It’s week notes time!
These are the darkest days, the shortest ones. Sunrise is ten after seven, and sunset is ten to five. Makes it easy to see them both. Temperatures remain cool and even; lows in the 40s, or maybe mid 30s, and highs in the 60s. There is rain later in the week, but not all day and not an excessive amount. Full moon during the weekend.
Just a nice nothing dinner at a friend’s place. This is that kind that’s not a big to do. It’s just shared food, and it feels so comfortable.
The CEO assassin is caught in MD, and he’s causing problems for everyone’s narrative. Seems like the wrong thing to focus on.
Team dinner in town. I ended up sitting at the curmudgeonly end of the table, and I fit in great. Had an enjoyable time, conversation flowing the whole time.
In the office for lunch with C. It’s rushed, not our best most relaxed lunch chat. We haven’t seen each other in a while. But still, it’s good to catch up, even if only a little. I think next time I’ll budget more time.
Afternoon conversation with B is heavier than usual. We’re talking about talking about financial things with partners and family and that is a topic that is often harder to discuss in a productive way than either of us think it should be. He’s got a great analogy for that situation based on rock climbing. Some people are really skilled at it and some aren’t, varying skill levels. So one partner might be really comfortable with the perils of dealing with medical issues and the other is particularly afraid of those heights. The trick is that sometimes we get into those situations without realizing it and it’s important to acknowledge the asymmetric levels of discomfort, so you could say “sorry, I didn’t mean to start climbing El Cap there, without giving you a heads up.” It works both ways, when either partner realizes that the other is getting nervous. It’s a great tip.
Lightning and thunder overnight, and really quite a bit of rain. The 5 am shake-the-house loud thunder was quite the wakeup. I should have checked the gutters yesterday. A bit more thunder around noon. Wild weather day. And there was a tornado in Scotts Valley, in the afternoon. The NWS investigators confirmed as a low intensity EF-1, 90 MPH winds for 5 minutes (wikipedia).
A bird has gotten into our car. The bird is stuck on the dashboard. It is pooping on our dashboard. I did not have this on my bingo card. Yes, I took a photo after it left. You’ll have to email me about it.
I think it is proper to focus on getting the bird out of the car first and then do the documenting. In retrospect I could have asked someone else to take the photo while I got the car door open. I will know for next time.
Girls5Eva S2. It continues to be ridiculous and enjoyable.
Man on the inside, off to a pretty good start. I’m a little worried that the frame story may end up too constraining.
Never have I ever What is even happening, hahahah. It’s funny!
The great british baking show: holiday episodes 2024 Usual wholesomey goodness.
Black Mirror S6E2. Trying, and failing, to find some episode that captures.
Panic World the His and Her internets episode.
Search Engine the ayahuasca episode.
Rich Aucoin Synthetic Season 3. I enjoyed it.
Finished When things fall apart, which is just excellent. I don’t want to tarnish how good, and revisitable, and complete it is with any nitpickings. Worth reading and re-reading. Recommended. It’s my 22nd book of the year.
Probably by the time this is posted I’ll also finish The Odyssey. It’s been a great read. Not the most compelling plot, but it has a great story. Those sound at odds, but that’s how it’s been. Emily Wilson’s poetic word choices make me want to try and find some more of that kind of writing. Just on something more contemporary; but I already have so many books.
New section!
Eurus = east wind, and zephyr = west wind. I had always thought zephyr was a gentle, good wind. I didn’t realize it had a direction association too. Via The Odyssey. More wind words.
YouTube is such a treasure. Well, the archive of videos is. Is that accessible somehow, like a library interface? Something that you could do proper research with. Seems like they ought to support that. But, what’s the business model? The user search interface can be maddening. I hope it is never deleted. Of course we will lose these archives, and we’ll be very bummed about it.
I think the same applies to a lot of other sites: Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, Vimeo, all the major upload sites.
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