{"id":11123,"date":"2019-11-01T17:04:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T00:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=11123"},"modified":"2019-11-04T10:15:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T18:15:48","slug":"no-brighter-side-yuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=11123","title":{"rendered":"No brighter side. Yuck."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#75edf0\"><strong>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/ericmathewallen?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">tip the writer<\/a>. Whatever amount you like-every little bit helps, and I&#8217;ll do a shoutout. We are always short of cash, especially with a big mortgage. Let me know if you or someone you know needs web design\/development-my rates aren&#8217;t bad, and I&#8217;m more than pretty good at it. Java\/database\/AWS\/UI too. ThankYouVeryMuch!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OK, here&#8217;s the ever fascinating blog entry summary, where I describe my mood and how much politics and the world sucks. Got nothing in the brighter side links, which sort of tells it all right there. It&#8217;s all just a huge mess, and I&#8217;m tired, so nothing here other than yuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday after lunch-I&#8217;m starting to drag-didn&#8217;t sleep well last night. Work stuff is getting done, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday afternoon. Getting through stuff. Slow going, though. One thing is done as far as I&#8217;m concerned. Starting blind on another. I think I have my mini task book figured out-mini book to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"license plate (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worthpoint.com\/worthopedia\/littlearth-license-plate-journal-1909627245\" target=\"_blank\">license plate<\/a> book. Transfer all my other books to that. Keep art and music separate, art in my small <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Coke Moleskine (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/adage.com\/creativity\/work\/coke-mashup\/43141?#targetText=Moleskine%20is%20celebrating%20the%20100th,collection%20inspired%20by%20its%20curves.&amp;targetText=Available%20only%20through%20Moleskine%20Stores,a%20limited%20run%20of%205%2C000.\" target=\"_blank\">Coke Moleskine<\/a>, music in the book on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kronos (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.korg.com\/us\/products\/synthesizers\/kronos_x\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kronos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday morning. Not much-cleaning up some stuff. Good w\/o last night. Not much else-watched <a href=\"https:\/\/thedroneracingleague.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"drone racing (opens in a new tab)\">drone racing<\/a> instead of practicing. Practice tonight? Hopefully-there are a few tasks that need to get done, but nothing huge. Again, no TV is the key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday afternoon-I have a new <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"IOS WordPress (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wordpress\/id335703880\" target=\"_blank\">IOS WordPress<\/a> editor-slick! Working through new code. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diwali\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Diwali  (opens in a new tab)\">Diwali <\/a>lunch-yummy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday morning, in bed. This WP editor is so nice. Not much-should go to school and help, but&#8230;didn&#8217;t-just not up for it. Busy Friday, skipped lunch, good W\/O, no M. S\u2019s guest left early. Not a lot else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday, noon. Pretty quiet weekend, tidy, vacuum, w\/o, church-E gave a sermon. S has a fort-like thing in the living room-slept there-it fell in on her last night. Played my guitar yesterday when no one was home. I have an incredibly sweet sounding rig: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"'72 SG (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NfBZEv8uDb4\" target=\"_blank\">&#8217;72 SG<\/a> + <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pod XT (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pod_(amp_modeler)\" target=\"_blank\">Pod XT<\/a>  + <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"'52 Deluxe Tweed (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fender_Deluxe\" target=\"_blank\">&#8217;52 Deluxe Tweed<\/a> = Buttah! The Pod is a little brittle sounding, but decent for my use-I&#8217;d rather have an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HD500  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/line6.com\/podhd\/\" target=\"_blank\">HD500 <\/a>or a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Helix (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/line6.com\/helix\/\" target=\"_blank\">Helix<\/a>, but, no $$$&#8230;and I kinda wanna <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Gecho (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/gechologic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gecho<\/a> more. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dave Mustaine (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dave_Mustaine\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Mustaine<\/a> from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Megadeth  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Megadeth\" target=\"_blank\">Megadeth <\/a>is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"selling a lot of his gear (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/reverb.com\/news\/official-dave-mustaine-reverb-shop-preview\" target=\"_blank\">selling a lot of his gear<\/a>-subscribing to the &#8220;you can&#8217;t take it with you&#8221; approach-got me thinking about what gear I really need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think I have my organization plan set-making a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"coptic bound (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coptic_binding\" target=\"_blank\">coptic bound<\/a> book for carrying, everything else gets transferred to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"license plate journal (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/i\/153700494676\" target=\"_blank\">license plate journal<\/a>. Have everything except covers for the book-not sure what to use for that-heavy cardboard? E got me a book at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"binz (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/portlandsampler.com\/behind-the-scenes-goodwill-outlet-the-bins\/\" target=\"_blank\">binz<\/a>&#8230;gonna pull the cover and go from there. I&#8217;m thinking <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"zentangled (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/zentangle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">zentangled<\/a> front, black back, accordion pocket on the inside back cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, Tuesday noonish. Getting stuff done at work. Very windy and cold this morning. A <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"streetcar (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/portlandstreetcar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">streetcar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/commuting\/2019\/10\/portland-streetcar-derails-near-psu-no-injuries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"derailed at PSU (opens in a new tab)\">derailed at PSU<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday morning, my changes are in and I have the dev\/buld\/deploy\/test cycle down. I still don&#8217;t quite have the test data bits so I can call\/verify. Anyways, good w\/o Tues., but my shoulder still can&#8217;t take weight. Been cold and windy, but dry, so I can wear leather and stay warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday morning, I think I&#8217;ll call this. I have to rewrite all of one of the things I did this week-frustrating, that. Anyways-Halloween last night-M had a suit and put on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Barong  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barong_(mythology)\" target=\"_blank\">Barong <\/a>mask when kids came to the door. S went with school friends, and I had to pick her up in posh town at 11. So, to bed late-I&#8217;ll probably be dragging this afternoon. Lucky only a few people are here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links\/viddys-brighter side: . Not so bright: don&#8217;t even want to go there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Page 23, sentence 5: &#8220;He felt a great burden and responsibility as well.&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0765333007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Blood of the Cosmos<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, here&#8217;s the ever fascinating blog entry summary, where I describe my mood and how much politics and the world sucks. Got nothing in the brighter side links, which sort of tells it all right there. It&#8217;s all just a huge mess, and I&#8217;m tired, so nothing here other than yuck. Monday after lunch-I&#8217;m starting &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=11123\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;No brighter side. 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