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Done Since 2023-12-31
Since I missed the bubbly last year (through going to bed without thinking), I made sure that I got some this year, by way of bringing down a few bottles from the Whidbey Island house the week before. I also joined the New Year's Eve zoom circle, and sang three songs. A few more of mine (and parodies thereof) were covered by others. Went much better than I had expected, given that I've done hardly any singing in the last year. (One song in the closing jam at OVFF doesn't count for much. In a jam noone can hear your flubs. I couldn't hear my flubs.)
Public Domain Day 2024 happened, and the Mouse and the Pooh Bear have been loosed upon the world!
I drank a toast to Colleen on our anniversary, with the last of the case of The Glenlivet. Cross-posted to Callahan's Crosstime Saloon on FB.
My prostate continues to give me trouble. I hate my body. Fuck cancer.
Potentially useful link from Saturday: What Is Self-Care? Understanding How to Look After Yourself Mentally, Physically and Socially.
Notes & links: 1231Su & 2:20 awake in chair. Feh! * up 7:29; S=4:50, BP=135/79, P=66; exercises +15s+k % both wake-ups were possibly hot flashes % abiraterone 7:40ish; prednisone 8:45 with fiber @ Here are some of the positive developments that took place in 2023 - WaPo & 11:51 cath: Bard Magic3 18Fr - tricky to insert. Got quite a lot out. timing? % less painful than the RTU because softer; otoh harder to insert : coloplast speedicath standard -- DDG search finds no printable instructions $ C $100 to Science History Institute by check. Attempt to correct address. $ C $100 to Planned Parenthood by check. Attempt to correct address : second safe key turned up in a box with some of Colleen's old stuff! -> that stuff has to be looked through _carefully_ -> left it in the keyhole. * 4ish drive down to RS -> arr 5:40ish @ Auld Lang ‘Time’: One of the Country’s Timekeepers Makes Sure We Ring in 2024 at Just the Right Second | NIST NIST Web Clock According to NIST, my laptop's clock is 0.043 seconds fast * ping R via Discord : just noticed that the calendar hanging right where I can see it still says "October". * rejoined the NYE filk circle ~8pm * 21:39 Pulled out Plink and sang Millennium's Dawn. Felt like it went pretty well, modulo a few guitar flubs Several of my songs have been covered, earlier WitC and Penguin Flight by Capplor, and just now R sang TEOTWAWKI... later, sant Get Up and Go, ... ended with Bells of Norwich, a little before midnight. * Bubbly for the New Year. me, G, and k * 01:01 300mg docusate with pm (more or less) drugs 2024 ==== 0101Mo Public Domain Day * litter boxen @ Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law & awake 6:50ish; lots of cat cuddle. * up 7ish; S=5:42, BP=121/76, P=65, W=190.6; exercises +kegels; Dutch * top off humidifier tank * 7:11 abiraterone acetate; 08:30 prednisone with am drugs and fiber & 10:00 cath: Bard magic3 16Fr total failure. blood in catheter. Probably in trouble -> 11:19 lots of blood in urine. No pain, though. large type4 turd. -> 11:46 same, maybe a little pain. -> 12:07 urine; little if any blood, no pain. 13:22 no blood, no pain; 14:21 same @ False passage: recommended treatment is an indwelling catheter for 4-6 weeks @ 'Biomanufacturing' helps building materials go green | Michigan State University Scientists make breakthrough discovery with living, breathing building material " High-risk, high-reward project " : seasonal (email)letter from (cousin)Alice & 15:00ish driven to ER by G -- 15:13 in room, gown on. Almost empty today. -> 15:47 blood drawn -> bloodwork. Doctor said that almost always this indicates trauma to the urethra; scratch or similar, rather than anything more serious, esp. since no symptoms of UTI -> skip aspirin and other NSAIDs for a few days -> temp. 99 at discharge, so recheck. : Sable's trackpoint and upper mouse buttons aren't working. sleep/wake fixed it. Weird. But I do have a spare keyboard if it comes to that... % sleepy? or depressed? 0102Tu * awake 3:45ish * up 7:30; W=189.2, S=8:40, BP=117/78, P=69; exercises * 07:45 abiraterone; 09:05 prednisone with am drugs; fiber @ How the Blog Broke the Web - Stacking the Bricks (redsixwing) @ Asexuality Is Finally Breaking Free from Medical Stigma | SciAm (andrewducker ~ noon Memory Keepers, in the Federal Way Library. -> skipped o expect callback from Lee Ann at BardCare. (direct# 866-840-0268) initial call 1227We *- Ask about URL https://bardcare.com hangs; http:... redirects to liberatormedical the first thing I typed was https:... I treated the failure as a sign of possible skullduggery. Also I couldn't find any mention of bardcare on the liberatormedical website, and no reference to liberatormedical on bd.com. https://bard.com also hangs, while https://bard.com redirects to bd.com *- ask whether email needs to be sent to m@g, or whether s@s was misspelled *- bard RTU 16 was uncomfortably stiff *- bard magic3 18 worked but was floppy enough to be tricky to insert *- bard magic3 16 caused injury, possibly because coude marker hard to see *- no printable instructions for coloplast speedicath standard -- some videos * 1:30 leave for 2:15 checkin for 2:30 acupuncture *- 1:08 866-643-1994 andrew at bardcare -> raised points above; took 3 tries to get my email right; however everything they do is over phone, or website for re-orders -> mentioned URL problam but got no (useful) reply -- no tech support option on site -> They'll send 3 more samples. *- sent mychart message to Dr. Nyame's office asking how long I should wait before trying to use a catheter again. * created craigslist account --for Freeand, post to skagit.craigslist.org/ @ Empty Words in Psychiatric Records: Where Has Clinical Narrative Gone? * back to lair 22:30ish; expect to be in bed by 11 * load drugs 0103We * litter boxen * up 6:30; S=7:40, W=188.4, BP=126/78, P=69; exercises +kegels; Dutch * 6:50 abiraterone acetate; 08:45 prednisone with am meds (which I nearly forgot) * 09:05 walk: to park @ dw_news | In which we level up our fight for your digital civil rights Home Page - NetChoice * 10am telehealth spiritual health with Elisabeth Geschiere *- introduction to family; mention of songs (forgot the title of "Where the Heart Is") : My and Colleen's 48th anniversary -- which I somehow misstated as "tomorrow" in the telehealth call. :P * questionaires available for tomorrow's psych appointment : RIP Niklaus Wirth 1/1/2024 * dishes, compost * posted River: Remembering the FlowerCat: 48 * toasted Colleen with the last drop of The Glenlivet from the case that her uncle and oldest cousin gave us for our 25th anniversary. G joined on a BYOB basis, because _really_ last drop. Should post in Callahans (FB and DW). kind of stuck. : oddly, I don't seem to be a member of Callahan's on DW. In fact, there doesn't even seem to _be_ a Callahan's to be a member of. Which could explain why. * posted Toast: To Colleen cross-posted to FB in Callahan's Crosstime Saloon @ Empathy and compassion - ScienceDirect something called "empathic distress" " an empathic response to suffering can result in two kinds of reactions: empathic distress, which is also referred to as personal distress; and compassion, which is also referred to as empathic concern or sympathy " * 300mg docusate sodium with pm meds, fiber, and genmaicha 0104Th & awake 5:30; S=5:50; cat cuddle more than sleeping * up 7:30; W=188.4, S=7:49, BP=130/79, P=73; exercises, * 7:35 abiraterone acetate; 08:43 prednisone with am drugs : call from scheduling to set up re-evaluation appointment with radiation oncology * walk: widdershins around the block @ james_davis_nicoll | Which Hugo Winners Have You Read: the poll! -> 28 (andrewducker) @ Italy divided over new pineapple pizza | CNN * 10:50 join zoom mtg for 11am telehealth 1 hour app't with Dr. Nicole E Bates in FredHuch psych department <- dysthymia; alexithymia -- very bad at identifying my emotional state <- very low libido but didn't have much use for it anyway after Colleen died <- somewhere on the aromantic and autistic spectra -> since it's activating, try moving all the bupropion to morning, for better sleep -> definitely join a support group * N coming back - with loot from Zabar's * dishes @ Earliest Mickey Mouse in public domain as ‘Steamboat Willie’ loses copyright ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ just entered the public domain. Here’s what that means for fans climate-change Pooh parody featuring deforestation @ synecdochic | Online security and privacy tune-up suggestions for 2024! @ uBlacklist search filter % tried some of the tofu instant miso soup I ordered a while ago -- pretty bland * Walk: with m and k to Bartells; Monkey Grind on the way back. * SL: docusate sodium; Fleet liquid glycerine suppositories @ Emotional Blunting: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment " safely stimulate one or more of your senses. This may include cuddling with a stuffed animal, taking a warm bath or shower, gripping a piece of ice, or eating spicy or strong-flavored food. " (Or cuddling a real animal, preferably feline. Or human.) : call from (patient navigator)Andrea Suzuki -- I had apparently asked about selling or donating durable medical equipment. In addition to Craigslist and FB Marketplace (which I hadn't considered), she mentioned Bridge Disability Ministries https://briegemin.org in particular as someplace that might be able to handle donations of prescription devices like CPAPs) : call from (urological oncology) re: catheters. Stay with 18Fr. They think I should cath 2-3/day. We'll see. @ Command Line Interface Guidelines The Anti-Mac User Interface (Don Gentner and Jakob Nielsen) * 22:29 250mg docusate sodium with pm drugs * move 150mg bupropion pills to am. Change lid. & 22:38 sleepytime tea, fiber cookie : Meross app isn't running routines! WTF? Still works running scenes manually 0105Fr * litter boxen & awake 1:50ish, 5:30ish * up 7:17; S=8:10, W=190.8, BP=123/76, P=75; exercises % dry mouth * 07:30 abiraterone @ Stop Being So Hard on Yourself -> call 206-668-4477 to schedule appointment with urogynecology for pelvic floor PT & drive past Fremont Animal Clinic to pick up g", who had been misdirected onto the wrong bus by a crappy app * leave closer to 4pm -> arr: 18:30ish % 19:53 feeling cold after hot buttered rum, still hungry after cottage cheese and pickles, itchy mainly on my left side as usual, and unhappy. * laundry : there are wasps in the box room % 23:24 woke up in recliner & bath : Blackroot has been used more recently than I thought -- 2022 0106Sa * up 6:50; W=192.2, S=5:55, * 6:55 abiraterone; 08:16 prednisone with am drugs and fiber % back pain - L QL -> heat @ NASA funds 13 futuristic technologies for space missions • The Register * dishes : leakage around front of back toilet. wtf? Or was it all piss? @ A Guide to Multivoice Filking - Meet a Meta with (SerenaEW), [Archive of Our Own] @ What Is Self-Care? Understanding How to Look After Yourself Mentally, Physically and Socially (archived in PJ/2024/01/06--self-care-tips.md) ~ pack: 2 partial sets of V+B flatware from the Lair. RE is critically short of forks. * take forks, large spoons, and knives out of one bag of V+B; take down to Lair * collect boxes for R -- 2 moving boxes, 2 bankers boxes, and some flat/irregular stuff -> including Curio's (actual) collar, after taking pictures. & re-stack E's boxes of DVDs and kitchen stuff together & found a place for N's decorated (real)eggshell -- inside the little dragon cup. -> It's now in the "curio cabinet etc" box. * 22:15 pm pills and fiber cookies * 22:40 kegels (10- and 1-second) timed with xdaliclock