Jessamyn Smith

Not sure what to make of this week. I was not as productive as I need to be, and only got out for walks three times -- four only if you count the 200m taking a bag of mostly cat litter out to the garbage bins at the end of the block. On the other hand, The Black Blood of the Earth, brought back from the US by m, and I had a really good, long video call with E on Thursday.

On the gripping hand, m left for the UK yesterday, to look at colleges and to see whether they like it there. They took their cat, Cricket, which means one less litter box to clean next time I'm on my own here, and also that I'll be able to let Ticia out of my room more (she and Cricket don't get along). But we never did the recording that we'd wanted to do for the Kaleidofolk album. But at least I remembered what I'd read last year about needing a leash and harness for Cricket, so that they could run her carrier through the X-ray, in time for G to order one.

I didn't do as much work on the business websites (HSX and N's author site) as I'd wanted to. But I did do some, and enough of it in time to support N's book release. (And realized that I ought to make a portfolio of the websites I've built, if only for historical purposes and bragging rights.)

Have some links: people are having funerals for the world's melting glaciers, and DO NOT turn to an AI chatbot for therapy.

On the positive side, though, Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity (three hours' worth every day). And here's the William Tell Overture Finale on Musical Tesla Coils.

You're welcome.

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Not a bad week. The housemates returned from OVFF Wednesday morning, so I'm off the hook for taking care of Cricket and Brooklyn. So I'm back to caring for two cats in one room again. And I was fairly productive -- not much music but a lot of work on the HyperSpace Express website, and N's author site. Which should have been done a month or more ago, but better late than not at all.

I wrote a post yesterday that wasn't one of the usual repeating ones (Thankful Thursday, Done Since, and Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit). It's been a while since I did that.

Only four walks this week :P -- I woke up with a leg cramp yesterday; the other two missing mornings were a matter of timing. See above about Wednesday. I think Monday I just slept in. Or fell down a rabbit hole. So far the main thing the Sansung smartwatch is good for is tracking my sleep. The main reason I got it in the first place was for emergency calls, but I haven't tested that function -- or even ordinary calling -- at all. Should fix that.

I also haven't made a portfolio/list of all the websites I've build over the years. I'm not even sure how many there are. Need to fix that too.

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Welcome to November, 2025!

It's the Day of the Dead; here's wishing good memories to those who observe it.

Today I am thankful for...

• The return (yesterday) of my housemates. In large part because I am back to taking care of two cats in one room, rather than four cats in three rooms on two floors.
• Dishwashers. I don't think I've ever mentioned dishwashers, but they are certainly worthty of gratitude.
• Along those lines, having a clothes washer and dryer that I can get to without having to leave the house/apartment/wherever-I'm-living.
• My trusty Edirol UA-25 audio interface. NO thanks to the flaky USB connector on my laptop.
• Finding out that the biopsies taken at my gastroscopy all came out normal. They checked for several things which I don't have to worry about now.