Monthly Archive: July 2011
Taking up the Arts
This course:
I am now registered in it.
I’ve been wanting to do it. And now I’ve finally taken steps to actually be a part of it all. It should be obvious from the blog, but I enjoy baking. As well, a lot of people enjoy stuff that I make. So, this seems to be a natural extension, right? It’s about time I got some proper lessons and theory down. Time to kick this sucker up a notch! Yeeeow.
WFH!
Today I took advantage of one a sort-of-benefit of my job. Last night I took my work laptop home with full intentions of working from home today. I totally recognize this is a luxury. My colleagues have been taking advantage of it for a while now. I’ve been meaning to give it a go for a long time. The only thing that was really holding me back was just bringing the darn thing home. So finally I had resolved to just do it. It was going to be awesome. I’d just open it, connect to the private network and start coding away. Well, it didn’t quite turn out so perfectly. I had some issues with connections, and some applications that I could have sworn I had installed were missing. It got so bad that I was actually considering heading into office just to get the laptop set up. I put on some work clothes and was set to go, but in the end I managed to make some appropriate connections. I was able to get on the network. Unfortunately for me, the people I needed to talk to once I was connected were already gone for the weekend. And so, that’s my sort-of-wasted day. First day in terms of setup is always the worst. It all becomes easier from this point forward. To be honest I don’t think I’m going to use this option all that much but it’s certainly good to know it’s available.
Dogs arguing
I’m really tired.
Just being
Empty.
I’m always doing something, right? I fill my life with activities because I feel most at ease when I’m doing something. I have to be careful though because it can lead to a false sense of security. Strip all that away and am I able to be comfortable with myself? Instead of worrying about being an empty shell, can I be happy with just being?
I’m not there yet.
I’m working on it.
Less hole-in-the-wall type places
Sure, I’m always on the lookout for good places to eat around work. Back when I worked downtown doing so was a little bit easier because there was a high density of restaurants around there. Up where I work now it takes a little bit more effort. Most places aren’t quickly walkable. Today I decided to head over to the big Asian mall. When I walked in I was in the mood for a bowl of noodles from one of those hole in the wall Chinese food places in its food court. I spotted a bowl of pork and shrimp wonton soup for under $5. Hey, not bad. It came in what looked like a sturdy plastic bowl and came with a cup of soy milk. All right. I enjoyed it. Though, by the end I was a little concerned. I was feeling slightly odd, but I ignored it. Oh…bad call. I had a rough go of the afternoon. All together…not going back there.
Aww. I’m slightly disappointed. Finding something tasty under $5 is somewhat rare. Most things tend to be $6-$10. I’ll continue to hunt, but I need to start protecting my gut more. Less hole-in-the-wall type places. Stamped it. Declared it.
We have to persevere
We had a small gig today at an improv jam. It was a 15 minute set, so we couldn’t do our full-on format. We started out well, but by the end it felt like we were dying a slow death. At least, it kind of felt like that for me. All of the improv bits were there. We just weren’t feeling much reciprocation from the audience. We spoke with some experienced people after the whole thing and they suggested that we do our best to keep our energy up. Even if we weren’t feeling love from the audience it’s important for us to just plow through and keep the energy up. It’s a good lesson. We won’t always have mind blowing shows. Each one though is full of lessons to take away. We have to persevere.
Kitten vs. apples
Has been circulating for a few days now. Enjoy.
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