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I'm skipping that. I have my mental health to preserve and plenty of other good people are risking their own to make sure that anything I absolutely need to know from that event will get to me.
Update: 16 August 2025
Aug. 16th, 2025 09:04 pmI got the bins from Canadian Tire.
I'm still recovering from the shopping trip. Considering that I walked half of it in the weather I did, I should have gone directly to bed.
Came downstairs to the office, instead.
Thinking about cleaning the iCan-branded computer-mouse, particularly the scroll-wheel. If I knew where on iFixit to look...
I'm still recovering from the shopping trip. Considering that I walked half of it in the weather I did, I should have gone directly to bed.
Came downstairs to the office, instead.
Thinking about cleaning the iCan-branded computer-mouse, particularly the scroll-wheel. If I knew where on iFixit to look...
Checking In - 16 August 2025
Aug. 16th, 2025 12:58 pmChores.
That's my word for today.
Bedding-laundry, shopping, computer-mouse replacement, new colour-pencils for Mom, and if I can push myself the rest of the way, new storage bins to keep the basement reorg process going. Not sure that last item is going to be doable with today's local weather. Hot and humid.
Talked with the writer of San Francisco 2161 last night about proposed maps for his now-finished Trek-inspired fanfic project about the negotiations to co-found the Federation. What maps should there be attached, what forms they should take, that sort of thing.
I'm also toying with an idea for a prose fanfic project of my own centred on one of the participants in that story and a prequel, In the Raptor's Claws about the Coaltion-Romulan War that preceded the Federation. Specifically Nathan Samuels, whom Enterprise-watchers may remember as portrayed by Harry Groener. Not sure if this is going to go anywhere beyond maybe a couple of paragraphs before getting derailed by a job offer or loss of housing or whatever.
We'll see.
That's my word for today.
Bedding-laundry, shopping, computer-mouse replacement, new colour-pencils for Mom, and if I can push myself the rest of the way, new storage bins to keep the basement reorg process going. Not sure that last item is going to be doable with today's local weather. Hot and humid.
Talked with the writer of San Francisco 2161 last night about proposed maps for his now-finished Trek-inspired fanfic project about the negotiations to co-found the Federation. What maps should there be attached, what forms they should take, that sort of thing.
I'm also toying with an idea for a prose fanfic project of my own centred on one of the participants in that story and a prequel, In the Raptor's Claws about the Coaltion-Romulan War that preceded the Federation. Specifically Nathan Samuels, whom Enterprise-watchers may remember as portrayed by Harry Groener. Not sure if this is going to go anywhere beyond maybe a couple of paragraphs before getting derailed by a job offer or loss of housing or whatever.
We'll see.
Day of Rest
Sep. 17th, 2023 09:31 pmOf course, I haven't really rested today. The following things got done today:
- vacuumed two floors of the house
- picked out stars to host a half-dozen or so planets on that Edge of Midnight map project
- did two walking/shopping trips mainly for exercise
- practiced a bit more for Clip Studio Paint via the Cintiq tablet/monitor
- uploaded a scan of a sketch I drew for my Amateur Press Alliance back in 2006 to various social media outlets for the sake of self-promotion and because of Batman Day
- cleaned up some of my kitchen mess
- applied for another job
- cleaned my CPAP gear, as I need to do each weekend
- wrote a note of comment to the Ottawa Board of Health about protection measures against SARS-CoV-2 and other contagions of note and worry
I'd like to get a new "office/studio" chair, but barring some surprise via trashnothing.com, that's probably not going to happen soon. The one I use currently leans a bit to my right because of years of my leaning to that side when I sit down in it. Also, it deflates an inch after a certain amount of time sitting down.
- vacuumed two floors of the house
- picked out stars to host a half-dozen or so planets on that Edge of Midnight map project
- did two walking/shopping trips mainly for exercise
- practiced a bit more for Clip Studio Paint via the Cintiq tablet/monitor
- uploaded a scan of a sketch I drew for my Amateur Press Alliance back in 2006 to various social media outlets for the sake of self-promotion and because of Batman Day
- cleaned up some of my kitchen mess
- applied for another job
- cleaned my CPAP gear, as I need to do each weekend
- wrote a note of comment to the Ottawa Board of Health about protection measures against SARS-CoV-2 and other contagions of note and worry
I'd like to get a new "office/studio" chair, but barring some surprise via trashnothing.com, that's probably not going to happen soon. The one I use currently leans a bit to my right because of years of my leaning to that side when I sit down in it. Also, it deflates an inch after a certain amount of time sitting down.
Travelling through this on foot and on public transit will not be fun.
I still have chores to do later this morning and afternoon, though.
I still have chores to do later this morning and afternoon, though.
Sunday Plans
Dec. 3rd, 2022 10:49 pmI've got a ByMUG meeting tomorrow, so I'll be in the house for that. Bedding as laundry, maybe, too. Or that might wait another week. Depends on what the rest of the household needs to do in the morning.
Checking In - 9 Sept. 2022
Sep. 9th, 2022 09:59 pmNot much to say today. I got stuff done, true, especially with my airline travel map project, although that was focused mainly on switching the font on the label text over to something more embeddable in PDF files. I hope.
More to talk about, perhaps more coherently, tomorrow morning, I hope.
More to talk about, perhaps more coherently, tomorrow morning, I hope.
Beginning September 2022
Sep. 1st, 2022 07:57 pmAnother job applied for, some more learning about how to argue for voting during an election done, and next year's air filters for the CPAP machine bought as well. Among other adulting done today, that is.
And that's how September 2022 started for me.
And that's how September 2022 started for me.
Pen and Paper Workshop News
Jul. 26th, 2022 10:45 amLooks like we're going to restart our writing workshop sessions in person again at the Rideau Branch of the Ottawa Public Library on Tuesday nights come September. I'll try to remember to upload the advertising design-work I've just had approved closer to the start date.
Meantime, I've got offline chores to do over noon hour, so I'll "see" you this afternoon, okay?
Meantime, I've got offline chores to do over noon hour, so I'll "see" you this afternoon, okay?
Checking In - 3 July 2022
Jul. 3rd, 2022 09:12 pmDidn't visit anyone today. Instead, I listened to the radio, did laundry and shopping chores, and attended a Mac User Group meeting via Zoom. Oh, and worked on a design project on spec...which I expect to amount to nothing helpful to anyone.
Checking In - 2 July 2022
Jul. 2nd, 2022 10:32 pmLaundry and shopping got done. Bus pass has been updated for another month.
Ottawa the city is still here, too.
Ottawa the city is still here, too.
May Day 2022
May. 1st, 2022 08:11 pmSo I've spent the day in family conference - that gets discussed in "access list" entries - as well as a ByMUG meeting, some house chores, Clip Studio Paint practice, culling basement and e-mail clutter, and other stuff.
Chills, Thrills and Hopefully No Spills
Jan. 15th, 2022 09:16 amSo we're starting the day in Ottawa-Gatineau with an Extreme Cold Warning. This is not something I was looking forward to, as I have assorted shopping chores requiring a certain amount of travel today.
One of the first things I noticed on the news on my cleverphone at breakfast today was the death of Alexa McDonough. She used to be the federal NDP leader back in the 1990's. First woman to lead a federal party in Canada that I can recall. I believe that I met her once at a discussion on women in politics at the National Arts Centre, but I cannot recall the exact year.
More if I can think of it later today...I hope?
One of the first things I noticed on the news on my cleverphone at breakfast today was the death of Alexa McDonough. She used to be the federal NDP leader back in the 1990's. First woman to lead a federal party in Canada that I can recall. I believe that I met her once at a discussion on women in politics at the National Arts Centre, but I cannot recall the exact year.
More if I can think of it later today...I hope?
Checking In - 20 Nov 2021
Nov. 20th, 2021 09:07 pmQuiet grey day here this afternoon. I got some laundry chores and some shopping done. Not much else to share right now.
Excpected Activities Today
Sep. 20th, 2021 08:35 am- job search chores
- city council transit committee meeting broadcast via YouTube
- house chores
- walking exercise
- voting in the federal election
- other activities TBDL
- city council transit committee meeting broadcast via YouTube
- house chores
- walking exercise
- voting in the federal election
- other activities TBDL
