Done Since 2022-01-30

[mdlbear]

I didn't really notice much going on last week, except that my TMJ problems are still going on, and putting together several posts for GoingSideways.blog. It's rather tedious because there doesn't seem any way to script going from an email with the body text and a list of Google Photo links, to a WordPress draft. I've automated as much as I could of the setup -- making a file for the email and a directory for the images. Then it's all point and click. But I can usually get into flow for an hour or so. Having the middle mouse button bound to "open link in new tab" helps a lot.

Very disappointing deep cleaning appointment at the dentist -- I need three fillings and a (replacement) crown. Way worse than usual, but I missed a few cleanings during lockdown, and generally let myself go on top of that. I could blame Colleen's illness and grieving over her death, but I don't think either of those really has anything to do with it. Would make a decent excuse, though.

In links, there are a couple of VR-related movies that I really want to see. From Tuesday, there's Joe Hunting's We Met in Virtual Reality (reviewed on Engadget), and from Saturday there's Belle (2021)(reviewed in The Guardian. The first one is a documentary, "filmed" entirely in VRChat. Neither of them seems particularly dark. If I want dark I'll look at the news. Mostly I don't.

Notes & links:
0130Su  * litter boxen
  * up 7:30ish; S=8:47, BP=118/71, P=67;  Shower
  * select photos for How to Dodge a Hippo (Tuesday's GS post)
    one was actually a frame from a video; rather pleased about figuring that out.
  * walk: to Nautilus and back.  I was feeling restless.
  * SL: aspirin, inositol hexanicatinate
  * kleenex for RS;  x re-order if necessary;  meloxicam
  * reload aspirin in backpack first aid kit
  @ 4.0 upgrade guidelines - Creative Commons

0131Mo
  & awake 1:50ish; S=2:39; down 2:45ish
    % and as usual had forgotten the bite guard.  Better late...
    % also as usual, itching.
  & order bath mats for RE
  * up 7am (alarm); S=6:50;
  : Call from V!
  @ Public Service Announcement: Crossposts to Livejournal failing
  % TMJ clicking almost constantly while chewing
  % it's 11pm, I'm about to lie down and try to sleep, and I miss Ticia.

0201Tu
  & awake 4:25ish, S=5:01; politics, so need distraction to get back to sleep -> down 5:30
  * up 7:38ish (alarm++); S=6:28;
  * post GS: 
  * 10:20 Leave for 11am dentist (GMaps says 23min; allow 40)
  * 11am dentist 2 hours for deep cleaning
    % an hour or so in I had to grab a Tums from my backpack
    -> 3 fillings and a crown.  Worst in several years.  I blame COVID
  @ The baseline for web development in 2022 - LINE ENGINEERING (via Go Make Things
  @ Web Vitals performance metrics
    Measure page quality
    -> GS main page has lousy performance;
  @ Joe Hunting - We Met in Virtual Reality (doesn't appear to be online)
    (via 'We Met in Virtual Reality’ finds love in the metaverse | Engadget)
    " Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a sanitized, hypercapitalist metaverse will likely never
      be as compelling or idiosyncratic as VRChat, the virtual reality community that's
      been home to anime fans, Furries and a slew of other sub-cultures since 2014. "
      A Wider Screen 13min
      Club Zodiac 10min
    VRChat - Wikipedia
    Steam VR - Wikipedia supported on Linux
  $ download Schwab 1099
  & went on $A to look for a shirt.  Hopeless.
  % have been comfort-scrolling all day.  All I've actually _done_ was GS post and dentist
  $ determine date that YouTube subscription started -> 2022-01-23
  * */1    CPAP:  change nosepiece, change paper filter
  % p~=2.5-3 mostly around the hips
  % 10:45 a bit of a headache.  Should splat.
  % meloxicam with pm drugs

0202We
  & Awake 3:40ish; S=4:42; itching; down 6am
    * some research in WP.  Staging on DH uses git.  media objects are shared
  * up 7:45; S=6:21;
  # looks like my first LJ post was on 2002-06-10.  (Came up via the crossposting to
    LiveJournal issue and followup.)  See also, my recent PSA
  # turned off default crossposting to LJ.
  @ The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile - YouTube I lost it when he got
    to leap-seconds.  Which of course I'd been waiting for, just to see his reaction.
    % bears are easily amused.
  % for some reason I kept thinking that the next two posts were done.
    * but 0208 still needs photos added
  @ How to Help Fight Climate Change: Apps and Steps to Take | WIRED
  @ from the Woodmart theme forum:  mostly incompatible with Gutenberg - XTemos
    (nevertheless G seems to work ok for the main area of blog entries and pages)
  % starting to get some RSI pain in the right palm.  Mild; should try to fix soon
    need to put diclofenac gel on the shopping list

0203Th
  * up 6:15ish; S=7:26;
    % there's an itchy patch on the side of my nose.  Growf
      -> we'll see whether hydrocortisone ointment helps  -> some.  for a while.
  *        CPAP: wash tub
  $ Propane bill is automatically deducted from my bank account on the 25th of the month
    (payment for the 1/31 stmt. is due on 2/28.  My check was received, but not needed)
    % seems to me I remember checking this earlier.  But oh well.
  % dinner is scrounge, and I'm having a lot of trouble thinking of anything I want.
  @ nofollow - Wikipedia
    (because I received an email offering to sell "high quality backlinks".  Right.)
  @ U.S. to cover cost of over-the-counter COVID tests through Medicare | Reuters
    up to 8/month, which seems like a lot.  There may be limitations, but still.
  % 19:30 fiber cookies

0204Fr
  * up 8:10; S=8:41; slept through alarm _again_, which is slightly, um, alarming
  * post 04--trip-diary-how-to-dodge-a-hippo.md
    @ Trip Diary: How to Dodge a Hippo - GoingSideways.blog
  @ From slavery to socialism, proposed laws would restrict what teachers can say :
    NPR (via andrewducker
  @ Vitamin D supplements really do reduce risk of autoimmune disease | New Scientist 
    trials done at 2000IU/day.  Might make sense for me to drop down to 5000
  @ What to do if you test positive for COVID : Health News : NPR
  * 3ish pm: started GS posts for 0211 and 0215; pulled down images
  * 4pm: finished the GS post for 0211.  The Makefile still has lots of bugs.
  * 5:30 finished the GS post for 0215.
  @ How Disability Advocates Are Pushing to Make Hiking More Accessible - NYT

0205Sa
  & awake 3:15ish; reading; down 4ish
  * up 8am; S=7:43
  @ Kleptomaniac New Zealand parrot steals GoPro, films airborne escape | Guardian
  * pack: power cord, wall wart for BP meter (swapped for Walgreens one)
  @ Bring on the metaverse! How Belle depicts the future as a psychedelic wonderland 
  @ How science is uncovering the secrets of Stonehenge | Heritage | The Guardian