Done Since 2019-05-05
Well, the big event this weekend was RainbowCon 3. It was a good weekend, modulo some tech failures around recording and streaming, and logistical problems getting Colleen out of and back into the car -- but she was there for Sunday's Ecumenifilk/Celebration of Life circle, which was mostly in her honor. The con was small enough at that point that we were able to move the circle into the main house, so she didn't have to try to get into the main performance space in the Box Room. The Maypole dance also came off well, and Colleen and the other non-dancers were able to sit on the porch and watch.
I was alarmed at how weak she is, and how much help she needed with car transfers (we called 911 for both of them at our end). Worried. But even with that, she "had an absolute blast" (her words, when Naomi called -- we were in the ferry line -- and asked), which made the whole exercise worthwhile.
The laser printer was giving me fits all week. Some kind of buffering problem, I think; any job over a couple of pages would end up being cut short. The network interface seemed somewhat better, but had problems waking the damned printer up.
On the whole, a pretty good week, and a very good con, despite all the hassles. Because Colleen.
Notes & links:
0505Su Cinco de Mayo & Awake 3:30ish; back to bed ~5 * up 7:45ish; S=5:11; * print songs x practice a little before going down to Edmonds (in separate cars) * bring the Easter candy to Prestige for C to give to staff * bring iced sweet tea to Prestige ~ bring hearing aid instructions -> apparently they're not set up with volume controls, though they can be. To be worked on. * Singing: The River, Windward, Lock Keeper, Under His Hat He Had Things, Bells of Norwich, The River (reprise -- C asked for it). N video-recorded The River both times, saying quietly that it was for me. Second time much better, of course. % legs still a bit shaky over four hours later. WTF? 0506Mo & awake 3:30ish again; back to sleep fairly quickly after bathroom trip. % very hot -- probably need fewer blankets now * up 6:30ish; W=203.4; (CPapp not working) * 8:50 - j on 9am ferry. Go if haven't heard from N by 8 @ A hacker is wiping Git repositories and asking for a ransom | ZDNet GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket Repos Hit By Ransomware That Demands Bitcoin Don't publicly expose .git last section shows how to block web access to .git protecting _all_ dotfiles requires leaving .well-known open (eg for Let's Encrypt) * First draft of $GIG complete. Some back-fill needed, of course, in parts I skipped over * left message with Dusty Strings for harp rental @ The Libertarian Freedom of Cyberspace Is Over|The Atlantic The End of Cyberspace " Internet theorists and companies once declared themselves free of nations and governance, but that’s all over now. " : so far the best options for streaming are - Zoom I know this works - YouTube -> requires setup (done) and 24 hours - ConcertWindow apparently I set up an account before RC1; never used it. - Facebook -> requires setting up an encoder. Also Facebook - Hangouts known to work, but Google. * $80 to E for book purchase 0507Tu * up 6ish; S=5:56; @ Alt-texts: The Ultimate Guide - Axess Lab(alexseanchai) * harp rental Ravenna (or anything else with 34 strings except Serrana) dusty strings 10:30-6 call (206) 634-1662 all theyhave ATM are 26-string harps, unfortunately : waiting in the ferry line I heard a song -- "No Other Love" from a musical I'd never heard of, Me and Juliet, that I was positive was the same melody as "Beneath the Southern Cross" by Richard Rogers. Yup. My favorite melody from Victory at Sea -- it's a very good documentary, but the sound track is GLORIOUS. % C burst into tears because she'd tried to call me yesterday to brag about having taken two steps, but the call dropped. The fact that she told me today seems not to matter. % knocked C's table over trying to position it for lunch. slightly injured; juice spilled on cape, which will have to be taken home and washed. ! 12:30 I'm a wreck. I _guess_ it's an emotion; don't know what. Lost it : 1pm and then she was crying because she was lonely and wanted someone to talk to, and I wasn't doing that. -> I tried, but it was late by then. * kibble % a lot of stress about the lateness of $GIG * SL: 6 milky way bars (3 if cookies),, Office Depot: paper TJ didn't have black+whites = C's wheelchair at Prestige has a 20" seat; 28" wheel to wheel * The social worker is going to order one for us; should be covered by medicare+gap * we'd have to unhinge the bathroom door; without it it's barely 29". Bedroom is fine. * check out G Hangouts, youtube on C's tablet (won't work. Foo.) -> zoom does work -- $A has the app in their store. -> set up Asus tablet for her * Science with j * wrote description metadata in $PRJ 0508We & awake 2:30ish * Up 6:50; ; shower @ dw_dev | [London & remote] Volunteer weekend: coming up! => best set of access notes and house rules ever * 15min: tasks : * settle mattress issue in small box, * change bedding in small box, * get Thai mat into big box, & bring garbage cans down from curb, * take down maypole, * re-string maypole, clean out Molly's * back seat and * trunk, * unpack tent for Chaos, . clean up LR, ~ buy basic snack food (chips and soda), = re-stringing the maypole: lay the ribbons out as two sets in ROYGBI order; tie the two sets with a square knot; clip a carabiner on each of the two standing parts; clip the third carabiner through the first two and the eye-hook. % very sweaty, tired, and wobbly in the legs. But accomplished. * run laundry for me, C, and N @ Jenna Quindica - Supporting Engineers with Mental Health Issues - PyCon 2019 S(L) https://github.com/PyCon/2019-slides OSMI Home :: Open Sourcing Mental Illness - Changing how we talk about mental health in the tech community - Stronger Than Fear Home - Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Home | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness * meet with N and talk about logistics. 0509Th * up 5:15ish; W=203.4, S=5:49; * 8am wake N and j; discuss plans * 9am head down to visit C * bring C's * dvd player, * Chicago and other musicals; Lord Peter ~(from beside chair); ASUS tablet, rose-gold compact mirror -> green shopping bag * (am) practice car transfers with C at Prestige * make sure Zoom works to the Asus tablet. * go down to RS; come back with G (and j) while N goes down to the airport x collect Jen's harp, -> will be delivered tomorrow btw 9am and noon 0510-12 Rainbowcon 0510Fr * up 5:35; S=6:05; ~ make PR for $GIG . work on RC program : Cygnus got into a _really_ weird state. Wouldn't stay booted -> ?fixed by booting off a stick, then restarting in maintenance mode. Weird. Whether it will boot normally now, who knows? Desktop window got itself managed by xmonad -> manage as ignore; rm xmonad.state * (G) Tim calling sometime for ferry pickup * 9am-noon be on hand for harp delivery -> it's big * RC pocket programs. 10 with names for the guests, 15 with just events * drop off cats at Bayview Pet Resort, 6621 Sills Road, Clinton; 8:30-12:30, 1:30-5 collecting Ticia was stressful. : DF (old family friend) who drove R up (A stayed home), was kicked out by N because he wouldn't cut out the politics. This is a politics-free zone. This was after he tripped over the trailer tongue and had to be helped up by Tim and G; just as I was starting to get the cats ready to go. % I probably shouldn't be this overloaded, but I am. N told me to go hole up for a while, which was approximately what I had been _planning_ to do when I got back from boarding the cats. -I think- my bandwidth goes down when I'm stressed. % 3:40 also I haven't had lunch. ~ run off a copy of the LgF songbook. Mine too, actually. -> Printing multiple pages from evince seems to be flaky. 0510Sa * up 6am; S=5:59; shower, naproxen * 8ish Steven Schwartz needs to go the the pharmacy (in L's room) Pharmacy hours 9-6. * pick up milk and cookies for the circle at 10am * buy folding chairs Ace hours 8am-7 six on sale @ $11.95 * finally got hold of C by calling Prestige and then the room (where they helped answer) -> not getting notification by invite; will try email. : Got C on Zoom for most of the Josh and Lisa concert. Some glitches because I'm not familiar with the UI, which is rather miserable. @ It's Not Coming, It's Here: Bill McKibben on Our New Climate Reality (ysabetwordsmith) unmitigated grimness. We're screwed. % It suddenly occurred to me that V, C and I are (most likely) the oldest people here. : I have been spending ther last hour or so in my office chair. @alatefeline showed up; big hug * C on Zoom for Jen's concert 0512Su Mother's Day * up 5:50; S=6:22; * leave ~6am. * 8am pick up C ~8am : delay while we called 911 to get C unstuck from where she was trying to get out of the car and into the scooter. * Ecumenifilk/celebration circle (scheduled for 10) The River (N's request), Bells of Norwich, Where the Heart Is, Gentle Arms of Eden (j's request) Riverheart (C's request) * Debutantes' circle: Go No More A'Rovin', * Maypole dance - C, T", and R on the porch watching. : C required help getting back into the car. Did much better getting out at Prestige, but still required help. I'm worried. Lots of edema, too; some no doubt from sitting so long in the scooter, but probably not all, which is worrying. : Noticed a ding on Molly's rear door. Scooter?? Only thing I can figure. * 8:15pm call Mom
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