Update for 6/11/2017

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Andy
  • Code console – I’ve learned the basics of Yeoman and associated tools, so this week I’ll try making a generator or two for my most common project types, and post them on GitHub. Whenever that’s done, I’ll post any relevant updates to my coding guide, and then I’ll take a break to deal with some other projects, such as doing some website maintenance and cleaning up my apartment.
  • Beliefs report – I’ve posted an update with more on the prolegomena and a large part of the bibliology section. (Really I posted it Monday of this week, but let’s lie to ourselves and say that counts as the tail end of last week.) It’ll be interesting to see how this essay evolves, and I could see it getting me back into my religious areas of interest and spawning several research projects. I’ve already spent some quality time in the library looking at philosophy of religion books.
  • Health – I had my Remicade infusion on Thursday, which now takes about an hour longer because of the increased dose, but I take the whole afternoon off for these sessions anyway, and I secretly like going to the hospital for them, so I don’t mind. Now I have to schedule my colonoscopy, hopefully without interfering with my dentist appointment on Wednesday, and then maybe I can be done with medical events for a while.
  • Media
    • Movies – One happy side effect of rescheduling my colonoscopy is that I could go see Wonder Woman Tuesday night with my geek meetup. It didn’t quite have the magic for me that the Lynda Carter show from my childhood does, but I still loved it, partly because I’ve been waiting for a live-action Wonder Woman film for many years, and partly because there were many things to love about it. Before I went, I saw this tweet about viewers crying during the fight scenes, so I wondered how I’d react to them, and to my surprise a sudden sob did escape during No Man’s Land, but it was for different reasons than the article gave. The article from the tweet, which I read later, was about a sort of pent-up feminist energy, which I guessed while watching and which I could distantly appreciate, but my reaction was more about her striking defensive role in that scene, which for me felt somehow both vulnerable and aggressively protective, completely drawing the attack but without being overcome by it, like a messianic mother bear.
    • TV – Tim and I have started watching Foyle’s War. We got through the first episode Sunday night, and we had fun speculating about the mystery and commenting on British culture. I tried to pay attention to a long-term topic of mine, which is what makes an interesting revelation in this kind of story. The answer to this episode’s mystery went in a different direction than I was hoping, but it was still interesting and surprising.
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7 Responses to Update for 6/11/2017

  1. Mark Hausam says:
    June 13, 2017 at 6:49 am

    You’ve organized your beliefs report in a very helpful way for other readers, particularly in your making it clear where you’ve updated.

    Reply
  2. Linda W. says:
    June 13, 2017 at 8:00 am

    I loved Wonder Woman even more the second time. I didn’t cry, but I felt proud watching it.

    I loved Foyle’s War! I hope you’ll watch more episodes.

    Reply
    • Andy says:
      June 20, 2017 at 1:26 am

      I’m glad WW stands up to repeat viewings. I can see pride as a reaction. And I’m sure we’ll continue with Foyle’s War!

      Reply
  3. Grace Culbertson says:
    June 13, 2017 at 3:42 pm

    Foyle’s War is one of your parents favorites.

    Reply
  4. Jeremy says:
    June 15, 2017 at 9:26 pm

    You write too much.

    Reply

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