The Mandelbear's Musings

Things are proceeding apace. We had our first home survey by a mover (we had our second today, and there's one scheduled for tomorrow and two on Monday). I was rejected by Zillow, which hurt a bit -- they were my favorites of the ones I'd interviewed at so far. I got the van serviced (the Honda will have to wait until I get back from Westercon). I packed quite a few boxes (though not as many as I'd like).

I received a coding test from EnergySavvy (which I finished a couple of hours ago), have a phone interview with Google scheduled, and things are moving along with Isolon and Facebook.

I had lunch with Colleen at Buck's on Tuesday.

Yesterday I noticed a couple of instances of slowing down and feeling overwhelmed. They've been going on for a while; I'm not sure whether I'm more disturbed by the instances themselves, or the fact that I haven't really taken note of them until now.

No music to speak of beyond a little noodling, but at least it'll keep my fingers tough and nimble. No walkies. Growf.

Some links.

0618 Mo
  * up 7:30; W=199.8; d, n; laundry
  @ Report rips police response to Occupy Oakland - San Jose Mercury News 
  & Call from Bridge re: Isolon tools position.  BSD derivative.  Salary range
    on the low end but managable with pension.
  * 9:30-10am  Alex Finley of MovePros/Wheaton -> 400 something boxes.  This is, um,
    an unusually large number.  -> $8,260.73 + 599 insurance NON-BINDING
    Not going:  the file cabinet under the stairs, the furniture in the attic,
    the spinning wheel, YD's desk chair
  * callback from Tom Caster Bridge re: the Isilon job
  * rejected at Zillow.  That hurts; I liked them.
  @ Hacker's Keyboard - Android Apps on Google Play Not sure this will fit
  * coding test from EnergySavvy 2-4 hours for a coding test.
  x 2pm Carol Cunningham (agent of Arpin van lines) - no sign of him at 2:22
  * make service appointment for the van
    3701 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95051    (408) 247-6591
    -> 9:15 tomorrow  No hitch available; get that at U-Haul.
  * boxing:  music (folk, meta), dictionaries
    One box from work redistributed, some contents discarded.  (still needs sorting)
  * cleared one of the under-the-desk boxes.
  * progress with Google!  Want to schedule a phone interview.
  * set up gmail to send from stephen.savitzky.net.  Requires a handshake
  * right TMJ hurty.  Been coughing because of dust.  Growf!

0619 Tu
  * up 7:35; W=197.2; d, n, t; laundry, dishes
  * 9:15 Frontier Ford -> $900 90K major service (95K now)
  @ lapislaz: I Am Obamacare
  * some additions to auto-folder-alist:junk
  * lunch with Colleen at Bucks
    pick up cough syrup for YD on the way back
  * 3pm - expect call from Adrianna from Facebook -> will send packet.
    initial phone screen with coding on a shared document
  * more mail cleanup.  Moving stuff out of s.s.net and household to more
    specific folders.  More additions to auto-folder-alist
  * packing:  redistribute the unabridged dictionary, OED, and writing books to
    separate boxes.

0620 We
  * up 6:30; W=197.2; d, n; dishes
  * load drugs
  @ Lisa Brown, silenced on the Michigan House floor, helps read ‘Vagina
    Monolgues’ on statehouse steps  (thnidu - VAGINA! VAGINA, VAGINA, VAGINA!)
  * humira
  * 10:00 call Lew Cramer 408-358-2007  Chipman Relocations -> voice mail
    (United Van Lines) http://www.chipmanrelo.com/
  * 10:02 call Beltman relocation group 1-800-771-2374 (North American Van Lines)
  * 10:23 Lightning Van Lines 877-247-6683 
  * 10:35 Ace Relocation Systems 408-795-1740 Fr 10:30am Tim Masterson (Atlas) 
  @ Samsung Galaxy S III Phone Bristles With Extras — NYTimes.com 
  * started on README for coding test; probably won't get back to it til afternoon
  @ How to blow $6 billion on a tech project | Ars Technica 
  * My copy of Avalon Rising arrived.
  * (18:35:39) mdlbear: There.  The Bohnhoffs have carried off the smoker, and
     two teapots.  It's their anniversary. 
  @ Cringely » Surface tablet intro no Moses event for Microsoft 
  @ The Secret of a Successful Programming Language? A Really Great Beard
  % noticing a slowdown.  I've been having many of them recently -- why had I
    not noticed?
  * went through the file box with AMI, Zilog, and Advansoft stuff.
  @ The Smartphone Wars: Oracle lawsuit’s final fizzle
  * finished Cocaine Blues (free on Kindle)