On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

1. The job search continues. As I type this, I'm looking at Indeed and Jobilico. I expect to check several federal commissions, departments and agencies, a couple of crown corporations, GC Jobs, the federal Job Bank, and at least ten temp placement companies (yet again) over the rest of today.

2. I hope to listen to Ontario Today at noon, because Perseverance on Mars is the topic of the day.

3. Downloading new updates for Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher.

4. The Affinity suite is still on sale from Serif.com at half-price as I type this. About C$35 for each of the three programs in the suite.

5. Inkscape and Krita and the like are also still useful freeware, so why not get those too?

6. Listening to The Current right now. The discussion in progress as I type this entry?

Letter-writing. Actual letters through the paper-mail system. Apparently, this is making a come-back among many who have the time and enough other resources.

7. More later today as I think of it.

Well, this was a quiet day too. The House reruns keep playing on CTV Drama upstairs, and for all the trouble I went to over the years to accumulate the DVD collection I currently have, I can't be bothered to watch a one of them yet.

No, for me it's Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap on Radio One right now.

I may be about to sell another book from my personal library. More on that tomorrow, maybe.

Rereading dduane's Star Trek: TNG novel "Intellivore" and geeking out a bit - again - over the star name-dropping. Looking up "B Hydri" via SIMBAD is bringing up nothing. Should I go to AAVSO?

Progress:

- got my laundry done today, except for compression socks
- did some grocery-shopping
- managed some more progress on debt control
- applied to one more job, and looked at over a dozen job-search boards for additional leads
- about to start another practice session in Clip Studio Paint after I post this

More as it comes to mind.

1. After watching the third episode of Stumptown, I finally watched the first episode of Diggstown tonight. Had the first season saved on the family PVR for months, and could not find the guts to watch it until tonight.

Yes, I know how that choice of phrasing looks.

Diggstown is worth the time, and I should have made that time sooner. My dumb.

2. I am sad at the death of Alexei Leonov. Yes, he was 85, and he'd lived a full life. He was one of the space explorers I first learned to know the names along with the likes of Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins. The first space mission I have clear memories of watching coverage of on TV was Apollo-Soyuz. We're talking multi-page spreads in the Regina Leader-Post back when they were locally owned - so I want to believe - and not a pawn of Postmedia to serve the international right-wing-big-money movement.

3. I got my hair cut today at the barber shop I've been dealing with since my dad introduced me to their dad. One of the brothers is in hospital and the other is not well yet still working. I fear for them. I couldn't do more than pay for the haircut and wish them well.

4. Enjoyed watching the first two Short Treks, "Q & A" and "The Trouble With Edward".

5. I am still trying to work out some thoughts on the changes to OC Transpo's network that took effect this week.

6. I am not indifferent. I am trying to pay attention.

Right now, it's late on Sunday night. I watched "Kerblam!" on Doctor Who, which was okay-filler material. Liked the bit with the fez. I've had my first inhaler dose in a few months, and I feel like I botched the post-dosage mouth-rinse. I also have the sense that there's something I meant to do today, but forgot to deal with rather than chose to not deal with.

That sense of unfinished stuff you can't identify by name is annoying, isn't it?

On Star Trek: Discovery:

"Lethe" looks like a well-done theme episode. So many characters trying to forget things...sometimes nearly to the point of destroying themselves or other people.

On the day job:

Four work days to go.

On the weather:

Amazing how fast the rain switch gets flipped. As fast as fifteen minutes this morning...

Noting that Netflix isn't doing business inside mainland China, but they are offering their services in Traditional and Simplified Chinese langages anyway in assorted other markets.

Also noting that Star Trek: Discovery is being carried outside of the US and Canada by Netflix.

One of the supporting cast ships in the new series is USS Shenzhou NCC-1227.

Wondering if the dedication plaque will credit the Dalian Yards in mainland China for that starship. Dalian is where mainland China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaonang, was refitted to their navy's requirements.

Rob O'Flanagan asks questions about the nature and perceived value of public space for the Guelph Mercury.

An opinion piece in the Centretown Buzz has me wondering how someone born in Canada can be stripped of citizenship.

An article in the Guardian has researchers comparing Facebook to an infectious disease and wondering how much lifespan it has left to it. I suspect it might be hardier than the researchers currently believe, but whether it stays as useful as it's been...?

More as it comes to mind...