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mdlbearIt's been a hectic (frantic?) week. The movers came Friday. Inevitably a few things got forgotten; there's a pile of stuff that's going into storage, until (with luck) somebody comes back for it. Also inevitably, there are a lot of decisions that are too late for second thoughts. And there are errands that never got run, which is a problem because I just got through selling (Chevy Bolt)Molly, the last car I'll ever own. (To M and J, but still...)
And of course I'm feeling down on myself for not getting things done, on top of several different layers of leave-taking, transition, and anxiety. On the whole I don't think I'm in very good shape. That's not even counting the ache in my left lower back pain (QL, probably) from carrying boxes, and right TMJ presumably from jaw-clenching.
This time Tuesday evening I'll be on my way to SeaTac with N. This time Wednesday we'll be in Den Haag. This time next week we'll (hopefully) be in the new house.
Wish us luck?
Notes & links: 0922Su Equinox * litter boxen (E') Banned Books Week @ Equinox - Wikipedia & awake 2ish, ?6ish % guessing that some of the aches etc. are vaccine side-effects 10:24 chills * up 8am; S=4:30+unmasked time; Dutch * abiraterone 08:05; rest of am drugs 9:10ish; pm drugs * H2O: not logged : Bronx was almost nose-to-nose with a big orange cat on the other side of the door @ Generative AI Has a Visual Plagiarism Problem - IEEE Spectrum * noon E' % 14:47 most or all vaccination symptoms gone by now * Box up and address E's microophone * email Cathy and Pat about shelving * 8:30pm N leaves for 11:47 flight to NY & bath. overdue 0923Mo & awake 2ish? * up 8ish; S=9:20 * abiraterone 8ish; rest of am drugs 09:26; pm drugs 22:42 * H2O: 09:53, 10ish:c, 18:41, 23:12 * 365-day streak on Duolingo! * We (or rather Ceva, our agent) have Keys! final inspection was 6pm so closing tomorrow @ Banned Books Week | September 22-28, 2024 * upload cat+carrier pix now that we have all of them : still seeing wierdness with Mint 22. This time it's the system font, which apparently needed to be monospace regular 12, not inconsolata 12. Also, if there's a second screen, XMonad/wss puts the label xclock in the middle of the laptop screen. ~ take UPSs, old CPAP to Molly % some pain in R pectoral muscle from carrying a UPS improperly. Finish tomorrow (also need to add Mom's iMac) * walk: around park: ~0.8mi : 15min: cleaned out gmail social and forums tabs by deleting LinkedIn, NextDoor, and Drewslist posts. Not much left. I do not appear to have closed my NextDoor account; I did close DrewsList. % only a little short of panic : Letter from Schwab about wire transfer says "funds available September 24" WTF? It was sent Sept. 12. -> email sent. Did not copy N; she has enough to worry about -> spoiler: everything went through okay. See below. 0924Tu * litter boxen (late in the day, because skipping We and Th) & awake 3:30ish; gave up trying to get back to sleep ~6, but the cat cuddles were nice % Bronx is staring at me from the foot of the bed. Hello Darkness, my old friend... ! 03:50PDT (12:50CEST) THE HOUSE IS OURS! (agent)Ceva has the keys! * up 6:30; S=5:37, BP=115/73, P=70; * abiraterone 06:55; rest of am drugs 08:00; pm drugs 22:22 * H2O: 08:09, ??:c; 18:26, * call Accent Dental to cancel next week's appointment -> Rescheduled to Thursday * 10am - 11:30 Memory Keepers grief support group . insurance form for movers. Sent scanned passports, re-sent shipper profile * 1:30 Elisabeth Geschiere & deep breathing plus an Irish blessing (of which I'd only heard half before) @ WAILS: Songs for Grief | Alexandra "Ahlay" Blakely @ What Repeat COVID Infections Do to Your Body, According to Science | SELF * walk: Fremont+89th 17:15: w=0.5mi?, s=1150, 7hp, 11min, 18mm * 2min: email Mary Jackson about transferring to a Passages group 0925We & awake 2:40ish * up 5:45; S=6:59; exercises, Dutch * abiraterone 5:46; rest of am drugs 06:56; pm drugs * H2O: 07:00, 18:00ish:honey-ginger, 18:22, * 15min: swap memory cards to give Panther 4GB of RAM, and Sable 16GB. * grab stool samples for Bronx and Ticia (separate bags) * 9:15 start herding cats * 10am Vet for all cats - all need their rabies shots, Cricket needs a new chip, Solensia for Cricket and Tish. Getting their claws trimmed wouldn't hurt. -> Brooklyn has gained the most weight, and has a heart murmur. They'll see him next week. Ticia has lost a little. All had rabies shots and bloodwork; Brooklyn one extra test * * finish insurance form, * sign, * scan and * send with dangerous goods form preliminary hi-value total 36625 (to Ovation) from lisp interaction. * charge Molly. top off her stash of N95 masks -- I think I threw one out a few days ago x cancel tomorrow's dental appointment -- I just don't have time * drop off N's return item at UPS * wash wolf blanket and bottom sheet * take UPSs _out_ of Molly, put with haulage % 20:17 very sleepy 0926Th & awake ? * up 6:30; S=7:43; Dutch ... exercise from wrangling boxes. * abiraterone 06:47; rest of am drugs 07:45; pm drugs; 23:40 * H2O: 8ish, 9ish:c, ginger beer, 17:42 x noon dentist * 10am connect with Eli at Northgate to retrieve tapes * make sure there's a box of CDs in the "staying" storage unit, and clearly marked * test pack big suitcase. Didn't put coffee stuff or urn in it, but plenty of room and not over the weight limit. -> still haven't dealt with the computers or disks * 15min: other sorting in Lair. : auto-pay withdrawal notice from Island County. Pretty sure that was paid by the lender : N returns from NY 0927Fr * litter boxen & awake * up 06:20; S=6:11; * abiraterone 06:26; rest of am drugs 07:13; pm drugs 22:00ish * H2O: 07:13, 8ish:c. * 8am-8:30 MOVERS!! Gentle Giant pickup date. House first then storage unit. -> had them ship the (empty) urn because I didn't want wierdness on the scanners -> had them ship my coffee cup, which was arguably a mistake. Found an insulated tumbler that will work. A little small. -> 13:30ish done in the house -> lunch break -- after that we'll move to the storage unit -> found a box of DVDs labeled for E, and the box with the IDE and SCSI hard drives (which I left to be shipped), several very old phones to recycle, and Blackroot! ... which I probably ruined by not checking voltage on the power brick I used. :P -> that, however, answers the question of how to take it with me. -> finished about 5:30 (place closes at 6) & dinner from Five Guys in Northgate, on the way back. Indulged in a chocolate shake. : the wall wart for the Casio keyboard appears to have been left on the TV ledge. :P -> but it's 120V only, so not worth taking along. 12V 1500ma positive sleeve. * packing: coffee stuff -and urn- in big suitcase. * cancel nextdoor -> tried gmail unsubscribe 0928Sa * up 05:30; S=6:29; exercises, Dutch % back pain: L QL probably. Haven't done that in a while; inconvenient * abiraterone 05:33; rest of am drugs 06:38; pm drugs * H2O: 8ish, 09ish:c; ?? * move Lair electric kettle to house coffee station; bring in HD interface & bring in coffee scoop from Lair * packing: socks, underwear -- keep out 2 sets; laundry Monday better packaging for the cats and Colleen. Still * 2min: update addresses in contacts * 3pm E' coming by for goodbye hugs (might be tomorrow) * ship (UPS) E the AKG mic; * ship R the wolf blanket & help N with _her_ packing; assemble cricket's sky kennel (Ticia's later) & apostilled documents, etc. to bottom of my backpack carry-on.b * Mom's iMac, at least, should go into storage; the mini is being shipped
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