At 15 mph, about 5 miles, and I was inspired to go the extra 5 minutes past my planned workout because my phone's cardiovascular workout application randomly plays music from my collection and just as I was about to stop 'Give Me Something to Sing About' from Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Once More, With Feeling album came on. I should work out to that more often. :)
I did yoga earlier today, did the bike (on an off-day, I'm supposed to do it Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so it was extra, but I figure I should since I didn't do anything yesterday), and at some point this evening I plan on taking at least a bit of a walk. It's sunny and beautiful right now, but 82 and humid, so I'll let it cool off a bit.
:)
Born, like other comic book characters, out of an otherwise trivial but life-changing animal bite, the Rabid Librarian seeks out strange, useless facts, raves about real and perceived injustices, and seeks to meet her greatest challenge of all--her own life.
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Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Well, phooey
Animal House is closed today. I guess they took the day off, too. I'm glad I called before taking the bus over there. Now the question is whether I still need to go over there for the toilet paper. I think I can wait till tomorrow. I could take the aquarium hood with me to work (yes, that will look odd) and stop by on the way home. But it would have been nice to do it today.
Now, there's also this: Do I want to check out the farmer's market, or just stay home and finish doing stuff here? Hmmmm....and the good thing is there's mostly just fun stuff left to do. :)
Now, there's also this: Do I want to check out the farmer's market, or just stay home and finish doing stuff here? Hmmmm....and the good thing is there's mostly just fun stuff left to do. :)
My apartment complex puts out a monthly newsletter, too
Which I don't, frankly, read often, or at least just skim. But today as I was straightening up a few things, I came across some quotations on stress, relaxation, etc. I came across a few that could have been useful yesterday, on my day of absolute rest.
And here's one that tends to be me on a normal day:
On that note, I think I am going to go read for awhile, and by that I do not mean nap.
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.--Spanish proverb
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.--J. Lubbock
There is never enough time to do all the nothing you want.--Bill Watterson
And here's one that tends to be me on a normal day:
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.--Jennifer Yane
On that note, I think I am going to go read for awhile, and by that I do not mean nap.
I'd kind of like to go
I get a Kentucky literary calendar in my e-mail monthly and this month's said that Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross are coming to Joseph-Beth Booksellers tomorrow evening for a book signing and discussion of The Rapture of the Nerds. I haven't read it, but I am making my way through Stross' Laundry Files series and while I haven't read Doctorow's books, I've read his commentary on the web. He was listed as one of the Web's top 25 influencers by Forbes magazine, and his commentary often comes up on library lists.
Unfortunately, I have no funds to buy the book, and hence get a ticket to go. But it sounds like it might be interesting. So by all means, if you're interested, it's 7 pm, Wednesday, September 5th. From Charlie Hughes' Kentucky Literary Newsletter: 'This is a ticketed event. Line tickets are free and available with the purchase of The Rapture of the Nerds, available September 4th, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Vouchers for the book are available now and come with a ticket. Gives Back Members will have a limited opportunity to meet the Authors first.'
Unfortunately, I have no funds to buy the book, and hence get a ticket to go. But it sounds like it might be interesting. So by all means, if you're interested, it's 7 pm, Wednesday, September 5th. From Charlie Hughes' Kentucky Literary Newsletter: 'This is a ticketed event. Line tickets are free and available with the purchase of The Rapture of the Nerds, available September 4th, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Vouchers for the book are available now and come with a ticket. Gives Back Members will have a limited opportunity to meet the Authors first.'
There's a great commentary on the news making its way around Facebook
How the News Really Works
[Picture of President Obama drinking from a cup with a Pepsi logo on it]
CNN: Obama appeals to Pepsi fans.
FoxNews: Obama declares war on Coke.
MSNBC: In about an hour, we will have live coverage of Obama drinking the best cola. All who disagree are racist.
BBC: 18 killed in US drone strike in Pakistan.
Which spurred me to check, once again, to see if the BBC News Android application had been updated to work on my tablet and lo, it had. Yay!
Well, so far I've been pretty productive. I did some yoga earlier and my back feels really nice. I've got some pain in my eye, and it's red and I woke up just streaming eye goo, but I don't think it's infected or anything; I think it's just allergies, as it got better with the Claritin.
I've taken out the trash and recyclables and generally done a few small things around the house. I should call our payroll clerk in a bit to make sure she puts my PTO in for last Wednesday. Payday is Thursday, thank goodness, as I have about $30 in cash one me and another $20 in the bank. :) Then there's some more house chores to do--nothing heavy, the house is in pretty good shape, just maintenance stuff. I still have those CDs to go through and put in order so I can clear off the dining area table. Sometime today I want to get some exercise in. And after noon I'll call the pet store and see what their hours are. The farmer's market runs from 3 to 6 today (it is Tuesday, right?), so I may stop by there on my way back from the shopping centre, if I go, which I pretty much have to, as I'm down to one roll of toilet paper, and that is a good reason to venture forth to the grocery store, which is next to the pet shop, low on funds or not. :)
[Picture of President Obama drinking from a cup with a Pepsi logo on it]
CNN: Obama appeals to Pepsi fans.
FoxNews: Obama declares war on Coke.
MSNBC: In about an hour, we will have live coverage of Obama drinking the best cola. All who disagree are racist.
BBC: 18 killed in US drone strike in Pakistan.
Which spurred me to check, once again, to see if the BBC News Android application had been updated to work on my tablet and lo, it had. Yay!
Well, so far I've been pretty productive. I did some yoga earlier and my back feels really nice. I've got some pain in my eye, and it's red and I woke up just streaming eye goo, but I don't think it's infected or anything; I think it's just allergies, as it got better with the Claritin.
I've taken out the trash and recyclables and generally done a few small things around the house. I should call our payroll clerk in a bit to make sure she puts my PTO in for last Wednesday. Payday is Thursday, thank goodness, as I have about $30 in cash one me and another $20 in the bank. :) Then there's some more house chores to do--nothing heavy, the house is in pretty good shape, just maintenance stuff. I still have those CDs to go through and put in order so I can clear off the dining area table. Sometime today I want to get some exercise in. And after noon I'll call the pet store and see what their hours are. The farmer's market runs from 3 to 6 today (it is Tuesday, right?), so I may stop by there on my way back from the shopping centre, if I go, which I pretty much have to, as I'm down to one roll of toilet paper, and that is a good reason to venture forth to the grocery store, which is next to the pet shop, low on funds or not. :)
Nifty
The Brooklyn bookshop saving out-of-print sci-fi, one e-book at a time: The genre enthusiasts are working with rights holders to preserve great book
This is a fantastic idea. One sad thing is the response by some libraries that own the books that are to be saved:
I'm sure there were lots of reasons such as how rare the book has become and the need to preserve, but isn't that ironic considering these people are trying to preserve them? And one thing we were taught in library school is while the physical object is important (and often have a beauty in and of themselves, thinking of mediaeval manuscripts, beautiful marbled end papers, luscious illustrations, and yes, even lurid pulp magazine covers), it is the information inside that is most treasured.
With its dramatic cover art and fantastical story plots, science fiction dared readers to dream of amazing possible futures filled with aliens, robots, and all sorts of gadgetry. Now, ironically, some of the earliest books of the genre find themselves precariously near extinction, never to make it to the future they describe. Until Singularity & Co came onto the scene, that is.
This is a fantastic idea. One sad thing is the response by some libraries that own the books that are to be saved:
Despite being out of copyright, none of the universities who owned a copy of Mr. Stranger's Sealed Packet permitted scanning. "If you're part of that university or that consortium then you have access to that book. If you don't then you don't," said James. "Which is sad," added Kalb, "the default position of the organisation seems to be, 'I don't know if this is valuable but, just in case it is, I want to make sure nobody else gets their hands on it.'"
I'm sure there were lots of reasons such as how rare the book has become and the need to preserve, but isn't that ironic considering these people are trying to preserve them? And one thing we were taught in library school is while the physical object is important (and often have a beauty in and of themselves, thinking of mediaeval manuscripts, beautiful marbled end papers, luscious illustrations, and yes, even lurid pulp magazine covers), it is the information inside that is most treasured.
Agenda
Get up and get out of my jammies.
Take a shower. (I never did this yesterday.)
Get dressed in clothes I can wear outside.
Take medicine.
Do yoga.Eat breakfast.
Make my bed.
Check the news.
Take out trash.
Take out recyclables.
Water plants.
Straighten up the house.
Dust (one of my least favourite chores.
Sweep and mop the kitchen and bathroom.
Clean the toilet.
Wipe down the counters in both kitchen and bath.
Put away laundry.
Do a load of dishes.
Take my aquarium hood assembly in to Animal House to have them look at it. [Tomorrow; they're closed today]
Buy toilet paper. [Tomorrow with the pet store visit]
Watch The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which I have out from Netflix.
Read, and by that I do not mean as a euphemism for sleeping.
Ride the exercise bike.[20 mins at 15 mph! Yay!]
Straighten up those CDs.
Call my mom.[no answer]
Get a card together to send to my grandmother since I didn't get to see her over the weekend.
Monday, September 03, 2012
I love the Internet
One thing I couldn't figure out on Ice Cream Sandwich was removal of individual notifications...in the previous version you tapped one side of the notice. Now you slide it, easy enough, but I didn't find that out without searching. Also, I couldn't quite figure out Rory McIlroy's accent (what can I say, I was switching over to news and golf was wrapping up, and the accent intrigued me; I don't care for golf and had never heard of him before). Turns out he's from Northern Ireland. My, the power we have due to Google and Wikipedia and their instant information. And if a ever lose them they'll have to bring back those librarians who learned to find info in the pre-Internet age (or those of us who learned both) to save the wealth of human knowledge.
Wow
I almost never get to sleep in. Either I'm at work, or on someone's schedule, or have my own things to do. Last night I turned all the alarms off. I woke up at 8:30 to go to the bathroom, and I took my long-acting insulin. Then I went back to bed. I was having an annoying dream where I was having to fight a non-existent library branch for a snack they offered but didn't actually know how to sell, and had finally resolved that when I woke up at 11:45. I guess I was dreaming about food because it had been over 12 hours since I'd eaten. My blood sugar was good despite lots of treats yesterday (as in fresh fruit and cheese, plus a wonderful meal of kugel, zucchini soup, and purple coleslaw). And while I did sleep nearly 12 hours, consider that I'd been up early yesterday and had a full day. On a normal week I would have gone into work somewhat zombified, been productive regardless (I am often most productive on those days), and then slipped home and crashed for 12 hours anyway. This time I got to avoid the delay. :)
It's gloomy outside but not raining. We did get some yesterday, but I don't know if it was a good soaking rain or not, since we were playing and it was dark already when the real rain came, and I sit with my back to the window anyway. But I did hear it a couple of times, which is a good sign, as the windows were closed. Even my pepper, which sits deep inside a porch, had some. I'll check later today to see if I need to water it more, though.
I have no plans for today. I don't plan on going out unless there's a good reason. The buses only run till 8:20 anyway. I'll try to take my aquarium hood assembly in tomorrow. So today it's read, straighten up a bit, watch some DVDs, laze around a bit, and generally entertain myself, something I used to be quite good at doing but have lately started failing at miserably, hence the getting bored and going on to bed. They say as you get older you get more 'opposite' than you were on the Myers-Briggs test. I used to be a very strong introvert, then was more in the middle. Now I'm beginning to wonder if I'm losing the introvert's ability to amuse themselves without stimulation. Could I be becoming (oh, no) an extrovert? I have become very people-oriented over time, rather than living as much in my own head. It does make you wonder. :)
On that note, I think I'll go read. Hope you have a lovely day off, if you have one.
It's gloomy outside but not raining. We did get some yesterday, but I don't know if it was a good soaking rain or not, since we were playing and it was dark already when the real rain came, and I sit with my back to the window anyway. But I did hear it a couple of times, which is a good sign, as the windows were closed. Even my pepper, which sits deep inside a porch, had some. I'll check later today to see if I need to water it more, though.
I have no plans for today. I don't plan on going out unless there's a good reason. The buses only run till 8:20 anyway. I'll try to take my aquarium hood assembly in tomorrow. So today it's read, straighten up a bit, watch some DVDs, laze around a bit, and generally entertain myself, something I used to be quite good at doing but have lately started failing at miserably, hence the getting bored and going on to bed. They say as you get older you get more 'opposite' than you were on the Myers-Briggs test. I used to be a very strong introvert, then was more in the middle. Now I'm beginning to wonder if I'm losing the introvert's ability to amuse themselves without stimulation. Could I be becoming (oh, no) an extrovert? I have become very people-oriented over time, rather than living as much in my own head. It does make you wonder. :)
On that note, I think I'll go read. Hope you have a lovely day off, if you have one.
Sunday, September 02, 2012
Heading for bed
Yesterday I spent all day at a friend's house working on his to-do list and then came home and watched the series 7 premiere of Doctor Who, which was great fun. Another great thing was my tablet had an update pushed to it by T-Mobile, so now it's running Android operating system Ice Cream Sandwich rather than Honeycomb. Most of the changes have been cosmetic, but it's fun to play with. So far, everything seems to work on the higher version.
Today I slept in for a Sunday, getting up at 6:30. I cleaned house to prepare for the game. Then Brenda came and we did the big grocery run, which wasn't giant this time. Then we played the game for about 6 hours, till 11 pm, doing a lot of investigation, which means I can't wait till the last minute to do notes next time, because it takes longer to transcribe investigation vs. action.
Tomorrow I have no firm plans. If Animal House is open, I'll take in my aquarium hood and see if they can get it going. Fortunately I got a new bus pass today, although tomorrow the buses are running on a Sunday schedule, which is pretty limited. I'm glad I don't still work in retail where you're expected to work on holidays, often at hours later than the bus runs. Otherwise I'll do some stuff around the house, I think. But my plan is to turn off all alarms and just wake up naturally, maybe do some yoga, and go from there. :)
Alright, I'm tired; it's time to head on to bed. If you celebrate the holiday, may it be a good one. Hope your weekend went fine if it's now over and done with. Good night.
Today I slept in for a Sunday, getting up at 6:30. I cleaned house to prepare for the game. Then Brenda came and we did the big grocery run, which wasn't giant this time. Then we played the game for about 6 hours, till 11 pm, doing a lot of investigation, which means I can't wait till the last minute to do notes next time, because it takes longer to transcribe investigation vs. action.
Tomorrow I have no firm plans. If Animal House is open, I'll take in my aquarium hood and see if they can get it going. Fortunately I got a new bus pass today, although tomorrow the buses are running on a Sunday schedule, which is pretty limited. I'm glad I don't still work in retail where you're expected to work on holidays, often at hours later than the bus runs. Otherwise I'll do some stuff around the house, I think. But my plan is to turn off all alarms and just wake up naturally, maybe do some yoga, and go from there. :)
Alright, I'm tired; it's time to head on to bed. If you celebrate the holiday, may it be a good one. Hope your weekend went fine if it's now over and done with. Good night.
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