The sabbatical diaries
Aug. 29th, 2017 12:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormkeeper_lovedorisSo let's see, what have I been up to the last day or so?
I ticked off one of the items on my "fun" list - I went to Madison Street in Forest Park and walked around. It's nice. They have an Escape Room so maybe Ann will want to do it someday. Nothing else there grabbed me, although it is nice that they have a bookstore. (It was closed when I got there, though).
I also wanted to check out podcasts. I listened to two of "Bitch" magazine's episodes of Popaganda. It was pretty good. Maybe when I switch to commuting via train next year I will listen to more. (Or maybe next time I have a long el train ride too). I'm not like dying to listen to any more right now - but this will be nice when I don't feel like bringing a book to read on the train (but I'd better remember my earbuds....)
Another item off the list I pulled was to visit a vegetarian/vegan restaurant I hadn't been to before. I went to happycow.net to search. Basically, all the ones that are anywhere near me, I've been to already. The ones I haven't been to before are either in neighborhoods I prefer not to visit or are more like small cafes with pretty limited menus. So I think I might pass on going out of my way for any of these, but I do plan to re-hit a few of my old favorites like Amitabul or Ground Control. (Not today though....we still have leftovers from this weekend!)
I donated all my frequent flyer miles at Southwest to Team Rubicon, an organization of vets who do disaster relief. I'm so sad by what's happening in Texas! I also randomly selected a second non-profit to donate to, to help with Texas. The one i landed on is one that rescues animals. I know some people might say "You should help people, not animals!" but I believe that helping animals does help people. If there was a disaster here and we were separated from our cat, it would mean the world to me if someone had sheltered her in and taken care of her.
Completed a few tasks - shipped some honey off to Sean that he couldn't take on the plane, got ear buds, picked up or weekly produce from the CSA. I went to the library to see if they had a zoo pass (they sometimes have free passes for zoos and museums) but their computers were down so they couldn't help me.
What else? I have a food rescue later today at Fruitful Yield. In addition to whatever I pick up from there, I will donate some of our own produce to the pantry. We're leaving on a 4-day weekend trip on Friday, and we have more fruit than I think we can use - so off to the pantry it will go.
On Mondays, Doris gets home relatively early so we watched 2 episodes of Orphan Black. Haven't been able to watch it since Wednesday. We're done with Season 2 now. We still like it a lot. And speaking of TV, I'm still watching The Expanse and I like it.
Oh, and although I put my "3 things" gratitude lists on hold, Illinois just signed into law 3 pro-LGBTQ bills. A good reminder that as horrible as Washington is, it's good to stay involved on the state and local level.
I ticked off one of the items on my "fun" list - I went to Madison Street in Forest Park and walked around. It's nice. They have an Escape Room so maybe Ann will want to do it someday. Nothing else there grabbed me, although it is nice that they have a bookstore. (It was closed when I got there, though).
I also wanted to check out podcasts. I listened to two of "Bitch" magazine's episodes of Popaganda. It was pretty good. Maybe when I switch to commuting via train next year I will listen to more. (Or maybe next time I have a long el train ride too). I'm not like dying to listen to any more right now - but this will be nice when I don't feel like bringing a book to read on the train (but I'd better remember my earbuds....)
Another item off the list I pulled was to visit a vegetarian/vegan restaurant I hadn't been to before. I went to happycow.net to search. Basically, all the ones that are anywhere near me, I've been to already. The ones I haven't been to before are either in neighborhoods I prefer not to visit or are more like small cafes with pretty limited menus. So I think I might pass on going out of my way for any of these, but I do plan to re-hit a few of my old favorites like Amitabul or Ground Control. (Not today though....we still have leftovers from this weekend!)
I donated all my frequent flyer miles at Southwest to Team Rubicon, an organization of vets who do disaster relief. I'm so sad by what's happening in Texas! I also randomly selected a second non-profit to donate to, to help with Texas. The one i landed on is one that rescues animals. I know some people might say "You should help people, not animals!" but I believe that helping animals does help people. If there was a disaster here and we were separated from our cat, it would mean the world to me if someone had sheltered her in and taken care of her.
Completed a few tasks - shipped some honey off to Sean that he couldn't take on the plane, got ear buds, picked up or weekly produce from the CSA. I went to the library to see if they had a zoo pass (they sometimes have free passes for zoos and museums) but their computers were down so they couldn't help me.
What else? I have a food rescue later today at Fruitful Yield. In addition to whatever I pick up from there, I will donate some of our own produce to the pantry. We're leaving on a 4-day weekend trip on Friday, and we have more fruit than I think we can use - so off to the pantry it will go.
On Mondays, Doris gets home relatively early so we watched 2 episodes of Orphan Black. Haven't been able to watch it since Wednesday. We're done with Season 2 now. We still like it a lot. And speaking of TV, I'm still watching The Expanse and I like it.
Oh, and although I put my "3 things" gratitude lists on hold, Illinois just signed into law 3 pro-LGBTQ bills. A good reminder that as horrible as Washington is, it's good to stay involved on the state and local level.
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Date: 2017-08-31 09:56 pm (UTC)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1y00-JMEZ4
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Date: 2017-08-31 10:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-09-05 09:18 pm (UTC)There are several podcasts I'm very interested in but I don't really want to listen to them in the car and I don't really want to listen to them at home and I need to concentrate at work, so, I don't know. I guess I must not want it that much.
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Date: 2017-09-05 11:01 pm (UTC)Ditto on podcasts. Like it's a good idea but I don't see a time when I'd listen to them, other than when I have long trips on public transportation. I hate using up my phone's battery, but I also hate lugging a book, so maybe the podcast wins out then.
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Date: 2017-09-07 02:48 pm (UTC)I think my problem with the podcasts is that when I might listen to them, I'd either prefer to listen to a book (in the car) or can't really pay close attention (at work). I do listen to music at work but it's generally background noise.
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Date: 2017-09-07 08:50 pm (UTC)I'm good either way, in terms of having it just us or inviting others.
Awww, so Rollin prefers our game night over his niece's party? Yay!