So, it was a week. Nothing bad happened, and I was somewhat busier than usual, with actual writing projects. (Which I can't really say anything else about until they go live in a month or so. But still.) So I guess I Got Stuff Done, but it still didn't feel like a good week.
I miss Colleen. (This should surprise no-one, but it's ( Read more... )

Today I am grateful for...

• Coffee.
• Local businesses, including the Whidbey Island Bagel Factory, Useless Bay Coffee Company, Island Time Coffee Company, Blooms Winery, and Cultus Bay Distillery.
• The Healing Center's support groups.
• Old Thinkpads and new SSDs.
• As always, the cats.

I've been sleeping more this week; I think that's supposed to be good. N said she noticed an improvement in my mood, but I'm skeptical. Although, with a cat purring in my lap as I type this, it's hard to be too skeptical. Note that I've listed my mood as "fair" -- I don't seem to ( Read more... )

Today I am grateful for...

• Moderna booster shots finally becoming available - not that I could actually find an appointment yesterday because nobody's updated their scheduling websites yet.
• Better sleep (averaged over the last few weeks). Not sure why, but ( Read more... )

It's been a rough week for some of you -- let's just say that the links I posted Thursday (see notes) were needed by more than one person on my reading list. It hasn't been too bad for me, though there were a couple of sad anniversaries that I posted about on Tuesday, and the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry route drops to one-boat service, ( Read more... )

Thanks to this post by @elf, we have a fascinating article: What if emotions aren’t universal but specific to each culture? | Aeon Essays. Apparently recent research contradicts the widely-held theory -- the article calls it the Basic Emotion Theory -- that a small number of "basic emotions" are ( Read more... )

Here are some links to sites and pages that I've found helpful over the last three months.
Linguistic note: "widowed" is the past participle of the verb to widow, and is unambiguously non-binary. The verb in its present tense is also non-binary, but picks up a decided gender bias from the noun form. Also see widowed at ( Read more... )

Today I am grateful for...

• My family.
• Molly, my blue 2017 Chevy Bolt.
• Rabbit holes. Also flow, which is closely related.
• Dreamwidth.org and Dreamhost.com.
• Colleen.

( Content warning: sad anniversaries. )

Mixed.
On the positive side: last Sunday, N and I drove up to Bellingham (well, actually, N drove and I navigated), where we went for a walk in Maritime Heritage Park and did a little practice photography for $project. I did quite a lot (for me) of posting: two Computer Curmudgeon posts, a review of Apple TV's ( Read more... )