Body: PASS (walking, diet)
Mind: PASS (rest, errands)
Spirit: PASS (walking in nature, party, gaming)
Social: WIN! (gaming, party, visiting with friends, visiting with family)
Another busy weekend. Friday included errands and table-top gaming. On Saturday I met up with Jim and carpooled to Athabasca for a party thrown by my friend Bruce. Since I don't usually get out to Athabasca often, I made the point of having supper and breakfast with my parents. Sunday we carpooled back again so we could go out to noodles with Dean and Shane.
As an unexpected side-effect to all this activity, I'm exhausted and therefore was able to sleep sensible hours for the last couple of nights. I still have some sleep debt to pay, but it's a really solid start to getting a better routine again.
For the Mind score, I gave myself an easy pass for having run the errands on Friday. I didn't really get a lot of Mind victories, but, like last weekend, I was very busy and social so I feel that it's appropriate to have lower expectations.
Today I'm deliberately shooting for a rest day. I've been out for breakfast and to buy groceries, but otherwise my goal is just to get my steps. Tomorrow I will start to tackle the week again.
Monday, 13 July 2015
Friday, 10 July 2015
Climate Change: The Hilarious and The Informative
John Oliver is rapidly becoming a new hero of mine. He's the guy who did the comedic rant about tobacco that I posted recently.
Here's his take on climate change. Even if you're a skeptic and disagree, it's funny as hell.
And if you are skeptical, the channel Veritasium has a great video where they answer a lot of the the concerns in a polite and informative manner.
Worth a look.
Here's his take on climate change. Even if you're a skeptic and disagree, it's funny as hell.
And if you are skeptical, the channel Veritasium has a great video where they answer a lot of the the concerns in a polite and informative manner.
Worth a look.
Check-In: 2015-07-07 (Tuesday) - 2015-07-09 (Thursday)
Body: WIN! (lots of walking)
Mind: WIN! (writing, game design, errands/cleaning)
Spirit: WIN! (writing, game design, tv, games, self-confidence)
Social: WIN! (visiting with friends, corresponding with family, launch party)
I need to get the frequency of these back up. I find that one every two days is a good pace. But the reason I've been having trouble keeping the pace up with them lately is that life has been full of good experiences that have been keeping me busy.
On Tuesday I had a good brainstorm about the story for the game. It's too early to get overly detailed, but I think I have some interesting backstory to act as a foundation for the actual story, which we will fill in as we learn more about what the game mechanics need. On Wednesday I did some writing that wasn't part of any project, but just for the hell of it.
I've also gotten some tasks done, like visiting the doctor to get a prescription refill. I've visited with many BioWarian friends on multiple occasions and went to an announcement party for Beamdog's new product, Siege of Dragonspear, which was a blast.
I've been continuing my recent strategy of accepting and contemplating my past, to continued positive results. I am busy and tired, but in a good way. Though I am determined to have a rest day soon, and unfortunately that may not happen until Monday at the earliest. Who knew being unemployed would be so hectic?
On that front, I talked to a fellow ex-BioWarian who gave me the name of a temp agent that he worked with and really liked. I'll be pursuing that lead to generate a bit of income soon.
Mind: WIN! (writing, game design, errands/cleaning)
Spirit: WIN! (writing, game design, tv, games, self-confidence)
Social: WIN! (visiting with friends, corresponding with family, launch party)
I need to get the frequency of these back up. I find that one every two days is a good pace. But the reason I've been having trouble keeping the pace up with them lately is that life has been full of good experiences that have been keeping me busy.
On Tuesday I had a good brainstorm about the story for the game. It's too early to get overly detailed, but I think I have some interesting backstory to act as a foundation for the actual story, which we will fill in as we learn more about what the game mechanics need. On Wednesday I did some writing that wasn't part of any project, but just for the hell of it.
I've also gotten some tasks done, like visiting the doctor to get a prescription refill. I've visited with many BioWarian friends on multiple occasions and went to an announcement party for Beamdog's new product, Siege of Dragonspear, which was a blast.
I've been continuing my recent strategy of accepting and contemplating my past, to continued positive results. I am busy and tired, but in a good way. Though I am determined to have a rest day soon, and unfortunately that may not happen until Monday at the earliest. Who knew being unemployed would be so hectic?
On that front, I talked to a fellow ex-BioWarian who gave me the name of a temp agent that he worked with and really liked. I'll be pursuing that lead to generate a bit of income soon.
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
Fun Construction Videos
More fun videos courtesy of my dad. Returning to the construction theme, these are videos showing time lapse or else describing the processes of large constructions.
https://youtu.be/o4eM0qoUhaE
(This last one is a link because the video uploader has disabled embedding.)
https://youtu.be/o4eM0qoUhaE
(This last one is a link because the video uploader has disabled embedding.)
Check-In: 2015-07-03 (Friday) - 2015-07-06 (Monday)
Body: PASS (walking... ish)
Mind: PASS (rest, reading, car maintenance)
Spirit: WIN! (self-discovery, walking in nature, campfire)
Social: WIN! (visiting with friends and family)
This weekend was very social, so while I fell short on steps, waffled a bit on quality of diet (not with actual waffles, alas), and did relatively little mental work, I'm letting those slide as passes since that was appropriate for my circumstances.
On Friday I saw a work friend (Arone), got my car summerized (not summarized), and met with the game development team. On Saturday I drove out to Athabasca, ate supper with my parents, and then went to a party with a bunch of high school and college friends. On Sunday I spent my time with my immediate and extended family, including having a campfire with my parents in the evening. Monday I saw my Athabasca friend Jim and drove back into the city.
To wax melodramatic, my inner journey (the one started by the Limping Angel) continued. I am continuing the process of connecting to my own past, rebuilding my own sense of self, and learning to empathise with the person who lived that life. It's paying huge dividends. Even just comparing myself today and Friday, I'm more confident and comfortable with who I am. I had a long conversation about this with my parents, which helped immensely.
So yeah, while Body and Mind were a bit lax, I think the work I did in other categories was worth the sacrifice.
Mind: PASS (rest, reading, car maintenance)
Spirit: WIN! (self-discovery, walking in nature, campfire)
Social: WIN! (visiting with friends and family)
This weekend was very social, so while I fell short on steps, waffled a bit on quality of diet (not with actual waffles, alas), and did relatively little mental work, I'm letting those slide as passes since that was appropriate for my circumstances.
On Friday I saw a work friend (Arone), got my car summerized (not summarized), and met with the game development team. On Saturday I drove out to Athabasca, ate supper with my parents, and then went to a party with a bunch of high school and college friends. On Sunday I spent my time with my immediate and extended family, including having a campfire with my parents in the evening. Monday I saw my Athabasca friend Jim and drove back into the city.
To wax melodramatic, my inner journey (the one started by the Limping Angel) continued. I am continuing the process of connecting to my own past, rebuilding my own sense of self, and learning to empathise with the person who lived that life. It's paying huge dividends. Even just comparing myself today and Friday, I'm more confident and comfortable with who I am. I had a long conversation about this with my parents, which helped immensely.
So yeah, while Body and Mind were a bit lax, I think the work I did in other categories was worth the sacrifice.
Friday, 3 July 2015
Pooped! Also, The Slo Mo Guys
So far today I have visited with a friend from work, had my tires switched from winter to summer tires, accrued the majority of my step count for the day, and met with the game development team to have a long, energetic, but tiring conversation about our game.
So I am pooped, and I am going to cop out on today's post.
Luckily, I still have a small trove of fun links that my dad has sent to me recently. In this case, the Slo Mo Guys, exploding CDs, popping bubbles, and popping popcorn in super slow motion.
Enjoy!
So I am pooped, and I am going to cop out on today's post.
Luckily, I still have a small trove of fun links that my dad has sent to me recently. In this case, the Slo Mo Guys, exploding CDs, popping bubbles, and popping popcorn in super slow motion.
Enjoy!
Check-In: 2015-06-30 (Tuesday) - 2015-07-02 (Thursday)
Body: WIN! (walking, exercise, diet)
Mind: WIN! (game development, writing)
Spirit: PASS (walking outside, games, TV)
Social: PASS (visiting with friends, corresponding with family)
Work on game and story ideas continues. I recently took several characters with separate stories and am experimenting with putting them together into an ensemble. This should give characters more people to interact with and clash with.
I've been struggling with sleep again lately, as my wake-up time has inched back towards noon, so I'm trying to fix that again. Managed to get up around 10 today. I'll see if I can keep it there for a few days, then maybe shoot for 9. I have some new thoughts on what my morning routine should look like, and getting up a little earlier would help.
My post today will again have to come a bit later. I've got a lot of things booked, including visiting with a former work friend and taking my car in to get it ready for road travel this weekend.
Mind: WIN! (game development, writing)
Spirit: PASS (walking outside, games, TV)
Social: PASS (visiting with friends, corresponding with family)
Work on game and story ideas continues. I recently took several characters with separate stories and am experimenting with putting them together into an ensemble. This should give characters more people to interact with and clash with.
I've been struggling with sleep again lately, as my wake-up time has inched back towards noon, so I'm trying to fix that again. Managed to get up around 10 today. I'll see if I can keep it there for a few days, then maybe shoot for 9. I have some new thoughts on what my morning routine should look like, and getting up a little earlier would help.
My post today will again have to come a bit later. I've got a lot of things booked, including visiting with a former work friend and taking my car in to get it ready for road travel this weekend.
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