Tuesday, November 30, 2004
I didn’t do much today, as I had a mild cold which sapped most of my energy. Looked into SD memory cards, as I can’t put text files onto my Treo handheld unless I install one. They’re fairly inexpensive; a 256 MB card costs about USD $30, and I can fit an awful lot of eTexts in that space. On the other hand, I could get a 1 GB SD card and put a bunch of albums on there, […]
Monday, November 29, 2004
For the past few days, I’ve been testing a new format for this journal: a bulleted list of my accomplishments for the day. It pushes me to think of my days in terms of accomplishments, which I think is beneficial. It’s also easy to do. I write these entries at night as I go to bed, which means I don’t post them until the next day. So, you’ll be seeing yesterday’s entries for as long as I use this format. Accomplishments for today: […]
Sunday, November 28, 2004
Accomplishments for Saturday, November 27, 2004: Ran in the morning. Man, am I out of shape; I walked half the time because I was so out of breath. On the other hand, that should improve within a week or two if I keep running every morning. I haven’t uploaded any photos for nearly a year, but I finally got around to uploading four of the ones I’ve taken since then: Beware of Dog, Sunset at Work, Blue Sunset […]
Saturday, November 27, 2004
Accomplishments for November 26, 2004: During lunch at work, I met my parents at a local mall, then did some Christmas shopping. I now either have gifts or know exactly what I’ll get for most of the people on my Christmas list. Found out how a toilet works, so I can figure out why my bathroom toilet doesn’t always flush completely. Discovered that the flush valve closes completely as soon as the lever is released, […]
Friday, November 26, 2004
Accomplishments for November 24, 2004: Awoke at 7:00 a.m. and, after an Instant Breakfast, walked and jogged briefly (about ten minutes). There was my exercise for the day. I also did some basic strength training with my isometric exercise device. At work, completed five formal action items. This is much less work than I’d like to have done, though I’m partly limited by a lack of other things to do. […]
Friday, November 26, 2004
Accomplishments for November 24, 2004: Awoke at 7:00 a.m. and, after an Instant Breakfast, walked and jogged briefly (about ten minutes). There was my exercise for the day. I also did some basic strength training with my isometric exercise device. At work, completed five formal action items. This is much less work than I’d like to have done, though I’m partly limited by a lack of other things to do. […]
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Interesting. Freehaven Station is a fun web-based RPG. I think there’s real potential here. Sign up and you get plenty of free time to play. And it has a neat subscription mechanism: You start off with 100 free “turns”, which in this game refers to significant player actions. You can explore the environment forever without using a turn, but if you want to take an action that pushes […]
Monday, November 22, 2004
A low comforter of grey clouds hangs over my townhouse right now. The trees are mostly naked and the lawns are turning that pale wintery color. It actually looks like snow weather, though a quick trip outside reveals temperatures in the 50’s. But it’s beginning to feel like Christmas. There’s one local radio station that switches over to 24-hour Christmas music for the entire season every year, and they’ve […]
Friday, November 19, 2004
Brilliant: “Studios Sue Pixar, Demand Bad Movie”. “The complaint alleges that with its sixth consecutive profitable and critically acclaimed film in ‘The Incredibles,’ Pixar is overturning a decades-long public relations campaign waged by Hollywood studios to convince the public that it’s impossible to consistently make high quality films. ‘If Pixar doesn’t get with the program, we’re going to have to fundamentally change the way we do business,’ […]
Friday, November 19, 2004
Brilliant: “Studios Sue Pixar, Demand Bad Movie”. “The complaint alleges that with its sixth consecutive profitable and critically acclaimed film in ‘The Incredibles,’ Pixar is overturning a decades-long public relations campaign waged by Hollywood studios to convince the public that it’s impossible to consistently make high quality films. ‘If Pixar doesn’t get with the program, we’re going to have to fundamentally change the way we do business,’ […]