Done Since 2023-08-06

[mdlbear]

I seem to sleep more soundly when I'm up on the Island and not sharing my bed with a cat, but the company's well worth the price. I remember thinking the same thing when I first started sleeping with Colleen.

I'm currently finishing up a weekend at Rainbow's End North with N, s', and g" (is it time for a cheat sheet again?) (did I ever post a cheat sheet?) arranging for the latter two to stay here for most of the rest of the year and help with the organizing and packing. The whole thing still has an air of total unreality about it.

There's still time to watch the Perseids if you can get to someplace with clear, dark skies and don't mind staying up past 1pm.

Notes & links:
0806Su  Hiroshima bombing (1945)
  : The Atomic bombing of Hiroshima was 78 years ago today.
  & Awake 1:40ish; no mask, S~=3?; ... down 3am
  * up 6am; S=3:01, W=193.8; exercises, Dutch
  * walk: end of block
  % got wedding ring off, finally, by taking it in stages.  Not happy about having to, but
    that finger was apparently a little swollen, and had been hurting for several days.
  @ Benny the cat: Swanton Public Library's newest employee | kens5.com
  % 11:30 restless
  : Ran across The Flower Cat's LJ, with a handful of entries betweem 2005 and 2012.  I'm not
    sure I even realized that she'd actually been writing in it.
  * walk: to taco place via Linden and 90th.  Fish tacos.
  * 15:15 eye care:  itching, mainly on L. -> wipes, drops
  * shower, in Lair.  unlike the first time I tried it the water stayed warm long enough.
    I suspect that this time I didn't run hot water at the sink, which is very close to
    the tank.
  
0807Mo
  & awake 1ish, 3ish
  * up 5:40ish; S=4:39; exercises; Dutch
  * walk:  end of block
  @ gfApps - ChordPro Links
  @ Best Meteor Shower of the Year Peaks This Weekend – Watch the Skies
  @ Breakthrough Could Allow The US To Meet 450% Of Its Energy Demand From A Single
    Carbon-Free Source | by Will Lockett | Jul, 2023 | Medium geothermal
  @ Is This The Most Terrifying Movie Ever Made? | by Keith McNulty Threads -- so yes
  @ Kickstarting a book to end enshittification, because Amazon will not carry it | by
    Cory Doctorow | Jul, 2023 | Medium
    The Internet Con – Verso  -> should order -> Sept. 5  -* preorder on Kickstarter
    -> ordered hardcover + eBook; $45 ($10 of which is shipping) via AX gold
    Pluralistic: Podcasting “Let the Platforms Burn” (18 July 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily
    links from Cory Doctorow
  @ A Silent New AI Bombshell Launch Nobody Saw Coming | by Jano le Roux Jul, 2023
  @ MIT Press: Open Access Materials : Free Texts : Internet Archive
  * call to schedule eye care appointment - 206-744-2020  0131We 2pm  -> (same call...)
  * call UW to set up urology appt in October 206-668-5215 (can also be done on web)
  * schedule shingles vaccine (2 shots; second in 2-6 months so not scheduled yet)
    -> required a phone call to make sure that the appointment had gotten made, because
       Bartell's website sucks
  % kind of amazed that I've done three things requiring phone calls today.
    -> I cheated; eye care and urology were the same call.  but Bartell's was unexpected
  : Sympathy card from Fremont Animal Hospital, signed by everyone on the staff.  Sweet.
  % 18:30 very lumpish.  Even less motivation than usual
  * guitar:  ome verse each from Lily et. al., Desolation Row, Millennium's Dawn,
    Eyes Like the Morning.  Fingers in very bad shape, of course.
  % 8:30 starting to get sleepy
  % back pain -> heat.  * 21:00 naproxen

0808Tu  * litter boxen
  & awake several times
  * up 5:30; no mask; exercises, Dutch
  : The litter box in the closet didn't appear to have been used
  * walk:  end of block
  @ A listing of historical and current erotica illustrators, from the 1700s to the
    current day, in alphabetical order by artist name | honesterotica
  @ Advice | Is gas cheaper than electric car charging? Compare EV costs in 50 states
  * 10am Memory Keepers grief support group - shared Desti's memorial page
  % 1pm feeling pretty vague.  If that's a feeling.  Detached?  derealized?
  * 1:20 leave for 2:00 dentist - cleaning
  @ GPTBot - OpenAI API robots.txt:
    User-agent: GPTBot
    Disallow: /
  * upgrade GS to WP 6.3 (assuming it comes out today)
  @ European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far 
  : FINALLY!!! got the paperwork for transferring control of our parents' estate to my
    brother and me.  It's been over two years.  -> docusigned.
  * finished Pixels of You I'm a sucker for human/ai romance
  * guitar:  Millennium's Dawn intro+verse; Desolation Row 1 verse.  Fingers in bad shape

0809We  Nagasaki bombing, 1945
  : The Atomic bombing of Nagasaki was 78 years ago today.
  & awake 3:30ish; S=4:44; heat
    & set up laptop power next to the bed.  Probably won't help me sleep, but...
  * up 7am; S=7:02; (some) exercises,
  @ The Cat's Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa Jonathan|B. Losos
    The Paradox Of The Modern Cat
    Book review of The Cat’s Meow: - The Washington Post
  @ The Sad Bastard Cookbook by Rachel A. Rosen and Zilla Novikov - tRaum Books
    " A completely free cookbook for the zero spoons crowd. "
  @ Stop using Brave Browser - by Corbin Davenport (andrewducker
  @ Guide to the Pilot Vanishing Point Capless Fountain Pen - Goldspot Pens
  : from lair to house ~9:30.
  * put insurance cards in wallet
  * 11ish leave for 11:20am shingles vaccine at Bartells   -> next after 2-6  _months_
    * SL:  applesauce for N
  * 15min:  load dishwasher
  % 13:15 eye care:  wipes, drops
  * walk: around park.  Was thinking that I seemed to have gotten out of shape
    since the trip; then realized that I was on the up-hill section (NL is, of course,
    flat) and walking considerably faster than I was with N and/or G.
  * load drugs

0810Th
  & awake 3ish, 5ish; some time with no mask
  * up 7:30; S=5:14;  some exercises but no fiber cookies or prunes (weird)
  * installed Google Fit for step tracking.  It's probably going to be obnoxious, though
  * walk:  to park.  Google Fit says .4mi, 960steps
  % 12:03 eye care:  wipes, drops.  Pain in R eye
  % 2pm feeling vaguely ill, mostly headache.  -> 3:20pm also a little cold and stiff
    -> 15:24 500mg acetaminophen
  % 20:40 feeling a little chilled.  Most likely the vaccine.  AC claims 73, so...
  % feel like I just want to curl up in bed.  This is probably not a great idea

0811Fr  * litter boxen (E')
  & awake several times; some no mask
  * up 7:15; S=3:53; exercises, Dutch
  * pack:  CPAP to take up.  Before packing check for noise with other mask
    -> mask doesn't seem to make a difference.  So, weird.
  @ Arne Babenhauserheide: "@sachac Aside: I wrote some some support for filktex…"
    (via 2023-07-31 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua after last week's mention of chordpro-mode)
  : E' and I both noticed that the litter box in the closet hadn't been used.  So not
    changing it and will probably remove if not used
  * going up with N, s', and g" sometime after 5:30, and back Sunday pm
  - STUPID -- Should have had the PO hold our mail
  ~ SL: RE:  large stuffed martini olives (in water, not vermouth)
  : well, fsck.  Not only did I forget to pack my meds, but I can't find the 4 days' worth
    that used to be in my backpack.  Can't imagine where I put it.
  ~ (after midnight) Perseids

0812Sa
  * up 6:30; S=5:00, W=192.8; shower, exercises, Dutch
  * update/upgrade Sherman, Raven, Nova
  * pack Curio's urn  -- doesn't have his name on it anywhere.
  @ In Marion County newspaper raid, a grim threat to Kansans' First Amendment rights
  * afternoon:  stuff-sorting with N, s' and g".  Mostly some of the family boxes, which
    are arguably the hardest.  Some fascinating stuff.
  * SL:  for N: ~garlic oil, vitamin C;  for me: raisin/nut bread, aspirin, tim's;
  * SL:  for kids:  ruffles, cold drink e.g. power ade (I assume I can find that)
  % 23:33 back pain  -> 200mg ibuprofen - every 4-6 hours; heat
  : the sky seems clear enough tonight to see the Perseids, assuming I can stay up past 00
    -> saw ~10 in the 25 or so minutes I was watching.  Came in 00:30 - neck sore, sleepy
    -> (realized at that point that daylight time meant that that good viewing wouldn't
       actually come about until after 1am.)

Comments

[spiffyvoxel]

Thanks for the link to Open Access Materials on the Internet Archive, I'll be perusing that later. :)

Last week involved quite a bit of manual labour on my part, mowing the lawns as they'd gotten tall, then helping repair and repaint the fence panels in the front garden.

Sadly, the weather hasn't been conducive to meteor-shower-spotting. :( And while I've gotten an appointment booked for my winter flu jab, there's no word yet on whether I'll be getting a Covid booster. Theoretically, yes, but the revelation that this winter it'll be restricted to the over-65s and some immunocompromised folks is a worry. :(