Done Since 2021-09-26
Not a tremendously productive week, but more productive than many, so I'll take it. Sleeping longer on average -- not sure what that indicates.
I finished up $writing-gig-3 and sent in an invoice. It went a lot more slowly than I'd expected; I'm not sure I can ramp my computer-related writing up far enough to re-start Computer Curmudgeon.
I watched the first three episodes of Foundation on Apple TV. My guess is that I'll stop after my 7-day free trial is over -- I'm okay with some of the changes they've made, but some of the others seem to be leading off in directions they can't possibly connect with what happens later in the books. Which I am re-reading, of course. Rabbit holes, as usual.
I have been letting mail and other paperwork accumulate unsorted for altogether too long.
Top links: Working From Orbit. VR Productivity in (or Above) a WFA… | by Paul Tomlinson; Potential Remnants of Original Dinosaur DNA Discovered in Exquisitely Preserved Dinosaur Cells. Also see Thursday for more about "workhomes" -- buildings designed for both living and work. (Non-spoiler: it's not a new idea.)
Notes & links: 0926Su * up 7ish; S=7:06; about half an hour cuddling Ticia before getting out of bed. Shower * pack video recorder ~ pack a couple of coasters -> we had several sets of coasters in the house and I can't find ANY of them. Weird. I did find one of my old hard-disk platters. One. Possibbly cleaned up in the tea cabinet purge. Cut a pair out of black packing foam. -> possibly in garage? -> nope @ Potential Remnants of Original Dinosaur DNA Discovered in Exquisitely Preserved Dinosaur Cells * dig out will; identify executor (note: needs changing); move to safe * (from $editor) Hey Steve, Thanks, looks awesome. Please go ahead and invoice for this. $ I HSX sch. C $1000 invoiced to $client for $writing-gig-3 sent * write a check or do other paperwork -> will counts; also invoice. should do w4 too % meloxicam 7pm with drugs % 9ish sleepy 0927Mo & awake 1:55; down 2:30 * up 6ish; S=5:59, BP=1398/79 (high), P=63; @ Google Issues Warning For 2 Billion Chrome Users * before leaving RE collect * night guard * drugs * CPAP * order bagels * Bagels: 4 salt, 2 everything, 1 cinnamon raisin. 6 plain 2 tubs plain cream cheese @ Intoxication and Civilization: Beer’s Ancient Past | Science History Institute Stress Baking and the Comfort of Connection | Science History Institute How Drinking Beer Is in Our DNA: An Interview with Jessica Zinskie alcohol dehydrogenase * coasters in -small compartment of backpack- (I think of it as "front", but it's actually in back when I'm wearing the thing.) -> _main compartment_ in sandwich bag % right hip very painful. (4.5-5.5) * an apple and a Kind bar for lunch. Probably more later % 2:30ish pain left lower abdomen -- probably gas given the location R. hip okay -> 14:50 gas-x do not exceed 6 softgels in 24 hours, so 4-hour interval -> 17:13 seems to have resolved. So, yeah--gas 17:38 um... not quite. improving? * looked at the disk that used to be in E's Acer and which I made a hash of because I didn't understand UEFI at the time. It's Win7 home premium. Since I already have Win7 Pro on several machines, I don't need to worry about damaging by trying to convert it back to GPT, which seems like it would be a good idea. -> not clear how successful that was @ Foundation: The 'unfilmable' sci-fi epic now on our screens - BBC Culture 0928Tu * up 7:40ish; S=8:46, BP=112/70, P=60; exercises " QOTD: me: I found something that's going to make me subscribe to Apple TV... G (skeptical): What? Me: Foundation. G: Not fair! " : as it turned out, there were four TeTonic coasters in my backpack, under the wallet * Walk: with N, to Greenwood Park (~.5mi round trip) Nice little neighborhood park * get domain name, Wordpress (DreamPress Pro) for N's+my new blog % meloxicam 10:15 with pm drugs 0929We & awake 4am; S=5:20; back down ~4:05; gave up 4:35; back down 5:35; gave up 6:30 * Up 6:30ish?; S=6.5ish; % lower back pain, left side p=4ish % 11:30 left shoulder pain p=4. But not the lower back now. Conservation law? * dishes & do maintenance/pruning in wibnif.do and must.do (somewhat depressing) research solar catamarans (fun) -* 30+ minutes; Foundation trailer as reward; 2:50 * 5:45 start dinner - target is 6:45. G is on call. Finished at 6:42 @ Working From Orbit. VR Productivity in (or Above) a WFA… | by Paul Tomlinson @ The Best Crutch Alternative | iWALK 3.0 [Free 1-2 Day Shipping] requires ability to climb stairs and stand on one leg prior to injury. So... 0930Th * up 6am; S=7:01, BP=122/71, P=61; exercises & bought Flash Pro: World's Fastest Powerbank Redesigned via IndieGoGo based on this Review ZDNet (the review is for the Pro Plus, but that's Apple-oriented) * posted Thankful Thursday (bagel for second breakfast as incentive) @ Frances Holliss: Space, Buildings and the Life Worlds of Home-Based Workers (ysabetwordsmith) Design for home-based work at London Metropolitan University--The Workhome Project * sent email to Mom's lawyer about the accounts at Raymond James -- have those been set up yet? (snack as incentive) * Signed up with Apple TV (tv.apple.com) - regular Apple ID with added credit card (AX) Watching Foundation. Episode 3 comes out tomorrow. Rather darker than I remember the book being, but engrossing. Episode 2 goes to some very weird -- and very dark -- places. Gratuitous violence all over the place. Not sure I'll keep up my subscription after the 7-day free trial. * set up the shelf next to the sink in the bathroom. Slightly tilted, but okay 1001Fr & awake 5ish; failed to get back to sleep * up 6ish; S=6:30; @ Science History Institute | Home @ Astronomers solve centuries-old mystery of supernova observed in 1181 | Ars New, Third Type of Supernova Observed - W. M. Keck Observatory electron-capture Wolf-Rayet star @ Foundation (Complete Books) : Isaac Asimov : Free Download : Internet Archive presumably mostly still under copyright in the US; community upload. Currently reading Foundation -> which is, of course a rabbit-hole @ The Five Best Open Source Calendar Servers for Linux - Linux.com % meloxicam with pm drugs 1002Sa * litter boxen * up 7:20; S=8:47; * leave for Whidbey ~9:30 * before leaving, remove CPAP humidifier tub -- there's another on Whidbey * before leaving RS collect: * night guard * drugs * CPAP; * leave a key for Molly (coordinate with N.). Head out in Aurelia * after arrival: o water orchids * sort mail * ~5:15 finished Foundation and Empire * 7pm part I of Second Foundation . try to find wheelchair paperwork -> there's a lot of paper. Needs sorting and filing % meloxicam 8:15 with pm drugs * Watched the third episode of Foundation. Introduces Salvor Hardin, who is a young woman and is some kind of guardian rather than Mayor. ?? & bought Flash Pro: World's Fastest Powerbank Redesigned via IndieGoGo based on this Review ZDNet (the review is for the Pro Plus, but that's Apple-oriented) * posted Thankful Thursday (bagel for second breakfast as incentive) @ Frances Holliss: Space, Buildings and the Life Worlds of Home-Based Workers (ysabetwordsmith) Design for home-based work at London Metropolitan University--The Workhome Project * sent email to Mom's lawyer about the accounts at Raymond James -- have those been set up yet? (snack as incentive) * Signed up with Apple TV (tv.apple.com) - regular Apple ID with added credit card (AX) Watching Foundation. Episode 3 comes out tomorrow. Rather darker than I remember the book being, but engrossing. Episode 2 goes to some very weird -- and very dark -- places. Gratuitous violence all over the place. Not sure I'll keep up my subscription after the 7-day free trial. * set up the shelf next to the sink in the bathroom. Slightly tilted, but okay
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