Done Since 2022-05-08

[mdlbear]

I don't like where this AU is going. Can I please get back to the real universe? You know, the one where the US is a democracy, women and trans people have rights, and anyone can marry whomever they love. I miss it.

My code word for the way things are going now is "politics", in case you're wondering why I often use it in 3am entries where I fail get back to sleep.

Notes & links:
0508Su Mothers Day  - litter boxen
  & awake 4:30; S=6:04;
  @ Seeking an abortion leaves a digital trail, igniting privacy concerns - WaPo
    A guide to every privacy setting you should change now - Washington Post
    -> turn off Google location history.  Maybe turn on for trips.
  % 8:50ish twinges from R. hip.
  : stupid damned BT headset got turned on in my pants pocket, and made a call!  I am now
    _really_ reconsidering whether to keep the exposure notification app.
  @ Michael Mina on Twitter: "Thread: Rebound after Paxlovid is definitely happening This
    is NOT bc Paxlovid isn't working w the variants & subvariants This does NOT mean the
    drug isn't saving lives - it is! But this didn't show up in trials So what's going on?
    It's not too complicated. I'll explain 1/" / Twitter
    " This may call for a 8 or 10 day course of treatment rather than 5 days "
  : ... and two of c's coworkers have COVID, and one came to work today sick.
    -> stayed just long enough to pick up my box of meds, and came home.
    -> Molly: 80%/199mi when I left Whidbey; now 68%/179mi
  % meant to take a bath but instead fell into a rabbit hole starting with "lattice"
  @ How to Protect Your Digital Privacy if 'Roe v. Wade' Falls | WIRED

0509Mo
  * up 6:30; S=7:20, BP=116/70, S=66;  load drugs.
    % naproxen.  Assorted dried fruit
  * guitar: Millennium'se Dawn.  Fingers starting to hurt.  :P
  @ Archive - Dracula Daily
    Dracula: May 3 - by DraculaDaily - Dracula Daily
    Dracula Part 2: paprika hendl recipe | Parbake & Prose
    Hendl: Enjoy the roasted chicken paprika recipe this festive season
    Paprika Hendl - Orangistae - Dracula - Bram Stoker (Novel 1897) [AO3]
  & brought in the milk.  Managed to knock over the open glass of Blue Goo in the process
    of finding room for it.  It will take a while for my legs to recover.  I need to take
    a bath and run laundry anyway.
  & 10:30ish am bath.  11ish laundry.  As usual, a lot of unclaimed laundry to move first
  @ Piano For Adult Beginners - Free Lessons and Tips - Piano Blog
  % 3ish still feeling somewhat drained.  

0510Tu
  & awake 4something.  That damnable thing with an eyelid (R this time)
  * up 5:50; S=4:42; (didn't actually sleep)
  * out of bed 7am; naproxen, docusate, ... fiber cookies, prunes
    * guitar: Talking Blues, Wildwood Flower, Band Played...
  * GS:  post Putting It Together - GoingSideways.blog
    # I note that I'm not consistent about tags ('*' vs '@') or verbiage ([Pp]ost(ed)?)
  * 10am Healing Center Memory Keepers group
  ~ 3pm Accent Dental teeth cleaning (resch. from 5/17) (re-resch. to 6/13)
  @ The USA is not a functioning democracy (andrewducker)
  @ The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion
  * install Molly's tabs
  % may not have mentioned the weird thing I've been having with my breathing, where I
    suddenly take a deep breath, as if I'd been holding it without noticing.  Possibly
    related to my sleep apnea?  Also, abdominal muscles tensing.
  * finished bottle of Bols genever
  % 7:30pm kind of drifting.  Possibly my lack of sleep has something to do with it?
  * answer email from Mom's executor.  I don't know whether I've been missing emails or
    whether things really are as haphazard as they seem.  Given that I don't have anything
    from (brother)Al, it may very well be the latter.
  * fill out UW urgent care survey.  I doubt they'll regard my answers as  particularly
    favorable.
  * 9:49 caught up w/ Dracula Daily
  % 10:30 - should go to sleep
  % naproxen with PM drugs

0511We
  * Up 5:15; S=6:15; docusate ~5:45
    % sat in bed for half an hour trying to decide whether to get up or try to sleep more
  * walk: just to the up-hill end of the block, but walk
  * respond to probably spam offer to provide content.  Used s@s, which is not used as a
    contact address on any of my active blogs or websites. (It's on theStarport.org; my
    initial search missed the fact that I used to capitalize the S)
  @ Total Lunar Eclipse on May 15–16, 2022 – Where and When to See
    totality runs from 8:30 - 9:53; moonrise/sunset is actually after 8:30 here
    Total Lunar Eclipse May 2022 - Moon: NASA Science
    Blood Moon total lunar eclipse 2022: Everything you need to know | Space
    " The total phase of the eclipse, when the moon is at its deepest red, will begin on
      May 15 at 11:29 p.m. EDT, and it will last until 12:54 a.m. on May 16 "
  * singing: (m leading) scales, bouncing scales, intervals
    piano: (just me) RH scales: C, G, D, A, E; F (rather than B, if I'd stuck to the
           circle of fifths). At least I was using the right fingering
    -> rabbit hole from circle of 5ths to chords, and the neutral third (1/4tone) interval
  * GS: experimented with the revert to classic widgets plugin; I prefer the new
    (Gutenberg) way, which does instant previews.
  % naproxen with pm drugs

0512Th
  & awake 3:45ish
  * up 4:45; S=6:03;
  @ The Milky Way’s Black Hole Comes to Light - The New York Times
    Event Horizon Telescope captures image of supermassive black hole at the center of
    the Milky Way - The Washington Post
    Black hole: First picture of Milky Way monster - BBC News
    First image of black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy captured | AP News
    Focus on First Sgr A* Results from the Event Horizon Telescope - The Astrophysical
    Journal Letters - IOPscience ... with 10 linked papers
  @ James Webb: A $10bn machine in search of the end of darkness - BBC News
  @ Opinion | The hidden agendas behind the Alito draft abortion ruling - WaPo
  * 9am N will wake k, for...
  * leave ~10:15 for...  -> debated taking my backpack and Sable.  Kind of regretted it at
    first, but had enough to read with Hackaday.
  * 11am k doctor's appointment at Ravenna
  : for social crossposting, blog2social looks good. posting to Medium, Gutenberg
    compatibility, recently updated.  FS-Poster also looks good, and the premium version
    is $45 one time rather than subscription, but likely less well supported
  % 2pm ... and my brain wanders off into the weeds while trying to write today's post
  % got to bed ~10:30.  Naproxen

0513Fr
  * up 5:30ish; S=5:20, BP=127/79, P=60;
  @ What is Microsoft's Azure Space, and who is it for? | TechRepublic (@sbisson)
  @ Eric Geller on Twitter: "We see you, Sagittarius A* Twitter (@sbisson)
    The Milky Way’s Black Hole Comes to Light - The New York Times
  @ with this reply: Being There on Twitter: "@ericgeller @ehtelescope Fact or elaborate marketing
    campaign? The truth is out there:  ()
  * (attempted to) drain AC (E'), nothing came out, but the error went away when it was
    plugged back in so maybe it just needed a reset, or maybe the water evaporated.
  @ New EV vs. old beater: Which is better for the environment? | Ars Technica (PSE)
  % very out of breath after some random exertion, so checked SpO2 level - 98%.
    After a little while it went down to 97.  It's normally in the 96-97 range.  So...
  ~ checked Sigma Xi membership -- expiration date is 2023-06-30, so it's on auto-renew
  & 6ish drive up with c (who's been down truck-shopping with N and without success)
  : GS: found where the post header is generated; (or one of several places it might be)
    it's looking up a gravatar.  -> Should show author's name instead.
  : Molly didn't detect my key last time I started her, so maybe replace battery.
  * */15   pay AX cards (UB), Molly(BE checking)
  ~ before leaving RS collect:  *drugs*, CPAP (leave humidifier tub); Sable;   x Drum
  * after arrival:  * water orchids  * sort mail  * make a payment or do other paperwork

0514Sa  * litter boxen
  & awake 2am; down 3:15
  * up 5ish"; S=5:42;
  : the litter boxen seemed badly in need of a change, and a partly-full box of litter had
    been knocked on its side in the bedroom  ->  2 naproxen, heat
  * c starts work at 9am
  : Molly's key worked fine today, and ISTR changing the battery recently.  Probably just
    shielded by my wallet, but if it happens again I'll put a new battery in.
  $ AX $233 med Pay Norco for mask, headgear that turned out not to be covered by Medicare
    Previously they only called me if I was entitled to something.  Have to watch that.
  @ Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine Protection Against Omicron Fades Just Weeks After Second And
    Third Doses, Study Finds (via email from N)
  % US (mostly) politics has (have?) been causing me a *lot* of stress

Comments

Not just a landfill fire

[ng_moonmoth]

More like a discarded tire heap fire. Smoky, emits lots of hazardous substances, and impossible to extinguish. All you can do is let it burn itself out.

Re: Not just a landfill fire

[siliconshaman]

That sounds about right..