infryq

Yesterday was better. I spent the morning grinding through options for
running the nlg system in our environment, and rapidly located problems
with all three python options I’d found previously, but got an idea for
running my prototype system inside our parse server. It’s not quite working
yet, as it involves converting JSON to XML and I don’t have the syntax
right somewhere in the pipeline yet, but barring unreasonable difficulties
it should work eventually. I spent the bulk of the afternoon in a detailed
survey of all our dialog elements to be sure the api I design will cover
all the necessary cases. Met briefly with an old student to discuss a
scalability issue she’s having with her current project, and made plans to
more thoroughly catch up before she graduates. Missed the shuttle on the
way in, but it gave P the opportunity to grab a coffee at the new la Prima
in the new Wean lobby. We’re both pretty wrecked in the heat.

After dinner grandma called; they’re starting a slow process to prepare to
move to a care home, which is the right choice. If only one of them was
poorly, they might be able to make it work, but with the stroke it’s just
untenable. So they’re ostensibly downsizing, although with us so far away
there’s not much I can take but what will ship. I put my name on the serger
and the thread collection, and maybe a hobnail glass piece or two.

I’ve been reading book two of the Tearling series, which needs an enormous
tw for rape scenes, so-far-vague reference to paedophilia, and more body
horror than book one. It’s starting to get into the backstory though, which
is really compelling.

Also staying caught up on the ceramics forums, and starting to take note of
which people’s posts make my life better and which not so much. I remain
someone who finds new things, and beginners by proxy, exciting rather than
irritating.