My Weekend, by Catherine, age 34

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Actually, I think I need to start Friday. I was still getting over the wretched bug, but on the other hand A came in to spend the day in the lab. Lots of fun. And productive enough that I’m really hoping she can make it back. She even survived three hours of group meeting in good spirits, which is really saying something. (We essentially had two group meetings back to back. Ugh.) Pretty exhausted that evening.

Saturday started out heading in to the I-dist for the world Taiji day demo. Quiet and laid back, but fun. Nice to see some other groups. Well, mostly nice. The Falun Gong folk kind of pissed me off, having gotten their early and put up giant signs that seemed to imply that everyone there was supporting them. All the Taiji people kind of distanced ourselves and ignored them, but since they’d claimed the best group it meant we all ended up going forms on a slope. (BTW, I enjoyed the wikipedia article on the Falun gong.)

Then I headed to the U-dist to lead Byron’s Chen class… except no one showed up, so I practiced on my own instead. Then into the lab to kick off some builds with improved error logging settings. Then my mother picked me up and we headed back to the barge so that she could try my upright bike. It looks like, with the seat way down and a different set of handlebars, my bike will work for her. This is a happy outcome – I adore that bike, but I don’t think I’m going back to an upright any time soon. Meanwhile, she’s still riding her 30+ year old Raleigh, which is heavy enough that she ends up riding a lot less just because it’s such a pain to lug around. So down to the bike store to pick out pieces, and then over to MAPI to see the last part of stolen_tea’s belt test. Headed out from there around 10:30, patched up J (after which he took off to party) and hit the sack.

Sunday started with the usual biking to the UW, stashing the bike and then bussing out to Redmond, from where I was picked up and taken to Artspawn. Good class, with a surprise appearance by chasmek. Need to work out for everyone to get something they can use for the Dao form. Then headed out to Whidbey island for more training. (Yay!)

Though I did manage to get dehydrated. Not quite sure why I’ve been doing that more recently. Though it’s much more likely when it’s cool out – if it’s hot I don’t forget to drink, ever. Intermittently realized I was spacey and headachey, and got some water, but didn’t really feel okay until I’d downed about a liter and a half. I *hate* being spacey when I’m learning something new. Kept making the same stupid mistakes. Felt better in time for things to be over. Oh well.

Headed back to J’s, and got to work on a new and different messed up back. This apparently is added incentive to get me to go someplace. Went home. Went to bed.

Work up a bit sore and with the boat being a mess, so I took a quiet morning, stretching and cleaning. I’d left my bike on campus yesterday, so I took the bus in… and ended up waiting a long time for it. General sense of well being, but in the forward pushing sort of way. And what the heck, I’m at a quiet bus stop in Fremont, so I practiced a few forms, and then a few butterfly kicks, and then a few lotus kicks… (and yeah, I’m sure I made a spectacle of myself. I don’t care.) I wish I felt half this good yesterday. I’m in the mood to find a nice soft grassy field and do a lot of silly acrobatics. And then curl up in a sun beam and take a nap.

Gah. All that trouble setting up all the error handling… and this thing still neither returns errors or returns results.