Okay, let’s see what I have to over the next two weeks.

• Finish reading From Pity to Pride and write a report on it
• City project - final draft, presentation (with cheese!)
• Enormous research paper about accreditation - my own topic choice - that I am probably putting too much thought into already
• ASL vlogs for this week and next week
• Three more math classes
• Two more history classes
• Three more FYS/English classes
• Two more ASL lectures and seminars

Final exams aren’t really on my radar yet, though I know the English one will be easy (but it’s AT NIGHT?!?!), the history one has already been given to us as a take-home, and the ASL one will be a vlog, also done at home. My math teacher didn’t give us a midterm, so who knows if he’ll give us a final. My math teacher is a little unorthodox.

Here’s the schedule for today, kinda outta order.

• Wash hair, do not condition
• Stop by Ranger Surplus for a decon container
• Replace Meadowlark cache container and log
• Return thing to Radio Shack (did it last night)
• Discuss trip to New York
• Dye hair
• Pick up Freecycle items

Oh man…see, I knew this was going to happen. I’ve forgotten what else I needed to do today. I hate when this happens. So…more later, if I remember it.

• I really should redo my sidebar. I haven’t updated it to change the Divinitas link into a link to my main TCG page even though Divinitas has been dead for months and I’ve joined a couple of others. There’s also just random junk in there I can get rid of.
• I need to wash my Qbee quilt.
• I have found that, as I was told by a Google staffer, Google Analytics is indeed chugging right along despite it thinking it’s not properly installed on my site. It doesn’t really tell me anything useful, though, so I am hoping to get a Measure Map invitation soon. Also, I clearly have smart readers, because 48.4% are using Firefox and only 46.6% are using IE!
• I have earned upwards of $15 from the Mechanical Turk; I think I will get all the way to $25 (free shipping) before redeeming anything into my Amazon account.
• I’m not sure why I’m posting this in my journal and not in my lovely self-hosted installation of Tasks.

After I grab a few hours’ of sleep, I have to:

• Put my timesheet into an envelope, address it and stamp it
• Put on my jewelry (necklace, ring, pin)
• Review the checklist
• Pack more reading material
• Bring writing implement(s) for journal
• Take out the trash

Fortunately A doesn’t have to drive her dad to the metro tomorrow, so I get to sleep in until 8:00 and we don’t leave until 8:40!

I am so not ready to leave for Alaska the day after tomorrow. I have some errands to run around town but I probably won’t get them all done before I leave; one of them is picking up a script for a bone density scan. My doctor is in my town, just a couple of miles away, but I have to have the car home by 6pm tonight so :MK: can take it to work (the feelings of resentment that they won’t adjust schedules are back). I am going to call ahead on the way home and pick up Chinese food for dinner, and then I have to pick up two pairs of shoes from the cobbler. We are going to dye my hair tonight, and I have got to get the dark laundry done so I can finish packing. Plus there is a ton of other stuff that I want to do but it floats out of my head before I get a chance to write down what it is. I am just tragically not ready for this trip. Vacation is supposed to be fun, and I’m looking forward to it, but I’m also freaking out about the things that are not yet done.

Okay, the rest of this might be kind of girly, so I’ll hide it. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m feeling like I’m behind on a lot of things, so I guess it’s time for another to-do list. It feels like all I’ve done lately is try to catch up on reading friends’ journals and blogs, and by the time I’m done with that the day is done and I’ve no time left for my own interests.

• Work on the Weblogs section of ODP
• Figure out what’s going on in the Signed Languages section of ODP
• Try contacting the damn psychiatrist again to see if he’s got an opening
• Mail stuff
  • Clockwork Orange book
  • WMC clear stickers
  • nipple clamps
  • $1 for freeshell.org
• Confirm and e-mail measurements
• Pick up medication refills
• Send books to naemoneytree
• Work more with Filangy
• Publicity for CyDy Blog
• Download and view the Feeldoe video (NSFW)
• Buy a new Sidekick case to replace the (real leather) one I left on the damn bus

• Clean up trench and box
• Contact dermatologist about referral
• Burn Katamari Damacy soundtrack for Chris-O
• Mail out WMC window stickers
• Reply to WMC “send us your updates” alumni card
• Find out about how Blogsome’s Wordpress uses PHP (it’s apparently Smarty)
• Post my del.icio.us links on Stumbleupon
• Order “Gadget” shoes

Mes projets du jour…

Cleaning up my blog templates directory - I moved all of the dead links (hand-checked, thank you) out of the main section. But because I can’t bring myself to delete them forever, they’re now in a separate category.

Trying to integrate said directory - I really would like to get the directory integrated into the rest of my site, and maintain it as a useful resource for others. I’m currently investigating possible solutions; Links 2.0 is nice but I’d like to switch to something based in MySQL and PHP. There are plenty of options (though Fantastico only offers phpLinks), it’s just a matter of deciding which one.

Working with Suzanne on her blog - I love helping friends with MT! She’s also looking for a new design, so I got to comb through all those precious template sites and look at everything. I sent her a few ideas, we’ll see what happens!

Surfing BlogExplosion - Yes, I signed up for BlogExplosion! My buddy Aldon said it’s an awesome time sink, and I am already having a lot of fun with it. I especially like that you don’t have to install any actual code on your site to participate. I currently have my main site listed there, but I would really like to get CyDy Blog listed, because it is desperate for traffic. They have a rule about no sexually explicit content, though, and CyDy Blog is kind of borderline, so we’ll see.

Redo my blogroll - I’ve been using Blogrolling since its inception, but they keep taking away features. Now it’s basically crippleware, and at $20/year I am not paying for it. Jade’s MySQLinks looks like a great alternative, though, so I’m going to get that implemented ASAP.

I am just about ready to burst out of my skin with excitement! But before we can leave, I have to do this stuff.

make a list of songs to rip in progress here

Not actually due before vacation, but something I’ve been meaning to get done.

write about the 7-11 “election” with styrofoam cups

Might as well get this out of the way before leaving! I especially want to mention what Green Party members are supposed to do.

get waxed

Appointment at 10am Saturday morning.

nails done

Sometime on Sunday, no appointment necessary. Have to pick a good color.

communication on ship?

Try to find out how we will communicate with each other if we are on different parts of the ship. Are there “house” phones scattered around? Do we have watches we can wear for synchronicity?

flamingo picture

Post-waxing, pre-leaving.

check out darkplay for cydyblog update

They always have such yummy updates on Friday, I can’t wait to get home and see what it is!

batteries, meds, other thing

I will be stopping by CVS on the way home to pick up some stuff.

postcard stamps

It turns out St. Thomas and Puerto Rico use U.S. stamps and charge U.S. rates for postage to the U.S., so I can get my stamps here and have them ready for postcards.

charge palm and phone

Also figure out how I will charge the palm while we’re on the trip - will I have to bring the cradle?

There are several things I want to get done.

• Write today’s CyDy Blog entry
• Create roller coaster icons
• Clear all the greens and reds on my editor dashboard
• Work on typing :JB:’s journal
• Finish reading Star Trek Lives!
• Take care of my poor dying Neopets
• Catch up on blogs I like reading
• Contact TiB to ask if I’ve been accepted to their affiliate program (for cydyblog)
• Resend the letter about the homophobic comments on the radio, and copy the Blade and the station’s owners
• Pick up my prescriptions at CVS

But I have gotten very poor sleep the past two nights, and last night I had a negative encounter with a co-worker that stressed me out (more later on that, maybe), and I’m just so tired that I think I will take a nap when I get home, despite all this stuff I have/want to do.