draco @draco@wandering.shop

TIL: How to post to Instagram from a desktop computer. (The wife made herself an insta account.)

So... for remote teaching, I am looking for more skype and zoom alternatives. For obvious reasons, I don't want to use Zoom and Skype is also not exactly a favorite.

Jitsi Meet works most of the time, but yesterday I had one student who couldn't get it to work on their mobile device.

What I need:
* something that lets me choose which camera/mic I'm using
* ideally works web browser-based
* screen sharing.

#recommendations anyone?

Gods, I am a slow sewist. I managed to make one mask today, probably because a) I insisted on taking apart a pair of PJs that are going to be upcycled and b) I am fussy when it comes to cutting.

Lesson learned today: Make the binding at the sides a little wider, and start sewing it on from the inner side.

Also, I will have someone with a larger head have it try on so I can be sure it fits an intended wearer who is larger and taller than my petite self. #showyourmask

I meant to sew masks today, but then all I managed was rummaging through my fabric stash. And it's migraine weather for me (mercilessly sunny, cloudless blue sky); I had a fair bit of pain yesterday and had to prioritize taking care of myself in order to keep the pain away today. It worked.

Tomorrow will be a sewing day!

Because my wife loves hearing the stories I come up with, I wrote another bit on my fantasy novel today. 530 words!

Not sure if my main character is potentially seriously overpowered (she's a mage), but she's still working on fully controlling her very unusual kind of magic.

#amwriting

Dang, recently I have a raging, relentless hunger. I crave protein HARD to an extent where I ponder going back to eating meat (I have been vegetarian for more than 2 decades).

I'm not getting that much exercise and I'm eating decent portions. I can't seem to figure out what it is, and not satisfying that hunger seems to be correlating with migraine.

I seem to be gaining rather than losing weight.

I guess I will have to have a thorough look at my diet.

tfw someone is "OK, I'll facetime you" and I have to be like "Aargh, you can't because I have no Apple device".

Fifteen-ear-ago past me would never have believed I'd ever be in a happy relationship. To ten-year-ago me, a romantic relationship looked desirable, but kinda like a very abstract, unlikely possibility.

Six years ago, I went on the first date with my wife.

So.... I'm probably going to make some wire-free masks.

I have to add that I want to sew a bunch of masks for people who are in even more need of them and don't know how to sew/have no sewing machine.

I could maybe trust myself to take out wires before washing or washing stuff by hand, but in other people's hands, they are probably going into the washing machine, and I don't want to contribute to broken washing machines in a situation where repairs are probably hard to come by and budgets are more strained than usual.

So, I'm going to sew some masks for friends. Most patterns recommend a wire to fit the mask to the nose; however, I'm concerned that the wires I have available (regular household wire for flowers) might come out in the wash and damage the washing machine. Washing all the masks by hand seems impractical, as seems taking the wire out before every wash.

I'm going to try and find some chenille wire, but I'm not sure I can find it in my area.

What's your experience?

Wait, did that season end with a flirt between Rafi and Seven of Nine?

I wonder if there are any #foldingathome teams that I could join. I don't have strong hardware or much time where I can let the client crunch ahead on full steam, but still, I guess every bit helps?

tfw you want to knit, but then the cat sits on your yarn in a way that traps the yarn and you can't get it out until cat leaves.

#knitting #lifewithcats

I wrote a thing about staying at home and how I cope: https://write.as/dr4co/how-i-cope-with-staying-at-home

#stayingtathome