Geek Goddess

Busy, busy, busy... still glued to the computer, I have a ton of work and just had an inquiry to do MORE work. This is good, now if I can just get it all done and take advantage and get ahead, the worst of the money woes will hopefully be a thing of the past.

Arm continues to heal, it's still sore enough to wake me up in the night if I move wrong. You'll know it's better when I stop bitching about it.

The weather has turned more seasonable, in fact, we're going to be just a tad cooler than normal for the next couple of weeks if the climate prediction turns out to be correct. Still, it's very pleasant here in April, so even a little cooler than normal only means you grab your sweatshirt.

I haven't had any time to write or critique at all, if I can get caught up I am looking forward to going back to a more normal schedule.

Finally getting back to a more normal level of surliness. I did sleep well, the arm is finally at the point that applying some heat does nearly as much good as medication. Now it's just a matter of letting time do its work.

I have a fun project going on, I'm looking forward to showing it off when it goes live, some complicated but cool looking jquery stuff. I've got to sit down and start mailing out invoices before all my bills come due so I have a prayer of paying them this month, then I have a couple other things to do.

Weather has been absolutely gorgeous, not too hot, not too cold. Feels like it's really Spring now.

On the mend. Didn't post yesterday because it hurt to type more than a sentence or two.

I lucked out with work--I had managed to finish up one job, and the other job I was working on actually involved working with images rather than needing any amount of typing, meaning I could rest my arm on a pillow and just use the mouse for the most part.

Still can't open pill bottles, I can't grip yet, so Ben will have to open the bottle so I can take my allergy medicine.

Got our MegaMillions ticket, not that we expect to win or anything. I was kind of bemused at the news stories asking "why do people buy tickets when the jackpot is high even though they know they aren't going to win?"

Seems to me the answer is much, much simpler than the theories I've seen. You're paying a dollar to participate in a social event, it's that simple. You're buying a dollar's worth of entertainment. From that perspective, while winning of course would be fantastic, the final outcome doesn't really matter, but during the frenzy, you were very entertained and for a bargain price.

Back to work now. Jquery and javascript. BLEAH!

Rough day yesterday, I was trying to finish a project and dealing with a nasty sinus headache. Not quite a migraine, but about as bad as it can get without actually being a migraine. I took two sudafed-type tablets, ran the shower in the bathroom and steamed for a while, put a warm compress over my sinuses... The headache eased for a while, but by suppertime it was coming back like an intermittent hammering. I couldn't even eat my dinner, it hurt so much.

I finally broke out the neti pot, and that definitely turned the tide of the battle. I had almost forgotten I had it, but happily the little salt packets don't go bad.

It may have been a touch of a cold, but I seriously think that it is allergies acting up due to that super-warm weather we've had when everything is trying to get into bloom as quickly as possible. I had been off the allergy pills for a bit and just started taking them again a couple of days ago, and my son, who is a pharmacist, says that with that particular brand, you have to be on them for about a week before there's sufficient blood level to do you any good. He recommended another brand if I only wanted to take them as needed. I also have the air cleaner, but let's face it, it can only do so much when the counts get as high as they were.

When finances get better, I really think I would benefit from another series of allergy shots--with me, at least, they practically pay for themselves because of time I don't lose with headaches etc.

...just not my week I think. I wrote that last and left the computer briefly to pay a visit to the ladies room, and slipped and fell in the hall.

I had to call Ben to help me up, and for a little while there I was afraid I had broken my arm--it was twisted under me when I landed. Seems now to just be a sprain, only a bit painful if I rotate my wrist, and minor swelling.

I dug out my old carpal tunnel brace so I don't try to twist the wrist too much, and I've iced it. My right knee and left ankle are fine, just bruised. Guess it's going to be the week of pain... Back to try to get some work done now.

One of my mailing list members passed on this article recently, and it's really interesting, especially for the historical/anthropological minded: Building a Monastery the Medieval Way.

The really warm weather has ended, although it's not exactly chilly either. I am hoping that the slightly cooler air will help preserve my daffodils so we can enjoy them a bit longer. It looks like Monday night is going to dip below freezing, but hopefully it will only be a few hours in duration and it won't kill off all the stuff that's only begun to bloom.

Now to get some work done that I couldn't get done during the week because of all the rush stuff... but work is good....

Another bonus post.

I was relaxing and playing Deus Ex for a bit, and I am STILL laughing over this last mission.
( Under the cut for spoilers )

I am really having too much fun with this game.

Bonus entry to help make up for those few days I missed.

Yet another long day today, but happily, the big super-emergency rush project is complete. I'm now working on project that was temporarily shoved aside for the super-emergency project, and it's moving along steadily--I am just about done with the scripting. As I warned the project manager, though, at that point it was after 6pm, I had started at 8:30 and when I crapped out, I crapped out and the rest would have to wait until morning.

Still, one thing finished. Hopefully I'm up nice and early again tomorrow.

Onward and upward!

All is well, I've just been so busy that by the end of the day I'm too tired to think. I'm trying to keep to my new schedule, but it's been a struggle.

The weather has continued unbelievably warm, it was 80 yesterday and the next three days predict more of the same, although it looks like on Saturday we're going to want to bring in the plants because it's going to cool down a bit, to more seasonable temps. No rain, which is good because we had thunderstorms two nights ago that easily dropped an inch or two, and the ground is almost soggy!

Daffodils are flowering and very pretty, maybe the cooldown will come quickly enough so I can enjoy them for a few days before they fade. I'll try to get a pic or two.

Back to the grind now.

A very quick post tonight because there isn't much to talk about. Today was my day off, and I spent a good portion of it playing Deus Ex. I ran into the first boss, which was annoying, but with a little coaching on strategy from Ben, I managed to take him down myself.

Now I'm going to watch Bleach and possibly Durarara, and then I'm off to bed. I'll work tomorrow, but it will be a half-day for sure--I need to let my mind rest if I want to turn out decent code.

It was amazingly warm today, I'm not ready for summer!

Still another long day, but I did a lot of laughing despite that.

The first funny thing was my neighbor's duck, who has been dubbed "Nipper". Not that she really nips or anything, but that's what she's called.

So I don't know if you know anything about ducks, but they produce a natural wax that they distribute on their feathers to keep them clean and waterproofed, and of course while they preen, they get some of this waxy coating on their beaks.

Nipper is molting now, and preening a lot to get rid of the loose feathers, and because of the waxy coating on her bill, she occasionally gets feathers stuck on it.

Needless to say, this looks pretty funny, and today took the cake because she had a down feather stuck dead center on her beak, and she was going cross-eyed trying to look at it! It's a shame she doesn't care to be handled, we would have taken care of that little problem for her, although now that we've made her that little duck pond, she's able to get her beak clean a lot faster.

Later on, Ben went to the store to pick up some milk. It had been threatening rain nearly all day, and it was actually clearing up so he wanted to get out while the getting was good. He had been gone for about a half an hour when I heard a rumble. A moment later, I heard another. I thought "Poor Ben! I hope he threw the umbrella into his backpack!" and I went out to see if any of the cats wanted in.

To my surprise, there was no storm visible. Then the sound came again, and I realized that it was my neighbor at the bottom of the hill--he apparently had intended to mow the lawn, and his ride-on had died. The rumbling was from his repeated attempts to re-start it! I think he's going to need a new mower, it spent more time in the shop than on the lawn last year, and I don't think he's going to be able to coax it along for one more season.

My insistence on quitting at nine last night really helped my state of mind, so I intend to do that again tonight. Now back to work to see if I can finish a few more odds and ends!