| Life = Busy |
[Dec. 6th, 2015|11:40 am]
hawklady
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Some nights I dream EMV and PIN pad processes. This is about as fun as you'd think it is.
Life has been crazy-busy. In a six-week period, I had three conferences, multiple interviews, a big family weekend, a HackAThon, taught a series of courses, and some other stuff that has already fallen out of my totally-fried-brain. There was travel galore, presentations, interviews, a crapload of research and planning and advising, and a crapload of expenses.
There was a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving dinner with friends (thank you so very very much!), the first Turkey-day we've spent with other people in many, many years.
In theory this was all a period when I was staying home being caretaker and driver for Sir Gimpy. What it really meant was I scurried out of state to a conference or gig, presented, and then zoomed back home to minimize the time away and dive into the chores that piled up while away.
Now it's slightly calmer. Several leads and bids are in the "waiting to hear back from them" stage. I've done what prep-for-travel research and planning I can do without actually having a signed commitment in-hand. Husband can drive himself moderate distances, and the time and distance he can walk without pain gets longer every day.
Teaching is on hold as that client's staff is busy with other projects.
My secondary "for the business" credit card was compromised AGAIN - the second time this year. Given it gets used at dozens of parking kiosks, gas stations, grocery stores, hotels, etc, in multiple states, throughout the year, it's ripe for being caught in a data breach. This just reinforces my belief that Debit-convertible cards are evil evil evil. If I had linked it to my checking account, these events would have been disastrous.
Maybe THIS time they'll issue a chip card?
There's a ton of stuff going on professionally that I may write about someday. I'm still on the fence in terms of setting up a regular blog that talks about professional stuff. Some of the classes and presentations I've been giving could be typed up for content. But, it's not as if it would be a particularly unique or useful contribution to the internet. It'd be more grandstanding "look at ME! and what I can do!" and an obligation.
Fall and Winter = Eggnog bread and soups and stews. Within moderation, since the weight loss has stalled due to travel, stress nibbling, and weather-triggered cravings. The first 20# went off steady-and-even, now I'm playing chicken with the last few. My goal for the holidays is to simply keep it off. If I lose another pound or five before EOY, that'd be great, but I'm not going to push it.
GAFilk is just around the corner! |
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