Tag: distraction
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New Shiny Part 2: Making Mastodon Comfy
Processing new experiences by writing them all down. It’s what I do.
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Barns & other distractions
Did I need to research dairy barn restoration and collect architectural drawings of historical barn types yesterday & today? TRICK QUESTION.
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Not busy.
Didn’t sleep well, for no particular reason. Woke slow & groggy, couldn’t get any mental traction. After puttering around to no good effect, I resorted to my usual backup plan: when in doubt, clean something out. I went through my WordPress posts folder & deleted a bunch of old drafts I wrote to vent and…
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Baking my way through the snow & cold
I hate being cold. Hate-hate-hate-hate-HATE it. But I also hate heating a whole house full of rooms to a comfortable temperature when I can only occupy one at a time. It isn’t a rational objection, nor–thanks to circumstances I am daily thankful to live in–is it a financial problem. It’s strictly a philosophical reluctance of…
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Squirrel gardening: a tale of time lost
This is a thing I’m writing while most of my brain is occupied with uncooperative idea pieces I need to weave into a different post. It’s a story about a day earlier this spring when I had two simple activities planned. One: salvage vintage hardware from three, nasty old interior doors that were cluttering up…