Done Since 2021-06-20

[mdlbear]

It's been a week. I bought a Molift Smart 150 Patient Lift (via craigslist), and a portable air conditioner (off Amazon, selected purely on the basis of delivery date). N and her kids were here Sunday evening through Thursday evening, and we spent much of Wednesday going through artwork, and got in a little band practice Thursday afternoon.

We have accumulated a lot of artwork. Mostly at science fiction conventions, but not entirely: there are things that Colleen and I have inherited from our parents and grandparents -- my parents were serious collectors of Inuit art (most of which I let go to my brother because I'm out of wall space). A lot of nostalgia there.

We are, of course, in the middle of a heat wave. Welcome to the Anthropocene. Tomorrow is predicted to hit 97, which is still about 10 degrees less than what's predicted for Seattle. I'm glad we're not living in San Jose anymore. (Did I mention that on Thursday? No, apparently not.)

Hot-weather tip: soak a dish towel in water, wring it out to where it isn't dripping, and hang it in the freezer. Take it out an hour later and wear it like a scarf.

Notes & links:
0620Su Father's Day, Summer Solstice  [CW: excrement]
  * up 6:30ish; S=5:07, W=202.4;
  @ Category: Buying Guides | Caregiver University, Rehabmart.com
  @ Top 5 Best Electric Patient Lifts - [Updated for 2021] bathroom door 29.5"
    Molift Smart 150 Patient Lift ON SALE - FREE Shipping (cf craigslist)
      MoLift Smart 150 with case - health and beauty - by owner -...
      HOYER lift - health and beauty - by owner - household sale
    BestLift PL400HE Full Body Electric Mobile Patient Lift
    Medline Electric Patient Lift with Power-Adjustable Base
  * PayLess: Gouda cheese, potato chips, instant Mac and cheese, the little two-bite
    brownies, corn chex and hard boiled eggs, a half gallon of lact-aid milk;  Cottage
    cheese, avocados;  x yellow tomatoes
  x NEWhere con; concerts starting 11am PDT
  * 7:20 (7pm ferry) N and the kids coming up in the evening
  / minor cleanup, in bed (i.e. done the hard way);  1000ml in bag; small pressure sore
  * turn on box fan in LR; open MBR window
  % meloxicam 9:30ish; heat (less than usual because weather)

0621Mo  * litter boxen
  * up 7ish; S=7:25;
  / 1100 ml in bag; 700ml in bag
  * June 21 2:20 Colleen Dr. Juaire - video
    -> after she gets a look at her tests she'll decide when she needs to be seen next
  * bring up stand fan if it's still around
  / semi-major cleanup in bed.  She threw up a little earlier.  still refuses to stand up
    or even sit on the edge of the bed.
  * text N before going to bed so she can turn on (Apollo)ankle buzzer

0622Tu
  * up 5:30ish; S=6:05;
  / major+ cleanup in bed;  1300ml in bag
  % decision paralysis among other things.
  * sorting artwork
  % 7:11 meloxicam with evening drugs
  / major- cleanup (liquid) in bed;  800ml in bag
  % 10:45 tylenol

0623We
  & up 4am
  / 4am major cleanup (liquid) in bed
    -> back pain -> heat
  & order desitin -- significantly cheaper from Rite Aid
  * up 7:30; S=6:43;
  * stepladder for putting up artwork on high walls
  * boil ~1dz eggs (actually, 11.  There was one left from yesterday.  But I eated it.
  * Mark coming up ~10:30
  / 300ml in bag this morning
  * go out -early- and buy corn chex for m.  Payless opens 8am.
    {corn, rice} chex, cream of wheat, bananas, applesauce, Italian bread, rice cakes
  * put up large circular painting by Gusti Wyman
  * order/buy air conditioner  (MBR 13*14 = 182) + (bath 13 * ?8 = 104) = 296.  so 300-350
    selected mainly on the basis of delivery date
  / 8:30 major cleanup (very liquid) in bed; ?500ml in bag, brown.  possibly leaking
  * order bupropion for Colleen
  # TIL "psychoceramic" == "crackpot" (via discord)
  / she ate one banana. Earlier today:  1/6 cantaloupe, 1/2 bowl of pasta.  Worrying.
  % 11:15 acetaminophen (before change, correctly anticipating back pain) 
  / 11:15 cleanup - liquid.  Skin very red.
  % back pain -> heat
  & 11:50 change top sheet and the bottom sheet on my side because of a water bottle leak
    paper pad because of course the blankets are wet too, and a cloth pad under the bottom
    sheet because the mattress got wet too.  Laundry.

0624Th
  * up 6:30ish; S=5:18, p=4, 138/84(high) P=62; back pain -> heat
  * laundry -> dryer
  * rename master to main for Myrtle on sable, dh, github, and gitlab
    verified that ../pull-all works to make the change (including on dh)
  * Started working on the rest of sable:/vv/prj
  / 9:55 major+++ cleanup, very liquid.
    Changed all layers: underpad, sheet, cloth & paper pads, diaper, top sheet
  % 11:20 back pain: p=4 -> acetaminophen, heat.  Iced coffee because time (85m)
  % I think I'm supposed to feel accomplished.  Mostly I just feel tired, and _very_
    thankful that I'd gotten Colleen a new mattress with a waterproof vinyl cover.
  @ Staying cool in a heat wave | UW Newsroom
    Hot Weather Safety :: Washington State Department of Health
  * Music KF band practice:  Lord of the Buffalo, Toolmakers, Mother I Climbed
  * 4:15 leave for 5:00 ferry
  * Rite Aid:  x adj. briefs (on the way back) -> didn't have them
  / 800ml in bag; cleanup.  some liquid, possibly leaky catheter
  % acetaminophen 10:30ish; p=4.5 -> heat

0625Fr
  & Awake 3ish (2:30ish? don't remember); S=3:12;
  / major cleanup in bed
    % p~=4.5-5; starting to lose it; back to bed 3:45
  * up 7ish; S=5:41, p=4;
  * 15min: master->main renames on nova and s.net
  * Walmart at noon for lift.  First time paying with money orders; went smoothly
    -> pretty huge, but it does fit in Molly.  No way to fit that and a scooter, though.
    @ Molift Smart 150 | etac.com/us
  / 5pm cleanup (V); 600ml in bag.
  : (YD)E and (SiL)M have made an offer on a house in Oak Harbor.
  % 9ish meloxicam
  / 9:30 cleanup.
    ->  % 9:55 meloxicam, heat; sleepy

0626Sa
  & awake ??2ish
    / 2ish cleanup
  * awake 6ish; S=5:53;
  @ Brutalist Web Design focus on _conntent_
    TACHYONS - Css Toolkit
    " Create fast loading, highly readable, and 100% responsive interfaces with as little
      css as possible. "
  & close blinds in a few places.  Water orchids (by soaking in a saucepan in the sink)
  % should look for shorts -- I know I have at least one pair.  Or did have.
  * 10:30-11 (HH)Alexis RN from Eden home Health
    *- ask about heat protection tips
    -> wet cloth in freezer
    / BP=122/72 2000ml in bag
    -> one can get compression hose that velcros
    -> Angela and Donna will be our usual nurses
  & 15min:  redistributing artwork.  All of the "not wanted now" fits in the larger of the
    three under-bed boxes, except for one matted and plastic-wrapped print.
  / 2:50ish cleanup.  Catheter leakage mostly.
  % back pain p=4.7; a little heat for a few minutes.
  % tossed yukata in laundry: belt doesn't stay on (because pear-shaped), fabric too heavy
    now wearing a light-weight shirt and boxers.  Will look for sarong for later.  Maybe.
  * 15min: bring perishables and dirties in from the box room
  / 4:35 cleanup.  Much of the liquid appears to be urine from catheter leakage. This time
  @ The Little Hedge Fund Taking Down Big Oil - The New York Times 
  # needlepoint tapestry: 19x32.  Space btw. window and metal tree ~24x37
  / 7:30ish minor cleanup.  No apparent cath. leakage this time.
  % meloxicam 7:30ish with drugs
  % 9:30 sleepy, and the heat has definitely had an effect.
  / 10:30 vomiting.  ~1000ml in bag  (didn't actually measure it, but reasonable guess)

Comments

Cooler in Silicon Valley right now

[ng_moonmoth]

Most highs were fairly close to 80 this week, with lows in the mid to lower 50s. But there was a hot spell a week or two ago. And probably more to come.