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  • Daily Habit Goals, June

    [table]
    Time[attr style=”width:50px”],Action
    06:00,Wake
    06:15,Get out of bed
    ,Clean bite guard
    ,Blood sugar
    ,Medications
    ,Water cats
    06:45,Ride to work
    7:45,Shower
    8:00,Coffee
    ,Peanut butter toast (15g carbs)
    ,Work
    12:30,Lunch (60g carbs)
    ,Meditation
    13:00,Work
    16:30,Ride home
    18:00,Chores
    18:30,Dinner (60g carbs)
    19:00,Free time for…
    ,…Music
    ,…Chores
    ,…Reading books
    ,…TV
    21:15,Brush teeth
    ,Bite guard
    ,Bed
    [/table]

  • Daily Habit Goals, May

    [table]
    Time[attr style=”width:50px”],Action
    06:00,Wake
    06:15,Get out of bed
    ,Clean bite guard
    ,Blood sugar
    ,Medications
    06:30,Ride to work
    7:45,Shower
    8:00,Coffee
    ,Peanut butter toast (15g carbs)
    ,Work
    12:30,Lunch (60g carbs)
    ,Meditation
    13:00,Work
    16:30,Ride home
    18:00,Chores
    18:30,Dinner (60g carbs)
    19:00,Free time for…
    ,…Music
    ,…Chores
    ,…Reading books
    ,…TV
    21:15,Brush teeth
    ,Bite guard
    ,Bed
    [/table]

  • Daily Habit Goals, March revisited

    [table]
    Time[attr style=”width:50px”],Action
    06:00,Wake
    06:15,Get out of bed
    ,Clean bite guard
    ,Blood sugar
    ,Medications
    ,Meditation
    06:30,Ride to work
    7:45,Shower
    8:00,Coffee
    ,Peanut butter toast (15g carbs)
    ,Work
    12:30,Lunch (60g carbs)
    13:00,Work
    16:30,Ride home
    18:00,Chores
    18:30,Dinner (60g carbs)
    21:00,Free time for…
    ,…Music
    ,…Chores
    ,…Reading books
    ,…TV
    21:15,Brush teeth
    ,Bite guard
    ,Bed
    [/table]

  • Daily habit goals, January (again)

    [table]
    Time[attr style=”width:50px”],Action
    06:00,Wake
    06:30,Get out of bed
    ,Clean bite guard
    ,Blood sugar
    06:45,Drive for Uber/Lyft
    08:30,Return home
    ,Make coffee
    ,Kitchen chores while waiting
    ,Make/eat peanut butter toast (15g carbs)
    09:00,Apply for jobs/career development
    ,Medications with second cup of coffee
    12:30,Lunch (60g carbs)
    13:00,iOS developer training
    14:00,Bike ride (10 miles minimum)
    15:30,Meditation
    16:00,iOS developer training
    17:30,Dinner (60g carbs)
    ,Drive for Uber/Lyft
    21:15,Brush teeth
    ,Bite guard
    ,Bed
    [/table]

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: shoulders/neck (better but still creaky)

    Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, Cracking the Code Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

    Recent listening: Chet Baker, Bob Dylan, Robyn Hitchcock, Maria Muldaur

    Recent viewing: Thirteen Reasons Why, The Expanse, Better Call Saul (Season 2), The Last Man on Earth, Billions, Homeland, Scandal, Guardians of the Galaxy 2

    Recent playing: Lake Drawing Book

    Recently accomplished: The Daily Bowie, 3000 steps a day for 2 weeks, fixed bathtub drain, mailed CDs, yard work

    Imperative To Do: Get a job, write Mother’s article, walk 4000 steps per day, mail CDs to people

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: sciatica, ankles

    Current reading: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, Cracking the Code Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

    Recent listening: Cop Killer by Body Count, Anthology 1964-1977 by Johnny Rivers, These Foolish Things by Bryan Ferry, Garcia Plays Dylan, Neon Bible by Arcade Fire, The Doggfather by Snoop Dogg, Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan, S-Town (podcast)

    Recent viewing: Big Little Lies, Homeland, Billions, Scandal, The Last Man on Earth, Dave Chappelle: Collection 1, Marvel’s Iron Fist, The Crown

    Recent playing: n/a

    Recently accomplished: Replaced CR-V, changed insurance agent, cleaned roof & gutters, job interviews, The Daily Bowie

    Imperative To Do: Write Mother’s article, find a job

  • Vital Statistics

    Aches & pains: left foot arch

    Current reading: Fahrenheit 451

    Recent listening: Harry Nilsson, Billy Holiday, Green Day, The Zombies, The Clash, Matisyahu, Concrete Blonde

    Recent viewing: Warehouse 13, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Louie, Falling Skies, Leverage, Stargate SG-1, Columbo, The Benson Interruption, H.R. Punfnstuf, The God Who Wasn’t There

    Recent playing: DropZap, Words with Friends, Mondo Solitaire

    Recently accomplished: Bug fixing for new job, bug fixing for old job, lawn care

    Imperative To Do: Clean garage, clean gutters, new shelves for stereo, bark dust, doctor appointments

  • The wisdom of a fool won’t set you free

    Life has been demanding lately. At work I’ve been transitioning to a new team while still maintaining some responsibility for the product the Splash team just shipped. I’ve also been working on another project outside of work that has been very demanding of my time. Today was supposed to be the first day working from home since the EFI office in Vancouver is now officially closed. Unfortunately, because of the recent time crunch, I didn’t have time to move my work stuff (and there’s a lot of it) home until Friday when Tina and the boys helped me lug a few computers and displays home. I spent the better part of the three day weekend emptying my office at home, cleaning it and redecorating. I didn’t completely finish but it’s in a workable state and most of the junk I moved out is no longer cluttering the rest of the house.
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  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 2485
    Van odometer: 153885
    Weight lost (in pounds): 0
    Aches & pains: left shin (scab gone)
    Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
    Recent listening: The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Box), Fresh Air
    Recent viewing: The Dark Knight, Airport 77, Rounders, The Player, Igby Goes Down, Meet The Press, Reign of Fire, Last Comic Standing, Garden State, The New World, Olympics
    Recent playing: Chain Factor
    Recently accomplished: Updated LinkedIn profile, updated resume, sent two job feelers, fixed The Doctor, mowed lawn, cleaned cat boxes, installed AC window unit
    Imperative To Do: Get rid of junk (couch), buy trailer for van, activate new Tivo, oil change for van, weeds, clean garage, moss, new muxtape

  • We could have all three, she said

    My employment situation has been resolved. As I reported earlier, EFI has decided to close the Vancouver office after this month but they have offered some of the engineers the opportunity to continue to support the Splash product while working from home. I was lucky enough to receive one of those offers and decided to accept it after investigating a couple of non-EFI opportunities. In addition to continuing at my current salary, EFI has generously offered to pay for my home office expenses including a cell phone and a faster internet connection. When the office closes, I’ll also have my pick of computer equipment. EFI has structured a bonus program for me to encourage me to stay until next July, but I have been assured that my employment could continue well past that.

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