Hi everyone. I’m joining #WeekendCoffeeShare again. It’s 7:30PM as I start typing this, so I’ve had my last cup of coffee for the day and will take a break from writing this post at around 8PM to have my evening fizzy drink. Actually, Dubbelfrisss, which I generally have, isn’t very fizzy, being that it is only slightly carbonated. That’s a good thing, since I can’t stand actual fizzy drinks. Anyway, let’s have a drink and let’s catch up.
If we were having coffee, first I’d talk about the weather. It’s been incredibly warm all week with daytime highs above 15°C each day. Today we even had a daytime high of 18°C. It’s been sunny for most of the week too. I know, climate change and all and we’re probably getting summertime temps above 30°C, but for now I love this weather.
If we were having coffee, I’d also proudly announce that I broke my exercise record on my Apple Watch again. Yesterday, I got in 190 exercise minutes, both by walking and by biking to Deventer.
If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that I rode the side-by-side bike to Deventer twice this week, both times looking for new clothes. On Tuesday, I bought a few jeans and a blouse. Yesterday, I initially wanted to buy a blouse and a shirt, but didn’t end up buying those when I found out they were rather light-colored. So is one of the jeans I bought on Tuesday, so now I’m afraid I’ve stained it beyond cleaning already. This once happened with a pair of off white pants I bought with a staff several years ago and my wife said wise staff won’t let me wear light-colored clothes because of the risk of me spilling coffee over them. I told the staff I went clothes shopping this yesterday and she said I could put a napkin on my lap to prevent this. The thing is, I only need to forget this once for clothes to be ruined by coffee stains. I’m now unsure as to whether I was wise even having gone clothes shopping with her.
If we were having coffee, I’d tell you I’ve been playing around with AI a bit. Last Saturday, when I shared the Warmies unicorn soft toy on here, I tried to take several more pictures, but none were better than the one I’d posted. Then I decided to ask CoPilot to edit the image to make the unicorn stand out more. I don’t know whether the original picture was recognizable as a unicorn, but I loved how CoPilot recreated it.
For reference, here’s the original photo I took.
If we were having coffee, lastly I’d share that I finally saw my new, activity-based day schedule, to be taking effect on April 1. To be honest, it’s a bit disappointing, in that my assigned staff just added the activities I’d proposed to it and that’s it. How this could take months of “thinking” to take effect, I don’t know. On top of that, the new schedule will take effect on the same day the home will start having a new staffing schedule too. My support coordinator told me there’s no shortening of hours, but at an important time for me, there is. You see, when I proposed my activity-based day schedule, I’d added my daily cup of tea at around 9PM into it, both to make the schedule more aligned with reality and because that cup of tea truly helps me make it through the night without support. Unfortunately, it’s not in my new day schedule and staffing will be cut at 9PM too. I for clarity’s sake don’t need one-on-one attention then, but it does help when staff keep an eye on me. My support coordinator, who told me about the staffing changes and new day schedule, said I can’t expect everyone else to be in bed by 8:30PM because I want my cup of tea and there’s not enough staff to keep in touch with me and help the others to bed at the same time. No, I can’t, but it’s not me who cut those hours. Several staff have told me I’ll have to wait and see how things go and no-one is prohibiting me from having a cup of tea, but then why can’t it be in my day schedule?
A Multitude of Musings 
It has been bloody hot here, that’s great about getting the exercise and that unicorn is cool
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Thanks so much for your compliment on my exercise and the unicorn.
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Your Warmie unicorn is aged and loved – including the curly ears.
The CoPilot version did a competent job of reproducing something with the characteristics of a generic “unicorn”.
[and I can tell that it has been trained on various marketing versions of Warmies – not those which have been used and loved and valued!]
[they might not have left the Amazon fulfilment centre!]
I did wonder if Warmies could be purchased at the chemist/pharmacist.
Reminded me a lot of a pony-like creature – mostly the shape and the legs [pony legs and unicorn legs seem to have a lot more in common than I first believed/thought! Mostly in their joints].
[And this pony had a cutie mark].
And isn’t 2100 a night-time schedule? [excluding sleepovers].
Of course “day schedule/activities” = “when Astrid is awake” + “when given staff/partners/friends are available” .
The key is: at an important time for me – and why it is important.
It’s well within the burrito test!
Speaking of which: a new Mexican chain restaurant finally opened up and hundreds of people were queuing. This chain restaurant does naked burritos very well [TexMexicansalad] and has a play on “sombrero” in its name. The building in which this restaurant is based was formerly a bank.
Fizzy drinks in my house at the moment: ginger beer; lemon/lime/bitters [McDonalds produced a new version of this drink or licensed a very popular one]; two sorts of cola [plus a can of the less common form of cola]; mineral water.
Non-fizzy drinks: orange juice; lemon cordial; water; zucchini juice; cucumber juice.
On Tuesday I booked tickets to an outdoor concert sponsored by a transportation company at a sculpture gallery.
190 minutes of the moderate and vigorous variety!
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Aw, thanks so much for your extensive comment. I haven’t seen you around in forever and wondered about you. Honestly, my Warmies unicorn is newly-bought, but it may’ve been lying around at the store forever, causing its aged look. Now actually you make me wonder whether this store actually sells secondhand (thirdhand, fourthhand, …) stuffies pretending they’re new.
Re the exercise, I only did moderate-level exercise. I mean, the side-by-side bike is an eBike, so it isn’t like I do vigorous exercise riding it.
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I’m sorry your cup of tea has been cut from your day schedule, that sucks, glad the weather has been good, ours hasn’t been so good, congrats on breaking your exercise goal, way to go!
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Thank you. Re the cup of tea, it was never on my formal day schedule but I’d wantedd to have it put on it.
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I like hearing that the weather where you live allows you to get outside for your exercise. We are not there yet. We still have snow and ice covering the ground, but it’s raining today.
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Thanks for stopping by. I’m happy indeed that we don’t have snow here anymore.
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The weather has been lovely here too. Good job with the exercise! I tend to stay away from light coloured clothes as I always stain then. I recognised the Warmie to be a unicorn, I like the original better than the AI one. Yours looks real and loved.
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Thanks so much for stopping by. I’m glad your weather’s been good too. Thanks for the compliment on my exercise.
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Well done with your exercising and playing with CoPilot. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.
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Thanks for your kind comment. Have a nice week ahead.
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The Copilot edit is a good example of AI as a creative assistant rather than a replacement. You still needed the eye to take the original shot, the tool just helped surface what was already there.
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True indeed.
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I’m sipping on a cup of coffee this afternoon and watching the college basketball tournaments. The team I am a fan of has won its first two games. I think there is a good chance they will win their next game, after that they are going to have a tough match up. I did some crafting this morning making a couple of cards and a bookmark. I am sorry to hear your tea is not on the schedule, can you still have it if time is available? Hope this coming week is good to you! Is spring warming things up there? We just had the earliest day in March for temperatures to reach 90°F (32°C) and now it is only 44°F today. I hate the up and down weather at this time of year. Maybe you have a more gentle warm-up there. Thanks for the drink, Astrid!
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Thanks for the comment. The weather ups and downs aren’t as extreme here as they are where you are, but they’re definitely here. I’m glad you’ve been crafting. The tea was eventually put onto my schedule, though fifteen minutes earlier than I’d proposed.
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At least it is there now. Sip and be calm… tea (especially herbal) tends to calm me at night.
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Thanks and I agree, though I personally don’t care for most herbal teas.
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