from..." commit, so something wrong there
  * Up 5:20; W=198.8, S=5:52, BP=129/73, P=62; 
  * call wired customer service at 800-222-9264
    -> deleted/refunded the print subscription; verified that s@s is the correct addr.
    -> oh, and the subscription management portal is down.
  @ New to Vinyl Records? Here’s What You Need to Know
  * called Regency to schedule a visit.  Should get a callback from Chelsea
    -> next Tu and Th at 10am
  * fill-in books; ritz crackers; chow mein noodles, aveeno anti-itch cream, desitin
  & took glasses to optician's shop; was after closing.  Go back after 8:30am Mondat
  * 15min:  determined that even after compacting the gravel (by driving over it), the
    scooter still gets bogged down.  The plastic grid pavers I ordered should work.
  @ Amazon Prime Is an Economy-Distorting Lie - BIG by Matt Stoller
    " If you get rid of Amazon’s ability to force sellers to keep their prices high, then
      Prime, and its promise of free shipping, falls apart, as does much of the Amazon
      Marketplace business model "
    " What Racine’s case shows is that Prime is just a huge public relations stunt, a
      giant lie by Amazon to mask the high prices it forces across the economy. "
  : 7:50 CPU temp. on Sable has spiked a couple of times today.  This morning the main
    culprit was video in Firefox.  It's definitely Firefox again now.
  & small writing/advising project, for a friend of N whose wife is mobility-impaired
    with a foot injury.  Ended up quite an infodump.  Should turn it into a DW post.

0605Sa
  * up 6:15ish; S=7:11; 
  : The sky is overcast -- showers forecast -- but it feels gloomy rather than cozy the
    way such days usually feel in the PNW.
  @ Fredagsmys: The unlikely symbol of Sweden’s 'cosy Friday' - BBC Worklife Tacos!
  * Guitar - a little noodling; Wheelin' intro (about 3 times because sloppy)
  @ reading: This Could Be Important: My Life and Times with the Artificial Intelligentsia
    by Pamela McCorduck.  can be read online: This Could Be Important (Mobile)
  @ Pressbooks | The open book creation platform.
  % meloxicam 10:20

Comments

[ellenmillion]

Sending love.

[mdlbear]

Thanks.

[jesse_the_k]

Phew, that's a hella hard week. Sending strength (you already have interlocking pavers!)

I subscribed to WIRED digital-only, and they send a "read these articles" email every ~26hours, raising my stress levels. I've unsubscribed from every one of them; the mag's absorption by Conde Nast has dragged their subscription infrastructure into the 1980s.

[mdlbear]

"dragged their subscription infrastructure into the 1980s"

Or earlier. I had to resort to a phone call to straighten out my subscription mess.