mdlbear | Done Since 2024-11-03 (Reply)

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln,...

Even ignoring the election news from the US, it hasn't been a particularly great week for me. Part of that is a flare-up of the chronic blepharitis in my left eyelids. Part of that is a recalcitrant fiber modem that won't let me log in using its default admin password (perfectly usable, it just has an annoyingly long WiFi password and doesn't fit the household naming scheme). Part of it's paperwork. Part of it is that cardboard and paper recycling only gets picked up every four weeks.

On the plus side we have internet, with ethernet to every floor so that we can run WiFi access points. And going up and down stairs every day (typically at least twice, more if I have to chase after Bronx) gets easier every day. (But doesn't quite make up for not walking enough.) And I ordered a RaspberryPi 4 for a file server. Called it Centraal, in honor of Central, the original server at Grand Central Starport. As of this writing it's not completely set up. It's between two and three times faster than Sable, my X230 laptop.

Notes & links:
0103Su
& awake 4ish
* up 8am; S=8:17; teeth, Dutch
* abiraterone 8ish; rest of am drugs 16:12 (eep); pm drugs
% physiological logging skipped for the day - not started
@ Old School Websites with a Modern Twist | LinkedIn
* hook up fiber router -> no internet, but not expected until Tuesday % stressful
WiFi password works, but admin login doesn't appear to.
* 15min: run dishwasher
@ Politicians not ambitious enough to save nature, say scientists
@ Demystifying The Regular Expression That Checks If A Number Is Prime clever regex
% and what idiot thought it would be a good idea to take more laptops then power bricks?
& email to Stanford about Stanford Univ. ID (not to be confused with the _other_ SUID)

1104Mo
& awake 1:30ish, drifting until 4 or so
* up 6:50ish; S=7:54; Dutch, kegels
* abiraterone 06:52; rest of am drugs; pm drugs
: The loud clunking sound from my room isn't Bronx trying to open the door, it's Bronx
tipping the red cube ottoman and releasing it, apparently just to make a noise.
-> but according to N he actually _is_ getting out, and was found in her room
-> Brooklyn has been allowed out and is exploring downstairs.
-> so have Bronx and Ticia, but so far neither has ventured far
* vote. G is taking the completed ballots to the post office in Wateringen
* unsubscribe Carfax
* download medical records: print-friendly medications list, optical prescription, and
the short health summary (with a single visit -- you have to pick one)
-> also requested a record since 01/2022 (which amounted to 71MB, and failed)
-> also changed address, and added NL as a "temporary" address and phone number.
-> originally tried to set main address and phone, but failed to verify phone because
it couldn't send SMS to it, apparently
* CHANGE OF ADDRESS -- DOL, voter reg. -- must log in to License Express
* 2min: took out a couple of bags of styrofoam. The first one was marginally too long
and got stuck; fortunately repeated slamming knocked it loose. Squashed the next.
& paid for G's Jumbo order with my Bunq card -- his hasn't arrived yet.
: 18:26 major net connection slowdown. Dumped FF to keep things sane for ssh
Apparently due to my phone deciding to get internet from N's phone! :P Or else due
to hitting some daily limit they haven't said anything about. It's happening to N too.
: Should keep track of the days when I have to take my US phone out of airplane mode
: iron glycinate from $A arrived yesterday
* load drugs - seems to have gotten out of sync - should be Tu or We

1105Tu Election Day in the US * litter boxen
& awake 5ish; cuddles with both cats. Of course then I had to get up, just as they were
getting settled next to me.
* up 5:40; S=7:34; Dutch (400 day streak, modulo freezes)
* abiraterone 5:45; rest of am drugs; pm drugs
* Caiway fiber internet install scheduled -> power up router after 6am
~6:20 powered up. 07:15 still no connection. No live customer service until 9am
: another power flip worked. Wij hebben internet. 🛜 There are short cables which
will need extending. There are also cables that don't seem to have usable ends in
the utility closet, so those may not ever get used.
-> the switch arrived for the short cables, so now we have ethernet in the LR as well
* download long health record
* fill out destination and customs form for movers;
-> find scan of BSN notice -> ~/Desktop
-> one form isn't submitting, and another is dubious. Still need to print/scan one
* 7pm - 8:30 (10:00-11:30 PST) Passages support group (first Tuesday)
-> went upstairs, then found that the WiFi was unstable so went over to the side of
the bed that had the ethernet (I'd been in the chair with the laptop table, so I
just unplugged the power brick and rolled the table over). I'll have to work on
set-up for next time.
* litter box - need litter, garbage bag, liner
& spent at least an hour dozing in the chair in my room with Bronx in my lap. He makes
a lovely lap-cat. Large part of why I wanted the chair.

1106We
& awake 4:50ish
* up 5:15; S=4??; dishes, Dutch
* abiraterone 5:15; rest of am drugs 6:30ish; pm drugs
* 2min: move Seattle stuff from notes.done to old-notes.done
~ reset Fiber modem before anyone else gets up.
-> reset and 30-second reset did not restore default p/w.
-> decided not to risk 30-30-30 this morning. Tomorrow maybe.
* Also re-route cables sanely,
~ and check the ethernet cable next to the family shrine -> not currently live
Weird because I'm pretty sure it _was_ live before. Might have been wrong.
& order Rasp. Pi 4 for use as (interim?) household fileserver.
* 2min: unsubscribe woot.com, cpap.com
* 15min: garbage, incl. a bag of mis-binned non-recyclables
* 15min: remove wrongly-sorted garbage from PCB bin
@ 10 ways to be prepared and grounded it Trump wins | Waging Nonviolence
* bring up trash can for b/r
* Pi4 kit arrived. Won't power it up until after I've called about the cardboard
~ contact Norco CPAP supplies 09:00-20:00 EST/EDT (UTC -5/UTC -4) 1-844-371-8195.
-> simply set contact method to "do not contact" -- should do it.

1107Th * litter boxen
& awake 2ish
* up 7:15 (7am alarm); ; Dutch, laundry
* abiraterone 7:15; rest of am drugs 13:36; pm drugs
& had to chase after Bronx, followed immediately by Ticia, coming in from the bathroom.
Fortunately they didn't try to go up or down the stairs.
* try 10s, 30-30-30 resets
10s -> reset failed login counter, but failed. 30-30-30 did NOT reset counter, failed
* free up the ethernet switch with another splice. Could then go to my room, but that
really needs an access point as well. Opal?
@ Pluralistic: How to have cancer (05 Nov 2024) – Cory Doctorow things learned
@ Pluralistic: Keeping a suspense file gives you superpowers (26 Oct 2024)
" Restarting my suspense file made me realize how many of the (often expensive or
painful) fumbles I've had since the pandemic were the result of me not noticing that
someone else hadn't gotten back to me. "
* install new litter box!! - needs more litter -> bag brought up -> done 13:36
* start laundry
. PRIORITY! arrange for cardboard bulk pickup -> If I'm reading it right we can just
stack some next to the container on pickup day, which is Nov. 11.
-> 10:27 chat - not too helpful. See above, basically. No help about max size pieces
Still need to check with city if they do special pickups of cardboard.
-> 15:54 call: they don't, but there's no limit on what they will take. Supposedly.
@ Separating waste: paper - The Hague
& move Schildhaven1 (wall-mount TP-link access point) to my room to get something on the
first floor (G's request). Can splice in the switch later maybe.
* bring up correct size garbage can. Re-install bag.
* installed one of the new litter boxes, with a shield and strainer.
& schwab. Trouble getting verified; had to install 2FA with Symantec VIP Access app
with help from tech support
& Poor signal after movring Schildhaven1 upstairs, so switched both phones to the fiber
router. Which I still can't log in on the change the WiFi SSID and password.

1108Fr litter boxen - sift
& awake sometime between 1 and 3
* up 6:30ish; ;
* abiraterone 6:30ish; rest of am drugs 07:32; pm drugs
: Bronx led me a merry chase, including up and down the stairs. Several times.
Fortunately I'm in shape to do that now. Fortunately he didn't go up on any desks or
the kitchen counter, which were the main things I was concerned about. Ticia got out
a couple of times but apparently didn't want to tackle the stairs, and went back.
@ a few _good_ election results – @andrewducker on Tumblr
@ siderea | Get your reproductive care before inauguration, schedule it NOW
* apply for DigiD. activation letter expected in 3 business days
* 11:30-12ish go out with N to look at scooters
decided to order a folding scooter; really want a micro-car but may be too big
: ran out of card top-ups on BUNQ; tried to use xoom, which is a paypal thing, may or
may not have worked because of billing address mismatches. Updated billing address
(to LC) for AX cards. Couldn't do it for BECU because it doesn't work on weekends, or
something.
: add NL phone number to Bunq.
% I haven't been noting it, but my left eye has been hurting for months. Worse, I
think, since 1 October when we arrived in Den Haag
& unsubscribe Travelpro

1109Sa * litter boxen: sift
& awake 2:30ish
* up 6:30ish; ; Dutch, teeth
* abiraterone 6:30ish; rest of am drugs 09:02; pm drugs 22:30
@ Shufflebuzz's Guide to Citizenship by Descent : r/USAexit
* 15min: move one of the big white dressers from the MBR to mine. (with N)
* 15min: dishes
~ got the drawer together; screws on one side were too close to the inside edge. No
idea why. But the thing is together (maybe not so securely) and works,
: I find myself in the wierd position of not having enough micro-USB charging cables
* boxing up cardboard. Easier than stacking for smaller ones. A bit hard on my
shoulders; N agreed that taking a bath tonight would be a good idea.
% the eye is a little better and would probably improve if I can keep from touching it
& got R a new phone -- refurb Pixel Pro 6, same as mine. His current phone was
Colleen's; don't remember whether that's a Pixel 3 or a 5
* 15min: wrote out a raspbian image for Centraal.
* bath. Warm compresses definitely helped the L eye
* brought up two of the new cat carriers -- both cats explored them and
Ticia stayed in hers for quite a while.