Done Since 2023-12-24

[mdlbear]

For the most part, I'll be happy to see the end of 2023. It's been a rough ride. I have trouble being optimistic about 2024, though, despite the fact that there are plans. I worry.

It's been a rather mixed week as well. It's been a lot worse, but packing up the house isn't going very well, and damned near everything I have to decide whether to take or leave behind triggers a memory.

Notes & links:
1224Su
  & 1ish woke up in recliner.
    % tried to sleep.  Failed.  Weighted blanket.  helpful but not enough so.  reading
    -> back to bed 3:15; give up 4:15;  warm bath+epsom salt; down 5:30ish
  * up 8am; S=5:22, BP=118/74, P=61, W=189.4; exercises (P=85)
  * 08:30 abiraterone acetate with am pills
  @ New obesity drugs are coming. Here's how they could change everything.
  @ Pluralistic: 2024’s public domain is a banger (20 Dec 2023)- Cory Doctorow
  @ Bored over the holiday season? Try prompt injecting a customer service chatbot
  @ Biden pardons marijuana possession convictions; federal, D.C. crimes
    not state convictions though:
    Biden marijuana pardon leaves many Americans without relief
  * Sorting kitchen stuff
    <- do I want to save  ~ all of the Villeroy and Bosh flatware (our wedding pattern),
       -> leave the excess in the house for s", k, et.al.
       -> just the complete sets, or just a sample (e.g. the two sets I have in the Lair)
       -> still have to decide but leaning toward the complete sets
   <- alternatively I could save the Danish Modern set that's what Colleen and I had when
       we moved in together, plus the 3 remaining Gerber steak knives
  * inventory:  There are at least 35 boxes in the "keep" room.  Don't know how many of
    those are books to sell/give away.   *- ask s" and g"
    -> the ones in the closet are going; some near the closet want a once-over
  * to (grocery store)The Goose.  
    -> 4 boxes to storage locker on the way there:  2 books, 2 CDs
  : 17:59 dreamhost appears to be having DNS problems
    19:56 now dreamwidth is having problems, but savitzky.net is back  19:59 dw back also
  * home-made pizza (crust made under g"'s direction); Perry Creek syrah (the cork
    crumbled); anchovies on the side (my suggestion)
  % a little worried about tomorrow's high wind advisory
  * moved pills around to put abiraterone in its own (green) sorter.  Could put the
    prednisone in the morning sorter if I can remember to wait an hour for am pills.
  @ The Hyperloop was always a scam - by Paris Marx andrewducker
  @ In 2024, please switch to Firefox – Roy Tanck

1225Mo Newtonmas  * litter boxen
  & 01:14 woke up in recliner.  As usual
  * up 6:50; S=5:32, BP=118/77, P=61, W=187.6; exercises +kegels; Dutch (100 days!!)
  * 6:55ish abiraterone  8ish prednisone with am drugs
  @ Newtonmas
  * walk: to Middle and back. (0.6mi total) 09:14
  * sort flatware:
    -> 4 complete place-settings of the Villeroy and Ross, plus the V+R serving utensils
       (2 other sets are missing only their small forks).  Packaged with iced tea spoons
    -> one or two complete sets in the Lair
    -> Only one complete set of the smaller stainless that I thought were Danish; they
       are actually Israeli.  There are six more knives and one soupspoon.
    -> Packaged up two complete sets (minus one fork)
  % 13:12 a little light-headed?  Probably need either water or food.  Or both.
  * left around 3:15; arrived around 5:10

1226Tu
  * up 6:07; W=187.2, S=7:26l, BP=123/77, P=71; exercises (15 situps; kegels); Dutch
  * abiraterone 6:10; prednisone 7:15 with am drugs
  * walk:  to park
  * 10am Memory Keepers grief support group - zoom
    : zoom kept crashing on Sable -- switched over to the phone, which has a better camera
  * 2pm leave for 2:45 checkin for 3pm acupuncture -> arrived 2:35
  & make drafts for new-years-{eve,day} posts
  * 4:30 pick up abiraterone at pharm
  * home ~5pm
  * 23:32 300mg docusate sodium

1227We  * litter boxen
  * up 6:50; W=188.4, S=6:58, BP=112/72, P=76; exercises +16situps +kegels
  * 06:52 abiraterone  08:02 prednisone with am drugs and fiber
  * look for questionaire associated with next week's apt with Elisabeth Geschiere
  : the water jug in the house finally leaked enough to require cleanup
    -> need to make sure nothing in boxes was damaged
  : 10:10 call from Lee Ann at BardCare (direct# 866-840-0268) about catheters.
    14:40 no email yet.  https://bardcare.com fails to connect.
    http://bardcare.com redirects to https://www.liberatormedical.com/
  % 13:20 back twinge R center -> heat
  * eyedrops -- both eyes
  * gave belated Hanukkah presents -- ChargeASAP batteries, arrived today -- to g and k
    the third one is for N, when she comes back from NYC
  : the carton of bankers' boxes was delivered today
  % 21:42 throat feels dry and scratchy.  G says his does too.  Let's hope.
  * the Lair needs more plastic grocery bags
  * 300mg docusate with pm drugs

1228Th  Mom's birthday
  * up 6:20; S=7:26, W=186.8, BP=118/73, P=78; exercises +16s, kegels; Dutch
  * 06:26 abiraterone acetate;  7:30ish prednisone (now in sorter with am drugs)
  * load drugs (2 days late, but that's okay.  add prednisone to am
  : the combination of docusate and senna (taken last night) seems to be working.
  @ A Scientific Christmas Tale | NIST
    How Lego Bricks Shaped My Career at NIST | NIST
    Kibble balance - Wikipedia
  * Walk:  Monkey Grind with k
  : sample catheters arrived from Bard Care
    -> attempts to contact bardcare/liberator medical unsuccessful -- try tomorrow
    % I'm really reluctant to try them -- ugh.
  @ South Whidbey woman raises funds for grief phone | South Whidbey Record
    Home | My Wind Phone
  @ Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states’ authority to block
    former president | The Seattle Times
  $ C $115 via AX to Amnesty International
  $ deposit SAFECO and escrow refund checks.  Leaving claim check to tomorrow.
    app works very badly in night-time / dark mode.
  * 300mg docusate sodium, with pm drugs

1229Fr  * litter boxen
  : (no E' today)
  * up 8:02; S=7:10, W=188.0, BP=121/86, P=85; exercises, Dutch, ... kegels
  * 8:05 abiraterone; 08:26 eyedrops L outer corner
  & cath: BD ready-to-use 16Fr a little painful; very little output (as expected)
    -> also some blood spots on diaper observed 20:55 -> probably from scratching skin
  * 10:06 am drugs incl. prednisone
  @ Time is not an illusion. It’s an object with physical size | Aeon Essays
    really about Assembly theory which I and many others find rather problematic
  @ The art of Istanbul dances to life in a tribute to the city’s timeless beauty
  * 2pm drive up to RE with k
    % somewhat sleepy on the ferry
  * pack the knife block for E
  . work on the accumulated mail.
  : The mystery bottle from the stash in the closet (that I thought might be mead) turned
    out to be stout.
  * laundry
  % 22:51 woke in bedroom recliner
  * bath (with epsom salt) may have gotten a bit overheated

1230Sa
  * up 7:05; S=6:54, W=189, BP=116/77, P=64; exercises, shower, Dutch; o +kegels
  * 07:12 abiraterone acetate; 08:15 prednisone with am pills, fiber
  @ 2 numbers to ignore and 3 pieces of nutrition advice for 2024 | The Seattle Times
  * 13:11 back from storage unit / grocery run
  : my post about Mom yesterday didn't actually get posted because Sherman is incomplete
  & retrieve remaining glassware from garage; repack drinkware (bankers) box 
  % 1450ish severe back R QL twinge -> heat.
  * dinner was pan-fried red snapper, rice, and (for me) roasted Brussels sprouts
  * 22:00 300mg docusate sodium with pm drugs

Should tonight's music be "Auld Lang Syne" or "Auld Lang Cosyne"? Auld Lang Syne is usually sung after midnight, so I'm going to go with Cosyne until then.