chaoswolf

Today I am thankful for...

• Finding my damned glasses, which were lurking underneath the pile of sweaters, blankets, and other stuff draped over the arm of the couch nearest my desk.
• Discovering that nova, my fileserver, still has python2.7 on it. The reason I wasn't able to post through it was that neither python2 nor my posting program (ljcharm) was installed.
• Assuming this can be posted, being able to upgrade (Thinkpads) Raven (which I was using for posting) and Panther (which I hadn't realized wasn't upgraded).

Not a great week. Many things to worry about. Spent a lot of time curled up on the couch wrapped in a fuzzy green blanket. On the other hand, I started the week by watching Flow, which I've had on my to-be-watched shelf ever since it arrived in July. (I'd pre-ordered the DVD in March, as a slightly-belated birthday present to myself.) Highly recommended. Sunday also has links to a couple of "making of" videos on YT. Note that it was made using the open-source 3-D animation program Blender. And I had a really good cancer support group session Wednesday evening.

On the gripping hand, Renee Good.

Breakfast this morning: Raisin Bread French Toast (for one person; scalable):

1. I started with two raisin bread buns, sliced vertically into about five 1cm slices. Use what you have.
2. Beat one egg with a little milk.
3. Pour the egg mix into a flat-bottomed bowl.
4. Melt a pat of butter in a non-stick skillet (cast iron counts).
5. Using a pair of tongs, dip a slice of bread in the egg mix, quickly flip it over to coat the other side, and transfer it to the skillet. Repeat as needed.
6. Use tongs to flip the toast to the other side and to transfer it to your plate when both sides are done
7. Add maple syrup, butter, raspberry jam, et. al. (I just used maple syrup this morning.)

Linkies: Pecorino Romano Recall Now Class I Over Listeria Grated Romano numerous brands, including Boar's Head, which was distributed throughout 20 U.S. states. "Dream Cat." Or how “Flow” reached the Oscars -- more under the cut on Sunday.

( Notes & links, as usual )

Not a great week. It starts with my mother's 105th birthday -- she died a little before her 100th -- and ends with my 50th wedding anniversary -- the last one Colleen was alive for was our 45th.

The New Year's Eve/Day Zoom filksing was a high point -- I sang 9 songs. It went on for almost another day after I left. R was online too, so I got to hear him sing a little; we decided that this could count as our holiday video chat if we didn't get arouond to an official one. OTOH because I don't plan well and don't multitask at all, there were undoubtedly a number of things that should have been done before year's end that weren't.

In the category of things that ought to be done soon, see this Post by @rahaeli.bsky.social — Bluesky " I strongly suspect, from all these signals, that Sberbank is preparing to either sell the outside-Russia part of LJ if they can find a buyer, or shut it down if they can't. " -- so back up everything you care about from LJ to DW, if you haven't already, or import it all into DW. I did that several years ago.

As for links... Maduro 'captured and flown out' of Venezuela, Trump says -- it's been suggested that Venezuela should return the favor. How We Came To Know Earth | Quanta Magazine's special issue on climate, including A Biography of Earth Across the Age of Animals.

( Notes & links, as usual )