Day 356: It was a work from home day, and nothing of particular interest happened, so we’re back to yet another “me on the couch” shot.
Year 50
Year 50 Day 354
Day 354: Found quite the score while out shopping this morning — an impressively good condition set of the classic Star Trek Blueprints from 1975, with all twelve sheets still in the original faux-leather pouch. If you’d like a closer look (and aren’t lucky enough to stumble across a set), here are scans of the full set at Cygnus X-1.
Year 50 Day 353
Day 353: Gave a presentation/workshop on basic document accessibility to the college’s tutors today. Went over alt text and headings, why they should be used (complete with brief NVDA screen reader demo), how to use them in Word and Google Docs, why not to use Canva, and how to use the Read&Write extension for Chrome. All in all, not a bad session, even at the end of a long week.
Year 50 Day 352
Day 352: Got to spend some time tabling for the Access Services department today as Highline hosted a bunch of prospective students visiting from local high schools. Days like this always amuse me — I have very clear memories of being a freshman in high school and thinking the seniors looked so adult. As a 50 year old…it’s a little different.
Year 50 Day 351
Day 351: Still a little chilly for my tastes, but the spring sunshine is really nice, and the trees and flowers are definitely enjoying the warming weather.
Year 50 Day 350
Day 350: I always get lots of compliments when I wear this shirt. Everybody loves dinosaurs!
Year 50 Day 349
Day 349: Cloudy and grey today, but it was nice, cool, and comfortable when I remembered to take a break and walk around the neighborhood this morning.
Year 50 Day 348
Day 348: Mostly a day of chores and errands: groceries, laundry, taxes (hey, it was before the deadline). Productive, but not terribly interesting.
Year 50 Day 347
Day 347: Our morning wasn’t quite as relaxing as planned, thanks to some somewhat unexpected early morning maintenance work on our building. However, to avoid the noise, we went out and stopped by a local Mexican bakery to pick up pastries, took a nice walk along the Green River, and got the car washed. Work was still going on when we got home, so we went down into the basement, took a nap, and then watched a movie; by the time that was done, we could come upstairs without there being constant banging on the ceiling. In the end, it’s been a pretty good day.
Year 50 Day 346
Day 346: Today was the final day of the DSSC/WAPED conferences, and thus the last day of my explorations of the Green River College campus. It’s been a nice variation for the week with a lot of good conversations, but also a lot of fairly intense braining. I’m definitely ready to zone out for the weekend.