Life news this week:
- Saturday I had a slow morning and then redecorated for the new season. It's all May in my house now. Did my DDR and blogging and wrote my webcomic (early because I would be traveling and needing to post the comic while out of town!). I also drew half of it. The first episode of the Dracula remake I am in hit the Interwebs! And my part was included. I play a doctor who interviews one of Dracula's victims. It's neat.
- Sunday I got a lot done but still felt like I procrastinated a lot I did laundry and took out the trash like usual on Sundays, and then I started the process of packing for California. I drew Negative One and I did get to practice ukulele too. I made some lists and got my ducks in a row.
- Monday we got officially shortlisted at work so it's time to prepare for the next interview. I'll have to go after I come back from California. After work I got a nap in, then did my DDR and sent Polos and double-checked my packing. I processed my comic and put the needed files on my computer for taking to the West Coast. Also ate an artichoke and updated a bunch of files. And played ukulele.
- Tuesday at work involved bothering team members for responses, creating a transcript of an interview, and preparing some forms. Took all day. I did step out to talk to Tony a little when he came to do the lawn. I sent my transcript to my boss, did some housekeeping, and finished packing. Read a lot and practiced ukulele.
- Wednesday I got up early to check in on my app but it was being a jerk and wouldn't let me at first. It kept going to the completed screen but instead of the boarding pass, it would show a graphic prompting me to check in--and that would lead me to the same process I'd just done. Indisputably, doing it three times finally worked and I got to go back to bed. Later in the morning I got up for meetings, and then later I did DDR, read the rest of the book I was reading, and posted some reviews. I did one research project at work too. After work, Jeaux picked me up and we ate at Ahi, did some errands, grocery shopped, and added a few new items to my bags for my trip. Jeaux left and I didn't go to bed because my Lyft to the airport was at 2:30 AM.
- Thursday began with me getting in a Lyft and I had some trouble because my driver couldn't open the trunk for me because he was an amputee and his instructions weren't working on opening the trunk. I finally managed to do it and had a very hard time getting the suitcase in his trunk because he already had stuff in there, and then I was too short to close it and I had to jump! Driver was fine though, just couldn't help me work his car. I got to the airport and it was DEAD inside--no employees at the counters to check anyone's baggage, and even the kiosks to do it yourself were asleep and would not make bag tags, so basically I got to the airport extremely early and spent more than hour standing in a line that had no employees. Dang. Eventually people did come to the posts and it was fine after that, and we all went through security and waited at the gate. I got a seat on the plane to Atlanta and everything was fine there. Then I sent Meg a Polo from the airport in Atlanta before boarding a flight to San Francisco, where I had a terrible seatmate who made it impossible to sleep. She kept picking up her phone and BLASTING music periodically, even though she asked for headphones from the plane staff. She just wouldn't use them and kept waking me up by playing music out loud. What is wrong with people.
When I finally got off the plane, my sister picked me up from the airport and unfortunately my suitcase broke while we were lifting it into the car. Ugh. But despite that, we had a nice drive to her house and we hung out a little bit. We walked to a local small restaurant and got grilled cheese and soup, then walked to pick up my nephew from school. I took a tiny nap while my sister did an errand taking care of another dog she'd agreed to attend to, and then we walked to take Ash to coding class and hung out at a coffee shop while waiting for him. We had some nice drinks and chatted. We picked up donuts and made pizza at my sister's house and ate. Her husband came home from work and we all hung out a little and attended to some doggie drama. I finally got to have a good night's sleep. - Friday was my sister's birthday! I had some coffee and breakfast with my sis, and we did an aerobics video together and had lunch. I got a little tour of the plants in my sister's garden and we sat and enjoyed the sun for a while. Then we did some errands--pet store, grocery store, Ross to get new luggage. We picked up Ash from school and went home to get ready for our concert. We went out to eat and had soba and veggies, and then went to the Fillmore for our They Might Be Giants concert! We saw the band play and enjoyed the show, and we got some souvenir shirts and posters. Then home! We ate some cookies and went to bed.
- Just the first episode of the Dracula remake I am in and its cast reveal.
Health Plan Update:
- Weight stuff: I don't have as much data as usual since I am on vacation, but while I was home I recorded a high of 116.2 and a low of 115.1.
- Nutrition stuff: Got a decent balance with my fruits and veggies throughout the week, but while traveling I'm having more trouble with the protein balance and am seeing higher carbs/higher fat percentage. The seven days for the nutrition balance:
Days High Days On-Target Days Low Carbs 5 1 1 Fats 2 0 5 Protein 4 0 3
I am still regularly taking vitamins. - Activity stuff: I'm continuing to play my dance game or do aerobics every other day. I met my walking goal every day this week. My low day was Monday at 10,330 steps, and my high day was Wednesday at 18,645 steps.
Books Read:
- Finished Reading: Assholes: A Theory by Aaron James. Four-star review.
- Currently Reading: I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver. I'm just starting.
This week's song is "Jesus He Knows Me" by Genesis.
Stuff drawn:
My weekly fantasy webcomic, Negative One:
#1043: dax #154: insecurity visits.
Videos Made:
None this week.
New photos:
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| My knees on the airplane |
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| Patricia petting Yoshi |
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| Lattes at Blue Danube |
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| Patricia's new birthday chair from Dad |
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| Patricia in the garden |
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| Yoshi in the shade |
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| Soba before the concert with my family! |
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| They Might Be Giants on stage! |
Social media counts:
YouTube subscribers: 5,477 for swankivy (lost 1), 682 for JulieSondra (no change), 16 for v & V Vids (no change), 213 for Not-So-Giant Women (no change), 66 for Tides of Time Band (no change). Twitter followers: 774 for swankivy (lost 2), 3,512 for JulieSondra (1 new). Facebook: 293 friends for swankivy (no change), 637 likes for JulieSondra (no change), 81 followers for Negative One (no change), 249 followers for So You Write (no change), 100 followers for Not-So-Giant-Women (no change). Tumblr followers: 2,421 (no change). Instagram followers: 283 (1 new). Threads followers: 75 (no change). Bluesky Social. Bluesky followers: 356 (no change).
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