New Old Transverse Fold

Robots today, which went well. They want to meet 4 days a week this year; my limit is still 2. I think maybe Mondays and Fridays will work, depending on transportation options. Talked to lots of folks. Wrote a mostly true explanation of the history of steam engines in the context of bipolar alternating Watts and TIG welding. Saw an old name pop up and ask for something they wanted, which was unexpected and good.

Got down to a single SR, and even that I got half done. Got the interface for my BZ project launched too. So a good day for day job tasks. Particularly since I napped until after noon and left for robots at 3. So I’m going into next week off the queue and with no big projects dragging at me. Good times. It’s also a non-work day on Monday; my calendar says to be at pier 55 before 11 AM. That probably means I’ll be trapped on a boat (or someplace a boat goes) for a while, but I’m told there will be day drinking. And I get to skip my Monday meetings.

Tomorrow in going to try to finally get my new glasses, which are an inconvenient 3 bus rides away. I’m hoping Shanda and I can share a car north to avoid some of those. Then a side trip for the last bit of this month’s packages. Hopefully time for some war paint before I’m back out for supper and a play. I want to get some actual writing in tomorrow too. Maybe I should start that first thing.

Shanda is doing okay with sister. Triggers are right newae the surface and the attraction of distraction is high, but all seems well. We had a nice supper and it sounds like the preceding activities were fine too. Good for you.

Slept terribly last night but finally feeling less sick. Even did most of a dog walk after I got home. Lots to get done this weekend but starting from a better place than I expected to be. I’m hoping this weekend might leave enough time for a couple of calls, and maybe a chance to plan future exciting ideas.

Watched a compelling piece on beauty today. It’s well worth the time it would take, particularly if you’re not feeling attached to the idea of beauty, or if it makes you twinge with shame. We talked about beauty in HA4H prompts and it had so many feels for people that they didn’t know how to handle. I proposed a somewhat different experience that people liked and even adopted language from but couldn’t quite agree as being their own. But Natalie has a different take that slots mixed feelings into the space I left for variation of reactions over time – the space where I define beauty introspectively as a reaction. Go see for yourself: https://youtu.be/n9mspMJTNEY

ZiB

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