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[personal profile] lunabee34
1. I presented a conference paper Friday over Microsoft Teams, and it went really well. I wore this necklace I bought from OiShiny and felt very fancy. (I also bought this necklace and put it on a silver chain, and it is even more gorgeous than the picture; they both are. Can't wait to wear the second necklace, too!) I presented on Ouida's representation of the aristocracy in Syrlin, and I think it was well received.

Not gonna lie, y'all. The longer this work from home thing goes on, the more I like it. The more often I use all the virtual meeting tools, the more comfortable I feel with them. It seems pretty likely to me that we'll still be mostly working from home during the fall semester which means remote committee meetings, and while I was initially really anxious about that, I'm coming around. I will be occupying the second-most (perhaps co-equal-most; I think ranking them is a bit subjective) faculty governance position at our institution in the fall, and I've been anxious about chairing that committee virtually. But all the meetings I've been having seem to work well; the tools seem to be intuitive for the most part. Also, it occurs to me that a Teams meeting is in many ways superior to a meeting in which half the participants are calling in on a conference call. We'll see.

2. Nature observed: teeny tiny frogs everywhere; the lantana is blooming all orange and yellow and magenta; a bunny at the edge of the road just chilling (I have so missed the bunnies; we used to see tons of bunnies in our yard at the old house); the hawk sitting on the power line (it let us get really close to it before flying away, and it was huge and majestic).

3. As some of you (looking at you [personal profile] havocthecat) have already been posting, as work from home drags on, not having a suitable working place has finally become a problem for us. This past week, Josh and I both finally came down with "working on the bed" neck and "working on the couch" back, respectively. So we bought a second desk and chair today at a local furniture store for next to nothing and have installed it in the study. The printer we had to buy to work from home is off the floor! And best of all, I actually really like the desk instead of just taking it because it was the only option (it was literally the only option). We bought a second rug on Wayfair to put under it so we don't scratch up the floor with the chair, but I am feeling so much better. Not only do we now both have a space in which to work (simultaneously even!), but I have been able to get all our work junk that had piled up on the coffee table and kitchen table and our bedrooms into a proper place, and I also found a pretty storage cube I had in the closet to corral some stuff, and it's all just yay! and clean! and organized!

Date: 2020-05-16 10:43 pm (UTC)
kass: Siberian cat on a cat tree with one paw dangling (Default)
From: [personal profile] kass
Hooray for having a good / ergonomic / workable place to WFH!

Date: 2020-05-16 11:04 pm (UTC)
princessofgeeks: (Default)
From: [personal profile] princessofgeeks
So glad.

I have been working at the kitchen table and I have a very good chair, so I'm okay.

And I'm with you on dealing better than I thought with remote work. I miss interacting with students SO MUCH though. And yet I am in no hurry to go back. I don't see how it can be made safe in the classroom at my campus. But we'll see.

But I don't miss my fifty mile one way commute. This has solidified my resolve to take early retirement if I possibly can in three and half years. I don't know if I will be able to afford it but I really do want to.

Sniff. I was supposed to be with you this weekend. Sigh.
Edited Date: 2020-05-16 11:05 pm (UTC)

Date: 2020-05-17 10:36 pm (UTC)
executrix: (Default)
From: [personal profile] executrix
I watch a ton of webinars for work and politics, and Zoom seems to work pretty well. It's got to be cheaper for your campuses to get students Zoom-capable laptops and perhaps wi-fi hotspots than to reopen fully. (Especially since they'll probably bill the students for the tech.)

Date: 2020-05-16 11:09 pm (UTC)
china_shop: Close-up of Zhao Yunlan grinning (Default)
From: [personal profile] china_shop
Nature observed: teeny tiny frogs everywhere

♥___♥

and it's all just yay! and clean! and organized!

YAY! That's awesome!! *\o/*

Date: 2020-05-16 11:13 pm (UTC)
goss: Artwork of Lord Shiva (Default)
From: [personal profile] goss
This past week, Josh and I both finally came down with "working on the bed" neck and "working on the couch" back

HA! SAME OMG. It was only yesterday that I started feeling the effects on BOTH my back and neck, and so this morning I came up with a plan to move some furniture around and rig up a temporary work space in the guest room.

Date: 2020-05-17 01:32 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] timespirt
The more you use tech the better you get at it hon. The necklaces are pretty.

"HUGS"

Date: 2020-05-17 10:37 pm (UTC)
executrix: (cakewedge)
From: [personal profile] executrix
When I clicked and saw Showstopper I thought, "Mary and Paul would LOVE you to make a beautiful lapis lazuli necklace in a splendidly formed silvery collar..."

Date: 2020-05-17 05:01 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] torachan
Oh man, I can't imagine not having a desk. Even when my primary computer was a laptop I had it set up on my desk and preferred to use it that way than to sit on the sofa or somewhere and use it. I'm glad you were able to get one!

Date: 2020-05-17 12:09 pm (UTC)
spikedluv: (summer: sunflowers by candi)
From: [personal profile] spikedluv
Congrats on a great presentation!

Aww, bunnies! We have a lot, but I rarely see them. :(

Yay for having a desk to work from!

Date: 2020-05-17 12:30 pm (UTC)
independence1776: Drawing of Maglor with a harp on right, words "sing of honor lost" and "Noldolantë" on the left and bottom, respectively (Default)
From: [personal profile] independence1776
I'm glad work from home is going well for you and congrats on finally getting a desk!

Date: 2020-05-17 02:59 pm (UTC)
amejisuto: (PGN- Moonstone by magic_art)
From: [personal profile] amejisuto
Excellent choice of stones there love, they're beautiful but lapis lazuli opens your throat chakra, which helps you communicate. And the rose quartz is a stone of self-love so that's good. They're beautiful in the picture, I can guess they're even prettier in person. And you got this online teacher thing. If anyone can do it it would be you!

Yay for the new desk! Glad you won't have that kink in your neck anymore.

Date: 2020-05-17 10:40 pm (UTC)
executrix: (danydrag)
From: [personal profile] executrix
Also, now that you have a desk, I think you will be happier puppies using ergonomic keyboards instead of your laptop keyboard--it's just one USB plug. It takes a tiny while to get used to the keyboard shape, but it immensely reduces the stress on your already vulnerable hands and wrists.

Date: 2020-05-18 09:11 pm (UTC)
executrix: (actualshepherd)
From: [personal profile] executrix
Also, I'm not exactly sure what they're called, but those wire shelves covered with plastic that are sold for stacking stuff up in kitchen cabinets--well, I have my monitor up on one of them. It's about eight inches high. If you can get one, you can put your laptop on it, open, using the computer screen, and run the USB cable to the ergonomic keyboard through one of the little squares. That way, your laptop is not right on the table so it's less likely to overheat, and the screen is higher up so you have less strain on your neck.

Date: 2020-05-19 04:10 pm (UTC)
executrix: (Default)
From: [personal profile] executrix
It's a virtuous circle--better ergonomics can mean 5% less pain and 5% less eye strain which in turn means 5% better sleep.

Date: 2020-05-18 02:42 am (UTC)
tabaqui: (Default)
From: [personal profile] tabaqui
Yay, congrats!
And congratulations on getting a good workplace, so no more 'back' and 'neck', heh.

I really want a pic of teeny, tiny frogs (if you can - not a demand). :D

Date: 2020-05-18 05:11 pm (UTC)
tabaqui: (Default)
From: [personal profile] tabaqui
Heeeeeee! That's a fun image, though. :D

Date: 2020-05-20 08:37 pm (UTC)
corvidology: Cuppa from Sean of the Dead ([EMO] CUPPA)
From: [personal profile] corvidology
We're lucky in that we both have a study with a suitable desk but I do find that suddenly after having it for quite a while I'm "nesting" in it. Things that were randomly on shelves, in drawers, in stacks on the floor are now being "curated" for want of a better word.

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