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mdlbearIt was a pretty busy week, as my weeks go these days. It might even be considered productive, as my weeks go. Four walks, some music (including two sessions with m and N). Puttering with boxes (a stack fell over a week ago; nothing was broken fortunately, but it gave me an excuse to go through some more boxes.
There are still quite a few things missing. Some were undoubtedly left behind deliberately -- pretty sure that's what happened to the tablets and old phones, because batteries. No idea about some of the other stuff.
I finally got enough paperwork in to get SVB (Dutch equivalent to SSA) to agree that I need to get health insurance. I'm living here, and it's required, and that damned well should have been obvious two months ago. Grrr. N's is still up in the air and she's half-owner of the damned house.
I don't really feel at home. Anywhere. Seattle wasn't really home, either. But, really, I've been somewhat adrift since we left San Jose, and more so since Colleen died. Cue Where the Heart Is. Apparently five years in a place isn't quite enough. Ask me again in 2030. If I make it that far. If I start listing the places, people, and things I miss, I'll be here all night.
Cats and chosen family help a lot, though.
If you're sad about Joann Fabrics closing, here's a list of other places to shop for fabrics online (From Friday).
Notes & links: 0223Su * sift litter boxen & awake 3:40 * up 5:50ish; ; dishes, Dutch, ..., laundry * drugs: first am 06:49; rest am 7ish; 2*coffee; pm 20:33 @ I didn’t mean to become a counsellor | by Sonny Hallett autistic counsellor : one of the book stacks fell over -- third from my end, next to the window. Slid against the window, pushed the curtain over; now blocking the back (sliding) door. -> Found one (possibly both) of N's Ganesha sculptures in the process of clearing it. % sometimes I think I'm the only one here who's curious about what's in all the boxes. @ "I was going to make a noose, but instead I made a basket." - Sarah Kendzior & 2min: took out the plastic etc. from the kitchen bins. Discovered that the cardboard bin that's been sitting out all week is, in fact, ours The crack in the side wasn't where I remembered it, but in the back left corner * walk: N(m?) to the turnaround, ~1km; by the time I got back my L side was hurting pretty badly. With cane, which helped a little. -> heat % sleepy and in pain (2?) 0224Mo * change litter boxen & awake 3ish * up 6:30?; * drugs: first am x; rest am 06:41; 2*coffee; pm 20:45ish @ When they stop selling your favorite thing | The Seattle Times @ Ukraine Fact Sheet, February 21, 2025 | Institute for the Study of War * work on hsx and c-c websites: [main] element, body{ max-width:960; margins: auto; } @ Ten reasons for modest optimism - Robert Reich " The current coup is less than five weeks old, and resistance has only begun. The Trump-Vance-Musk regime will fail. Even so, the Democracy Movement now emerging will require at least a decade, if not a generation, to rebuild and strengthen what has been destroyed, and to fix the raging inequalities, injustices, and corruption that led so many to vote for Trump for a second time. " * scan/upload SVB forms. Took way too many tries because first I thought I was scanning text, but it was set for images, so I wasn't changing the resolution it was using; then I tried text and it crashed probably because no OCR, then finally image at low resolution and it worked. But I know how to do it now. @ Upload & sell your music on Apple, Spotify, Amazon and YouTube Music | DistroKid " Pay only €20.99 to upload unlimited albums & songs for a year " ! noticed that I was walking down stairs with more confidence than usual. * load drugs: no more prednisone. Fe tomorrow 0225Tu * sift litter boxen & awake 2:30 * up 5:45; ; * drugs: first am 05:57; rest am 07:07; 2*coffee; pm : thought I had another box of wet catfood. I don't. : we may be in serious trouble with the SVB application due to US assets -> EN version says "posessions" -> otoh skipped the "how do you support yourself" question; says "if you are not working..." : we may have made a bad mistake by not incorporating "Got some things to talk about / here beside the rising tide..." @ What Trump is really trying to do - Robert Reich * walk ~1km w\ m to the bridge before our usual turnaround. * Upload N's forms to SVB. More (computer) trouble than it should have taken. ~ N suggests contacting SVB via WhatsApp and asking what else they need; -> not needed; just got the authorization via message box -> contact VGZ to let them know -> forwarded the PDF as email. * N says International Health Center ihch.nl -- they can now sign up GPs ! huge relief knowing that I can have health insurance. -> actually still tense; maybe not as much. But still. * guitar: ship, where-the-heart-is, a verse of toolmakers, etc. -> fingers hurt @ The Cybertruck Is Even Worse Than We Thought | by Will Lockett | Feb, 2025 17x deadlier than the Pinto * order picture-hanging hardware from Hornbach, Noticed in passing that Bol has a lot of the same office stuff that $A does so ordered monitor stand and paperclips from Bol % 22:22 heartburn. third or fourth time today. ?worry? 0226We * sift litter boxen & awake 3:40ish * up 06:45ish; ; ..., singing, Dutch * drugs: first am x; rest am 08:20; pm 7ish @ Trump the Redeemer profoundly discouraging and pessimistic " The insurrectionists who sacked the capital on January 6th did so under three symbols—the Confederate flag, the gallows, and the cross. In doing so, these semi-literate [...] thugs showed a far better grasp of their ideology’s history than sophisticated liberals who ascribed their actions to ‘economic anxiety’. " " me: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Washington to be born? " @ Arctic study urges stronger climate action to prevent catastrophic warming (ysabetwordsmith) Arctic study urges stronger climate action to prevent catastrophic warming -> Disappearing landscapes: The Arctic at +2.7°C global warming | Science (gifted) @ All the risks of climate change, in a single graph | Vox Burning embers: towards more transparent and robust climate-change risk assessments | Nature Reviews When climate scientists set the graphs on fire - Greenpeace International @ Does planetary evolution favor human-like life? Study ups odds we’re not alone @ The Ultimate Bucket Hat! (it has pockets!) - YouTube Pockets on back and sides. The chin-strap is a phone charging cable! Brilliant. @ So much for that Voynich manuscript “solution” - Ars Technica % more acid stomach --> potato chips sometimes settle it <- could this be due to non-enteric-coated aspirin??? * singing: practice session with N and m. warmups, Lord of the Buffalo, workshopping the scripting and harmony for The October Country : DHL says catfood will be here by 8pm. Not likely. -> might still make it! -> did! @ With Great Power Came No Responsibility (26 Feb 2025) – Cory Doctorow 0227Th * sift litter boxen & awake ? * up 5:30ish (!); ; dishes, Dutch * drugs: first am 07:31; rest am 07:40; 2*coffee; pm @ The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2024--Positive News @ StarsOfCassiopeia: "!! COSPLAY RESOURCE -- FABRIC SHOPS LIST !! We're all super sad about Joann Fabrics closing... now's a great time to start making that list of other places to shop for fabrics online! Some of my personal favorites: 🧵⬇️" — Bluesky (via ysabetwordsmith | Joann Fabrics going out of business more links in the comments) @ TIL What is Leca and why is it useful for plants? NB: semi-hydroponic. cf perlite Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate -- those little brown balls in our garden! What is LECA? How to Use LECA for Plants (Your Final Guide) can mix with potting soil or use as a top dressing (which is what previous owners did) @ Sygdom: "Doing a guide for the Discord mess- (As I did on Tumblr!) Discord has added a feature that lets other people "enhance" or "edit" your images with different AI apps. It looks like the image below. Currently, you can't opt out from this at all. But here's few things you can do as a protest." — Bluesky * 15min: received and installed monitor shelf. It's glass, which made it easy to untangle/re-arrange the cabling. The USB hub and the Pi are underneath. @ Post owner Bezos announces shift in editorial section; Shipley to leave - WaPo “We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets,” [...] Bezos said that The Post no longer needs to offer a “broad-based opinion section” because of a diversity of opinions available online. -> I don't think any of my pens can handle the amount of vitriol I would need. @ Wikipedia Article of Theseus * 15min: properly hang m's lg canvas print. Kit included wire, loops, and crimp tubes The wire is stiffer than the usual stuff, so it was harder to allow for curvature. @ Defence experts warn about Dutch use of Starlink communications - DutchNews.nl @ Tax time! Get ready to file your 2024 tax return - DutchNews.nl -> Contact | Blue Umbrella 0228Fr * sift litter boxen & awake 3ish? * up 6:30ish (Bronx); ; dishes, ..., Dutch * drugs: first am x; rest am 8ish?; pm 20:43 & 2min: check card and bank balances. need to bump Bunq soon; pension lands in USB 3/1 @ The lab resurrecting ancient proteins to unlock life’s secrets - Big Think & 2min: download Schwab 1099s. Currently in ~/Downloads & 2min: unsubscribe from NYT emails @ TypeScript types can run DOOM (via andrewducker) * call int'l health center to schedule bloodwork, get scrip for doxazosin and maybe abiraterone -- N helped me make the call. And for some reason my dialpad wasn't working in their menu. Which is weird. 070 306 5100 * walk: w\ m, to the usual turnaround, ~1km. @ bladespark | The Hopeless Autist's Guide to Approaching People in Public. (ysabetwordsmith @ Today’s ‘economic blackout’ began from an unlikely source. But it’s tapped into Americans’ anger | CNN Business @ Microsoft hangs up on Skype: service to shut down May 5, 2025 | TechCrunch N ordered bookcases for the living room. I owe her half. & order new battery for (un)Sable % back pain -> 220mg Naproxen. next allowed dose 11am 0301Sa * sift litter boxen & awake - don't remember waking up until 6ish and Bronx % putting a towel across the bed definitely helps with the night sweats. * up 6:15ish; ; dishes, Dutch; ... teeth brushed at bedtime * drugs: first am 07:59; rest am 8ish; 2*coffee; pm 20:ish : 13:ish m leaving for NYC, Seattle @ Use of tense when referring to death - Cass-Maran Consulting (andrewducker) * kf: N and m workshopping the bridge harmony of October Country -- me just listening @ The Mozilla Cycle, Part I: Taggart Tech firefox : new battery for unSable rejected by the BIOS. Growf. Fix with bios flash E https://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec/ * 22:30 naproxen 440; next allowed dose 10:30am, if needed
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Date: 2025-03-03 10:56 am (UTC)