weekend and the near future

[rattfan]

I was considering going out today but decided that it was too hot. 37^C here at the moment and has been for quite some time. Yours truly and high temperatures/UV don't mesh very well. Did my housework yesterday and some watering, so only thing today was to iron the work gear, while watching Fringe.

Friday was more eventful than I had intended. M (mother) went into hospital for a hip replacement on Wednesday. This was to (finally!) fix up a botched job from two years ago. I called on Friday to see how it had gone. Unfortunately M was still on the good drugs, so communication was a bit uncertain, but she was in a huge flap about the hospital wanting to move her to the rehab ward early and also some changes the health fund wanted to make, essentially removing one level of cover.

So I got work to spring me - actually, despite all the bitching i do about the gulag, they were very decent about this - and they said I could either take it as leave or work it off next week. So I got over to Hollywood Hospital. This took awhile, mostly because of a huge crush of traffic in St Georges Terrace. Somebody on foot could probably have done it faster. Once I got there, I think I managed to calm M down and help her decide to hold out against the hospital if they got pushy again. Seriously, I don't see how somebody who needs two people to haul them up to a sitting position can be ready to start rehabilitation. Turns out the ongoing troubles from the first op were due to a screw working loose and boring into the socket. The joint socket. A bit that's part of the person. Euwwww!

I stayed there for about three hours and then headed home, which also took awhile, because the buses had thinned out by then and I didn't want to go through the city again or to wait half an hour for one that went through Subiaco. Most direct route was to hike to Subi Station and then it was just the usual train home. Well, I made up my steps for the day, definitely, it was over 12,500. I don't know how many kilometres that was, probably four, five?

The rats were very upset about being made to wait two hours for their dinner and I got the full starving rodent performance until I finally got their bowl in front of them, at which time I was allowed to get mine.

Anyway, I've got one more full work week to do, then two days next week and then I'm on leave for Swancon and the week after that. I'm not on any panels on Swancon. I feel less like it every year and since I'm on my own a lot, I'm not really good at talking in front of people. I often get talked over on panels or else there's someone who won't stop talking so that I can get my point in at the relevant time. I decided I'd had enough last year when this happened one too many times. I figure if someone would like to talk to me about something, they can find me and do one on one conversation. I'm okay at that :-)

I have a room for two nights at the Goodearth; the Friday and Saturday, so hopefully will get a chance to go out for meals with folk as well as check out some of the con's evening activities.

Comments

[lysanatt.livejournal.com]

That sure was an eventful week. Your poor mother, what a mess. I hope she feels much better by now, and I wish her a quick recovery.

Also poor ratties. The little critters are adorable, and I can imagine them being offended by the poor service. (BFF had rats for many years, so I know how they can be!)

And 37C??? I mean, that is BAD. Even when I lived in Japan, what with the horribly hot summers, it rarely reached 37. Damn, that's a frigging killer. How can you even function in that kind of heat!

[ratfan.livejournal.com]

Good question, about the temperatures. You do get used to it if you have to, and Western Australia has been breaking temperature records over the last few years. Top temperature was 39^C, I think, and 40 forecast for tomorrow, when I will have to go out in it at least insofar as walking to the train and back again, since it is a work day. Personally I don't do a lot of functioning in high temperatures. Today it's been me and my air conditioner (the rats live in the room with the air conditioner) and Netflix.

Please, horrify me by telling me about Denmark winters. And may I have some?

Did you hear that Supernatural has been renewed for a 12th season? Of course, we all knew that would happen!

[lysanatt.livejournal.com]

UUUUURGH! 40 degrees... that's torture! You don't have workplaces and schools closing down or anything? (Why am I asking; it's Australia. You people are hardcore.)

Winters? We don't have them. This "winter", we've had... three days of light slush that sort of looked a little like snow. It's unusual with a lot of snow here, although it happens once in a blue moon. Usually temperatures are around 0-5 degrees from Dec-March, but that's about it. Not too unpleasant. I'd send you some if I could; you sure need lower temperatures more than we do.

In Japan the aircon was my best friend, that's for sure.

Yeah, heard about the renewal, looking forward to it, sort of, don't think the writers are doing too good a job of it since S8, but it keeps fandom alive and kicking, which is much appreciated. :D

[ratfan.livejournal.com]

My workplace is airconditioned so no, no closing downs. There's a tradition that people on building sites can go home when it reaches 37^C, the old century, but I've seen outside workplaces still operating even when it does get that hot. It hopefully won't be at maximum at the times I have to go to and fro work.

[ratfan.livejournal.com]

0-5^C temperatures are about as cold as it ever gets here, and anything close to freezing would get top news status (g). Pictures on the cover of the newspaper! If you really want to see Australians wimp out - this one, anyway - you should see me when it gets that cold. I hate it! Right now, though, a few minutes of cold would be nice. I'm trying to water my garden and it's still around 37^C outside, with about half an hour of light left.

[lysanatt.livejournal.com]

I recommend the fridge. :D Just about the only thing that might save you on a day like that.

Nah, if you're not used to it, then it might seem cold. But I guess we are sort of used to it, what with temperatures changing from... I think we had -17 one of the few slushy days (in the night, of course) up to 35+ in the summer. Around 30+ is normal-ish, and usually come with a 90%+ humidity. No fun, but clearly nothing like the 40+ you get. Poor builders, they can't get much done, but they are probably made from sturdier material than most, being both Australians and builders.

Here's too cooler weather at your end of the world.

[ariaflame.livejournal.com]

10000 steps for me is about 7km

[lysanatt.livejournal.com]

Same here - around 7.

[ratfan.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was good :-) It makes up for my almost complete lack of movement today.

[sue-bursztynski.livejournal.com]

Hope you get things sorted for your Mum! That sounds awful!

We've had some 40ish days recently, all in a row. And I don't have aircon, either at home or at work(well, in the staffroom, but you can't run classes there or set up the library shelves!). We don't close down, though at my school they shorten lunchtime and a couple of classes and let the kids go home half an hour early. (Not us - the kids!) You can't do that at a primary school, of course.

I know what you mean about being talked over on a panel - and my experience was at Swancon too, a pity as I rather like Swancon. I think I was on a panel with a couple of PhDs in the subject and you just can't shut up experts! I think your idea of hanging out with friends and going to dinner is the best way to enjoy a con.