Done Since 2021-08-22

[mdlbear]

On the whole probably not a bad week. I've started trying to both exercise and make music a little more regularly. Having considerably more consistency with the exercise than the music, which is... strange?

I had an appointment Friday with Dr. Chopra, who had been our doctor during most of the five years Colleen and I were living in Seattle. So I was able to tell her about Colleen's death when she asked how Colleen was doing. Unfortunately she's only taking returning patients, and apparently a five-year gap is too long to be considered "returning". We'll see. Got a referral for PT, and some stuff for my ongoing blepharitis.

I never did get my medical records (from WhidbeyHealth) merged into UW's system, so as a result I omitted a couple of things - the prescriptions for meloxicam and tizanidine, and the details of the CAT scan of my hips. Hopefully that won't be too much of a problem. I'll send the missing information directly sometime this week via their message system, and hand-carry print-outs to my lab appointment on Wednesday. The whole thing is totally stupid -- the records are in a standard XML-based format, but there doesn't seem to be any of getting that from one system to the other. Blarg.

I also managed to get a little done on $writing-gig-2, though not as much as I'd wanted to; I may get it finished in the next couple of days. And I unpacked the air conditioner I'd gotten for the studio apartment; it will actually get used this fall and winter because it also heats.

Notes & links:
0822Su
  * up 8:30ish; S=9:15, BP=118/71, P=66, S=198.2;
  & rename master->main in hyperviewer.  Fix broken link in README.
  * looking for the suction-cup base that came with the phone holder --  the vent mount
    didn't work because the vanes in the vent are too wide -> found it -> installed
    It didn't look like the suction cup would stick to the dashboard, but it stuck fine to
    the sticky gel pad.  (We'll see how long that lasts)
  * print medications list.  * Make copy of POLST
  * cancel Colleen's GQ and other subscriptions, or -> pack enough info to do so
  * 15min: declutter desk
  ~ look again for the missing stuff from Mom's
  * 15min: -singing- guitar noodling around Eyes Like the Morning
  * bring down  * APC1300 UPS, * folding hand truck, * lap-desk, * pillow, * pillow-case,
    * blue gig bag, * purple trash can, ? roll of shelf liner  * TUMS
    * leatherman (keep in backpack)  * coasters (backpack),  x hacksaw,
    * multi-bit screwdriver (backpack), * strings (suitcase),
    -> next to bed:  Sigma Xi bag with power supply; 
    -> Molly: hand truck, lap desk, pillow, pillow-case, gig bag,
  * order another purple trash can for desk; TP holder for studio
  * laundry: try hot water; white vinegar in fabric softener compartment
  * CPAP change nosepiece, disp. filter.  Tubing, new mask and headgear to RS..

0823Mo
  & awake 3am; back to bed 4ish
  & install redshift and gnome-tweak-tool; switch to adiwaita-dark theme
  % had a lot of trouble getting into bed (because cat) and to sleep
  * up 7:45; S=7:08;
  * SL:  3 salt (or 2 s+p plus one plain), 4 everything, and 1 sweet. plus 10 plain
    -> call Bagel Factory ~9:20 and place order
  @ filk | Preserving filk memory
  * * pack drugs, CPAP;  * load UPS, suitcase into Molly
  * AC to Lair with help from c -- turns out it's actually lighter than the UPS!
    Clumsier, though -- I wouldn't have been able to handle it
  * work on $writing-gig-2 for much of the afternoon

0824Tu
  * up 7ish; BP=126/75, P=60, S=7:27; exercises (with heating pad - seems to help)
  * got AC fully unpacked.  (Should have thought to have c help with that.  Oh well.)
  @ Authy | Two-factor Authentication (2FA) App & Guides
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  : Got some nice Cricket time, going back and forth on the desk, and sometimes my lap
  * cancel Colleen's GQ and other subscriptions,  * info in backpack
    -> expired, not renewed; subscription came from an agency:  * Reward Bee 855-811-1217
  * -call- _message_ UW to have them fetch records from Whidbey.
    -* portal message with attached PDF
    -* call the medical records department at Whidbey.       360.678.7656 ext. 6402
       -* have them fax records to 206 542 1899
  * minimal work on $writing-gig-2; experimenting with merge tools (meld and emerge)
    % having a lot of trouble getting back into it
  & a possibly-excessive amount of time going back over visit notes from UW
  * more writing - some progress this time
  @ Speaking Grief | Public Media Documentary and Awareness Initiative
    % The parts that hit me hardest were about a stillborn girl.  Go figure.  Thanks, Ame.
  @ TIL Recognizing and Grieving Secondary Losses
    Secondary Loss Explained: Definition & Examples | Cake Blog
  @ 9 Things To Do With Your Wedding Ring After a Spouse's Death | Cake Blog
    10 Ways You Can Refer to Your Deceased Spouse | Cake Blog
  * 15min: braid USB charging cords at desk.  Keeps them from sliding off.

0825We
  & awake 4:20; S=5.5; back down 5:30; probably didn't actually get back to sleep
  % very rough morning - insomnia, dry sobbing, and something in my right eye
  * up 7ish; S=6:47; exercises (minus the leg lifts, because...)
    % didn't want to get out from under the covers  % ?depression-level lethargy
  @ How to be perfectly unhappy - The Oatmeal flow, etc.
  : got the purple trash can; unfortunately it's the small one, while the one I'd gotten
    earlier for Colleen was the large.  I didn't find the previous order because I'd been
    searching for "purple", which doesn't appear in the title.  Good size for bedside.
    % my recent ordering decisions do not inspire confidence
  * some progress on $writing-git-2 -- made the sample I'd been putting off all morning.
  @ Judge sanctions pro-Trump lawyers Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and several others who
    brought 'frivolous' election fraud lawsuits - CNNPolitics [PDF]
    Haven't had that much fun reading a legal decision since SCO v. IBM.
  @ The SIM Swapping Bible: What To Do When SIM-Swapping Happens To You 
  * bring TP out to the Lair.
  * Singing:  started Lily et. al. but bogged down.  Too many missing lines.

0806Th
  * up 7:00; S=8:01, BP=122/82, P=61; exercises
    CPAP said 8.0; probablity of zeros there and on the clock is 1/10 * 1/60 = 1/600.
  * Singing:  Lily et. al.  Still some missing lines but kept going; came back and looked
    at the lyrics later.  "Made his usual entrance..."  and "Lily washed her face..."
  @ The Rise Of User-Hostile Software | Den Delimarsky
    Adam Honse / OpenRGB · GitLab
  @ thisfinecrew | (no subject) Poisoning Texas's abortion whistleblower dataset
  : Some work on $writing-gig-2
  : realized that Colleen's platypus stuffy's name should be spelled "Platty", not "Platy"
    (The doubled consonant is common in dimuitives [cf Patty, Tommy, etc.] and makes the
    pronunciation unambiguous.)
  * family meeting re: passports etc
  % grump.  My back's been doing well all day, but my left hip started hurting just as I
    was getting into bed.  Must have tweaked something.  -> heat

0827Fr
  & Up 5:15; S=6:45;
    % tingling in right leg: definite sign of sciatica/piriformis syndrome -> heat
  : call from Dr. Chopra's office - I'm considered a new patient, so I'll have to find a
    different doctor for continuing care, but she can see me today for sciatica and
    blepharitis, which are the ongoing problems at the moment.
  : call from Everett social security office -- Colleen hadn't worked enough to be
    eligible for the one-time burial payment.  So nothing left to do.
  @ E's Fundraising for Woodland Park Zoological Society
  : sable's fan is being noisy.  Not nice. -> ordered another -- $200 arriving by 9/3
    -> of course now that I'm at the doctor's it's perfectly quiet, and my BP is up.
    -> ok, there it goes, less than a minute later.  Still not _as loud, but...
  * 3:45 (alarm) leave for...
  * 4:30 checkin for 4:50 appointment Dr. Chopra Shoreline Clinic
    PT referral, antibiotic cream and dandruff shampoo (seborrheic dermatitis) for eyelid
    % very glad I got a chance to talk with her and tell her about Colleen
  * bed ~10:45 (after reading in bed for ~ an hour)

0828Sa
  & awake 3ish
  * up 7ish; S=8:05; exercises
  : Today, of course, Sable's fan is quiet.  Of course, that's because it's not running
  * before leaving, collect night guard
  * stop at Rite Aid -- not ready yet.
  * (Every Sat.)  * water orchids,  * sort mail,  * write a check or do other paperwork
  & 8pm read "Under Old Earth" -- it's been a little too long.  Compelling
  : Rite Aid never called -- go in tomorrow
  * Singing: Eyes Like the Morning.  Ticia nuzzles.