Blog Post Inc

So finally I've finally decided to take the opportunity to actually get some of my thoughts out my system over the past 2 weeks and I must say a good bit has happen all the up to this point. Some of it has been super productivity while other parts of it have been rather lazy and laid back. As 2010 concludes itself I can only really reflect at this point on the mistakes I made along with parts I felt I did far beyond I would have original thought (more 'I's please). None the less this maybe a lengthy post or broken down into 3 post...I can't say for sure but in either case let me get started.

Vacation Week:

For starters this is the first period of time in my life in which I had honestly had an entire week off work...though probably unlike most I did not have anything played out what so ever. This week I'd have to say was partly wasted/experimental. Originally I had planned to visit my friend in Ohio or visit Chicago to see the US's second largest arcade. However both of those were canceled due to snow, I ain't mad at you snow. From there I plotted a second course of action of perhaps visiting several board game stores in VA...I also choose not to take that one as the travel cost would effect my overall budget for the year so it was declined as well. It may sound like penny pinching but the main thing I want to be is comfortable for retirement and I've effectively started my retirement plan about a year or two late so I wanna make sure I'm on the ball for the remainder years. Not to mention it seems like its the best idea to start planning in your mid 20s but that's a topic for another day.

As for I actually did on my vacation was a bit of well...reflection I would say. I relocated my computer and spent most of the time watching TV, playing games and staying up into the late hours of the morning...basically reliving my college days. Overall I didn't mind it though I would not want to make habit of it. I did find recently that if I do stay up late all the time I do get a little bumped out but I'm not sure if that was a result of the lack of planning for the time off or just the effects of staying up multiple nights late and sleeping for 12+ hours. The other thing I've learn is that I'm probably better off going with hourly in the future. I still have about 3 days of vacation saved up and no real urge to spend them... rather just take the pay hit and recover it later with the compensate cost.

There were a few highlights game wise though, I effectively avoid Cata which I'm extremely proud of myself for doing so, it was some what tempting but after going through a handful of steam games i.e: Dead Space, Sol Survivor, Disregard for Gravity, Beat Hazard, Metro 2033 I figured I'd be set...that and I have this thing called morals which surprisingly exist in this day and age. Also located GSN and National Geographic a good and an evil I suppose. That's about it for the vacation week.

Week following Vacation:

This week after the vacation was a bit more stressful and more than I bargained for. During the vacation week I got a potential interview opportunity for a Support Analysis position along with following up with Magfest contacts and catching up with work I missed in the last week...fun times. For the Support Analysis position I knew there was a possibility of an interview but didn't find out till Monday that I was definitely green light for one for the early portion of the afternoon. Its got a lot to do with SQL so I've been reading up on that a good bit and make sure I have a firm understanding that I can talk about it. That and looking over my resume mentally for accomplishments that I could point out and relate to the potential position...I really do hope it goes well...but will see.

Magfest wise things were hectic for a bit there was one individual that kept changing his mind approximately every week and after a month ( I was being exceptional nice) just dropped him and have recomposed a group along with a second group (which broke down) sense then. So I'm feeling pretty confident there. We have about 4 people in our room might add a 5th if people weren't lazy at responding but will see. That and the challenge both looking forward to actually maybe giving it a bit more effort this year.

As for work its been a bit on and off. there's been some cases in which its been exceptional busy while other days its been a bit slow. Can't complain too much just keeping up with the task at hand.

This week however has been a bit different with work becoming exceptional heavy. The main issue being that while I'm suppose to be working on one urgent request I've been assigned another request in my queue which I've been staying up into the late hours of a couple nights working on it....not fun I must admit, but was able to complete a majority of it. Any free time accumulate has been used to play Killing Floor (finish x-mas achievements in 3 days yay!), steam sales started so grabbed Super Meat Boy...loving it, and a good bit of HoN...which I might take a break from for a bit but undecided. Shopping has been taken care of and bought myself a new book, 1984, in light of the recent Net Neutrality rulings I've felt it necessary to obtain a better idea as to why people keep referencing this book when they hear about Net Neutrality. Gave the SC2 demo ago and it wasn't too bad however I value it more at about 35-40 bucks rather than 50 still think that's a bit much for it. Rest of the time I've spent studying SQL and that's about it.

Plans Ahead:

With this year drawing to a close there's definitely been some highlights. Obvious Magfest each year is a huge factor along with the Distant Worlds concert ranking up there with the trip to NY which is always a nice break from the norm. I've already composed a list of things I plan to aim next year and complete to the best of my abilities.

1) Drop to 165-170 lbs. - I was about this weight in college don't see any reason why I can't go back to it.
2) Accumulate an average of 8-10 hours of sleep each day - There was a brief period where I was getting 12 hours of sleep....loved it but I think 8-10 is suitable.
3) Keep 3 tracks of the budget - Originally I just had a digital copy till it got corrupted so going to keep 3 records now. Digital, papers, and back-up of the digital...all encrypted of course.
4) Learn to cook - Its a life long tool just like riding the bike or playing an instrument can't go wrong.
5) Working out 3 days a week for 30-60 minutes - I use to love running in the cold gotta get back to it.
6) Pick up Meditation - Way over due.
7) Re-establish time schedule - One thing I use to do in college/early post-college was keep track of how much time I would spend on each task...definitely good for figuring out lost hours.
8) Read 1-2 books a month - I already due this with web documents but would like to do this with hard copies.


Leaving room for 2 more to expand upon or there either person and not listed though I am willing to share if people wanna guess lol . That's about it for now gonna do a daily update tonight if time allows. La ta