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mdlbearIt's coming down to the wire. Less than a week and a half now. Things got a little delayed, but by this time tomorrow we'll have our new house. Most of the moving triage and packing is done. Movers are coming next Thursday. This Thursday I went down to Tacoma and Kent to visit my kids,
Between that and COVID and large dose flu shots yesterday, I'm kind of wrecked today.
We spent much of Wednesday afternoon saying goodbye to the Fremont Troll. Troll's Knol Park, just to the West, is new as of a couple of years ago, and I'm glad I got to see it before I go.
I upgraded Sable both to Linux Mint 22, and a new 2TB SSD. Fortunately I didn't upgrade all of my systems, because it broke my posting script, which is written in Python 2. Growf.
As for links, Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX, alleges “invasion” of land on US/Mexico border | Ars Technica You can't make this stuff up.
Notes & links:
0915Su
& awake 1:40; give up 03:17; back to bed 4:30ish??
* up 7:55ish; S=5:55; Dutch, kegels
* abiraterone 07:59; rest of am drugs 9:10ish; pm drugs
* H2O: 8:15ish, 9:15, 18:50ish, 22:12
: Panther's mouse stopped working a couple of days ago, but it worked with the dongle
plugged in to the right-hand USB port. A few minutes of troubleshooting proved that
the problem was the left rear USB port. Growf! WTF?
* 10am FotLR panel Making Music When You're Neurodivergent *- do not miss
* system reports require my attention -> something about indicator-application. ok,
@ Europe floods: Parts of Vienna without power as river rises – DW – 09/15/2024
: zoom is flaky as heck on Mint 22 -> partly due to it having been started with a
swapfile instead of using the perfectly good swap partition. (the swapfile was only
2G because the root partition is small. The partition is 30G) It also complains about
an unstable network connection, but that predates the upgrade.
-> it might be a bit more stable and coming up with only an ethernet connection.
Bluetooth continues to be unreliable. Maybe try LMDE?
% 18:00 the right side of my upper lip feels numb. Weird. Did I pinch a nerve or
something? -> 2 aspirin, one chewed (b/c coated was what I had at hand), one
sub-lingual, which I had to go out to the garage for.
: more interaction than usual with Chaos. Not complaining.
: FSCK! My posting script is written in _python2_. Which the upgrade eliminated!
-> went over to Raven and did it. Next step: use 2to3 to try to convert it.
-> leaves a lot of stuff it couldn't convert. foo. M-xuntabify does a lot, but there
are also things like missing methods. Ugh. No telling how many, either.
* */15 pay AX cards
% 21:37 numbness seems to have resolved, but now I have a headache on L temple
I hope I'm not making a mistake by not going to the ER.
0916Mo * litter boxen
& awake 1:30ish, 5ish
* up 6:00; S=7:05; exercises, Dutch
* abiraterone 06:25; rest of am drugs 07:25; pm drugs 22:54
% most symptoms from last night appear to have resolved; still a little bit of an ache
around my right TMJ, but I know what that is.
* H2O: 07:34, 9ish:c, 17:11,
* 10:20 leave for 11am Memory Keepers realspace at Third Place Commons. Third Monday
* 1:30 leave for 2:15 with Dr. Sunkara
-> my weight was 197, down from 20? last time. Wild. Better colon care?
-> getting a 6-month shot of Lupron in case I can't get abiraterone before my supply
runs out in 3 months, (m might be ablel to pick some up if they come back)
% for some reason the drive back was particularly exhausting.
: ping from the vet -- the cats all need rabies shots and Cricket needs a new chip
-> scheduled for a week from tomorrow. Me and m
% 20:18 I'm cold. also I just want to curl up into a ball.
* rabbit hole: fixing `show-temp`. Not clear if it will work on Mint 21.*
0917Tu
& awake 1ish? don't remember
* up 6:45; S=7:40;
* abiraterone 06:48; rest of am drugs 07:54; pm drugs 22:20
* H2O: 07:58, 09:12, 09:28:c, 17:58, 22:ish
* 17:45ish gas-x
@ minoanmiss | For my reference: Project 2025/Agenda 47 & ACLU Conversation Guide
@ A psychologist’s tips for getting a grip on your social media use | Psyche Ideas
% but I don't doomscroll on my phone; it's almost always for important messages.
My _computer_, OTOH, ...
* 15min: start downloading videos for N. dailymotion.com works (after setting up acct)
tv.apple.com doesn't work because DRM, thoughtmaybe.com works partially but probably
won't work in general
[ life of mammals is downloading with filenames in Arabic.
* 1. check. -> the narration is in English. Track IDs, in order low to high:
: x1xuutv x1xv3hq x1xvdhe x1yeuxk x1yqm7v x1yf1wg x1ymjsd x1ymxlz x1yn4bf x1ynkh8 ]
* 15min: (with N) clear off and fold up treadmill and card table at S end of LR
right now they're btw the couch and the wall. Also put the ottoman on the big chair.
-> 12:48 heating pad on my back.
* mail out CC+S bulk purchase (Currently in Molly's cargo bay)
* 2min: bought some boxes, but forgot that they're PS not Uhaul, so no hand-holes
* make vax appointment with Safeway -> tomorrow 12:30
% 19:31 decision paralysis?
% 20:53 cold.
0918We * litter boxen
& awake 1:40, 4:30
* up 6:00; S=5:49; Dutch
* abiraterone 06:25; rest of am drugs 07:27; pm drugs
* H2O: 08:05, ???, 17:47, 23:ish
@ Tupperware files for bankruptcy as sales slump - The Washington Post Ch. 11
@ Hezbollah exploding pager trail runs from Taiwan to Hungary | Reuters
@ The centrality of stupidity in mathematics - Math For Love
* take laundry out to Lair. Also the covered external drive box.
* 2min: picture of Ticia next to kennel. Couldn't get her to lie on the suitcase
* take dresser contents to house (in Ikea bag)
: Can't find the 2T 3.5" mirror drive. Weird. Pretty sure that was in the bin with the
other disks. Wanted to re-sync it on Nova. -> it was, of course, in the blue bag.
: Also don't see where I put my good fountain pens. -> probably packed, with the cup
o 12:30 leave for 1pm healing center meetup, 6559 35th Ave NE Unit 247, Seattle.
0 2:30 leave to get back to RS to go trolling
* 3ish Troll
% pretty tired, after climbing all aroumd Troll Knoll Park. Which is new in the last
couple of years.
% throat feeling a little dry -> probably worthwhile doing a COVID check
* make sure Molly is charged;
% I have gotten even worse at driving at night.
% the injection site on my L hip still hurts when I lie on it
0919Th
& awake 2ish?
* up 07:40; S=8:07, W=195; (some) exercises, Dutch
* abiraterone 07:44; rest of am drugs 08:36; pm drugs 22:07
* H2O: 8ish?, 10ish:c, 10:44, 7:10ish,
* COVID test -> negative
* fill the small urns from Colleen's. * N stood by me for support
x 9am PDT Eurofilk -> skip
* pull out E's boxes from the unit
~ load up the Vampire, x wolf blanket, cleaver, iMac -- for whoever wants one.
~ ask kids about mac, etc. Vamp to R? E?;
* 2pm visit with E; R on the way back
* delivered switchplates to E, Vampire to R (except for one bottle, for me)
* delivered a mini-urn full of Colleen's ashes to each kid. most important item
* spoke to both of them about trusts. E is, unsurprisingly, already informed
: R wants the wolf blanket, E wants the AKG mic - both can be mailed.
: R's larp is Legacy.
: E is working on a Pelican in the SCA
: E has an Oura ring
@ Opinion | Scientific American endorses Harris, rejects Trump’s assault on truth
% 21:06 falling asleep
% 21:45 cold
* replace 2.5" mirror drive with old 3.5" mirror drive on Nova; put the little
one in my pouch. Hopfully I can get one of the Arm sbc's up with it.
0920Fr * litter boxen
& awake 4:30;
* up 07:40; S=8:37;
* abiraterone 07:43; rest of am drugs 9:55; pm drugs 22:23
* H2O: 09:02, 11ish:c, 17:11, 21:49,
* transfer date for house -> Final inspection showed that the former owners had left
quite a lot of stuff, but almost all of it was useful including storage in the sewing
room, the bed in m's room, and the LR couch. On the whole it's a win.
@ Irregular Webcomic! #5275 about deleting records. encrypted remote backups...
@ Kōtoku-in and The Great Buddha of Kamakura - Wikipedia Because I've been there
@ Suno AI - Wikipedia via A
* 2pm movers - walkthrough -> went very smoothly; N handled everything except that I
pointed out a couple of things that haven't gotten thrown into boxes yet.
% so why am I having physical symptoms of stress now that he's gone?
* put knives in a dragon cup
: so... Rock64Pro may not have been the simplest choice for a quick install. And I
should have gotten a heat sink, and... Kit based on Pi4 would be least hassle.
% tingling on R side of mouth. Maybe how I sit with my hand cradling it. Hopefully.
% worried about how much prednisone I have left, so went out to lair to check. I'm OK
-> I have _at least_ another 90 days worth.
* walk: with m to corner store at 85th and Aurora. 6hp, 12m, s=650. Day 29mm, s=2400
* order step-down transformer for (sewing machine)Sunny. Way more than the 75W that she
needs, but it's hard to find a sine-wave converter that does grounded outlets properly
% still numbness/tingling on R side of face.
* 15min: working my way through the top milk crate. discarding pre 2012 tax stuff
some nostalgia of sorts there, but I don't need or even want to keep it.
0921Sa
& awake 2:28
* up 7:30ish; S=8:17, W=198.4
% the numbness/tingling on the R side of my mouth seems to be largely gone.
* abiraterone 07:47; rest of am drugs; pm drugs 22:32
* H2O: 09:17, 10ish?c, 13:13, 14:39:c ~half-mug,
@ Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX, alleges “invasion” of land on US/Mexico border |
Ars Technica You can't make this stuff up
* 2min: looked up X230 mainboards on EBay. First one I saw ships from Portugal.
-> take Panther, and fix it after I get there.
: Safeco bill for Molly due 10/15 -- by which time I will have sold her to M
* 11:10 leave for 11:30 COVID and high-dose flu VAX Safeway on 15th
x 7am-4pm FoF virtual circle
- wasted the entire afternoon and evening trying, and failing, to download videos for N
finally found out how to search for individual videos. Downloading what I thought was
a playlist link instead downloaded a bunch of garbage; getting rid of _just_ those
required the deep magic of `find`
-> N finally told me to search, which turned up episodes she didn't have in playlists
-> also made subdirectories for different sources. Amazon Prime isn't usable
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Date: 2024-09-22 08:24 pm (UTC)The Cards Against Humanity case sounds like a straightforward trespassing claim when you set all the personalities aside. But according to another article I read. CAH said they'd accept Twitter in compensation. I'm not sure I'd want it at this point.
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Date: 2024-09-23 03:06 am (UTC)What a lovely house!
banana ice cream
Date: 2024-09-23 06:03 pm (UTC)In case Trump is elected again and destroys our democracy, what do I have to do so that the Netherlands would allow me to immigrate?
Re: banana ice cream
Date: 2024-09-23 07:38 pm (UTC)Start a business, or be self-employed. We're making use of the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT), which makes it very easy to get permanent residency/citizenship.
Re: banana ice cream
Date: 2024-09-23 09:23 pm (UTC)banana ice cream
Date: 2024-09-23 10:13 pm (UTC)