2, ?, N
Rise at 6:30, morning routine, check e-mail and head in to work. Testing for today's planned release over breakfast (spinach & mushroom omelete), prep for a technical meeting (distributed file system), personal meeting with the boss. Lunch (veggie burger), and more testing.
Light afternoon, as the business couldn't get approvals in time for release. Out at a reasonable time, straight to Silver Lanes for a few practice games, while another league member pre-bowls for this week. 167, 141, 147 - all well above my current average.
Home for a quick dinner (1/2 a steak w/grilled poblano, corn on the cob, cucumber salad), then more rearranging of the practice space.
The evening practice (75 minutes):
2nd primary, 1 string, 2 strings
1st primary, 1234, 7th position:
- 1 string with open string after each note
- 1 string with open string after every 4 notes
- 2 string with open string after every 4 notes
- 2 string with no open string
- Hammerhead variation 1234, 4321 across 6 strings
Geballe twisty-finger two string exercise, ascending and descending
Bach, Gm Cello Prelude bars 1-11, 38-42
Finding some stickier transitions in bars 3 to 4 and bars 9-11. I need to approach these differently, otherwise, I'll just be learning them incorrectly, and that will become the habit.
More cleaning of the practice space, uncovering things that are no longer necessary and can be recycled, others that need a decision made. Also, many gifts from small, furry creatures.
Now computing, and to bed.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Monday, yet again...
1, ?, N
Rise at 6:30, morning routine, then out to work. Cheese omelete with mushrooms, onions and tomatoes (my normal breakfast), and checking on QA status. A couple of meetings in the morning to get the week going, and more testing for the current release. Lunch of a veggie quesadilla, then out to a quarterly group meeting in Windsor. The meeting is mildly informative, but I struggle to stay involved with the presentations. Some attention exercises keep me focused. After the meeting, our immediate manager takes us out for ice cream, then back to the office for the last hour of the day - setting up our final QA run before release.
Home about 6:00, a quick errand for pet foods, a storage box for cat food and a couple of human food items for the next couple of days. Dinner (left-over biryani), then 20 minutes further preparing the practice space. This will continue for about the next week, as I divest myself of some older and unused paper and books, as well as reorganizing equipment (some drums that need to return to their owner). Once this is complete, mark the beginning of the AAD, then 75 minutes of practice:
Metronome @ 60
2nd primary, 1 string, 2 strings
1st primary, 1234, 7th position:
- 1 string with open string after each note
- 1 string with open string after every 4 notes
- 2 string with open string after every 4 notes
- 2 string with no open string
- Hammerhead variation 1234, 4321 across 6 strings
Bach, Gm Cello Prelude bars 1-8, 38-42
Final cleaning for the evening, computing, and to bed.
Rise at 6:30, morning routine, then out to work. Cheese omelete with mushrooms, onions and tomatoes (my normal breakfast), and checking on QA status. A couple of meetings in the morning to get the week going, and more testing for the current release. Lunch of a veggie quesadilla, then out to a quarterly group meeting in Windsor. The meeting is mildly informative, but I struggle to stay involved with the presentations. Some attention exercises keep me focused. After the meeting, our immediate manager takes us out for ice cream, then back to the office for the last hour of the day - setting up our final QA run before release.
Home about 6:00, a quick errand for pet foods, a storage box for cat food and a couple of human food items for the next couple of days. Dinner (left-over biryani), then 20 minutes further preparing the practice space. This will continue for about the next week, as I divest myself of some older and unused paper and books, as well as reorganizing equipment (some drums that need to return to their owner). Once this is complete, mark the beginning of the AAD, then 75 minutes of practice:
Metronome @ 60
2nd primary, 1 string, 2 strings
1st primary, 1234, 7th position:
- 1 string with open string after each note
- 1 string with open string after every 4 notes
- 2 string with open string after every 4 notes
- 2 string with no open string
- Hammerhead variation 1234, 4321 across 6 strings
Bach, Gm Cello Prelude bars 1-8, 38-42
Final cleaning for the evening, computing, and to bed.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Another week passes...
Another work week passes by - things flying through my head today include a series of thoughts about "worth" and "value". Can you tell it's performance review time in corporate land?
Aside from this, home to some catch-up on e-mail, Facebook (insert time-sucking sound effect here) and pho for dinner. I'm pausing peridically today to check in on my mental and physical state. When I got home yesterday, it seemed like I hit the mental version of black ice, skidding and careening all over the place. To top it off, all I craved for dinner was junk food. Sometimes this isn't a bad thing, but I resisted the urge, as it really didn't seem like the best option. Today the craving was still there, but less intense. I have a feeling that drinking a caffeine/guarana-heavy drink yesterday had something to do with it. Interesting that it has taken nearly two full days to clear out of my system. Something I'll need to monitor more closely.
Some basic items to take care of tomorrow, but the plan for the weekend is pretty light. My left wrist is getting better now that I've been wearing a splint, but it's still awkward, so nothing heavy for a few more days.
Aside from this, home to some catch-up on e-mail, Facebook (insert time-sucking sound effect here) and pho for dinner. I'm pausing peridically today to check in on my mental and physical state. When I got home yesterday, it seemed like I hit the mental version of black ice, skidding and careening all over the place. To top it off, all I craved for dinner was junk food. Sometimes this isn't a bad thing, but I resisted the urge, as it really didn't seem like the best option. Today the craving was still there, but less intense. I have a feeling that drinking a caffeine/guarana-heavy drink yesterday had something to do with it. Interesting that it has taken nearly two full days to clear out of my system. Something I'll need to monitor more closely.
Some basic items to take care of tomorrow, but the plan for the weekend is pretty light. My left wrist is getting better now that I've been wearing a splint, but it's still awkward, so nothing heavy for a few more days.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Like a Rolling Stone...
Rise late this morning - the other two kittens came back from the vets last night, and despite being neutered yesterday, were in full tilt mode at about 3:30 this morning. Fitful sleep after 4:30, with two odd dreams, one that involved bees.
Music on the brain this morning includes Blind Faith (not sure which song) and Bob Dylan (Like a Rolling Stone). Of course, now this leads me associatively to Traffic (Freedom Rider). Fun with the things in my head...
Music on the brain this morning includes Blind Faith (not sure which song) and Bob Dylan (Like a Rolling Stone). Of course, now this leads me associatively to Traffic (Freedom Rider). Fun with the things in my head...
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Sunday at rest...
So, a busy weekend. I got another face cord of wood split and all of the leaves I wanted to bagged up and off the yard. Today was a lighter day - morning at my nephew's hockey game, then to the Wadsworth Atheneum for the Festival of Trees and Traditions, and the Gustav Stickley collection on display there this month. The trees were very nice, with a few interesting standouts. There was one quilted wreath that stood out for me. Got a picture of that for my grandfather, whose quilting is amazing.
The Stickley collection was small, but interesting, as it moved from his earlier works, which are more functional, sturdy and solid examples of the Arts & Crafts style, to later works where he began collaborating with others on relief inlay that ornaments the pieces without taking away from the clean lines of the pieces. That later work interests me the most, as you can see the interrelation of these works and thinking to the style of the Art Deco movement and Frank Lloyd Wright (or at least is seems that way to me).
A nap in the afternoon, followed by idle anime viewing in front of the fire. My left forearm is still bothering me, despite light use today. I've probably done something to it with all the wood splitting. The two possibilities that come to mind are both bothersome - if the pain hasn't subsided in a couple days, I'll have to get it checked out.
Other than that, Digby (the orange tabby) is recovering nicely from the surgery he had this week to remove a polyp from his sinus cavity. Damn thing was the size of a walnut, which for a 6-month-old cat is pretty big. He's breathing like a normal cat again, and when he purrs doesn't need to keep his mouth open. To add insult to injury, we had him neutered while he was there - so he came home with three less walnuts than when he left. The other two go in on Tuesday, and hopefully, that's the last of the vet bills for a while.
The Stickley collection was small, but interesting, as it moved from his earlier works, which are more functional, sturdy and solid examples of the Arts & Crafts style, to later works where he began collaborating with others on relief inlay that ornaments the pieces without taking away from the clean lines of the pieces. That later work interests me the most, as you can see the interrelation of these works and thinking to the style of the Art Deco movement and Frank Lloyd Wright (or at least is seems that way to me).
A nap in the afternoon, followed by idle anime viewing in front of the fire. My left forearm is still bothering me, despite light use today. I've probably done something to it with all the wood splitting. The two possibilities that come to mind are both bothersome - if the pain hasn't subsided in a couple days, I'll have to get it checked out.
Other than that, Digby (the orange tabby) is recovering nicely from the surgery he had this week to remove a polyp from his sinus cavity. Damn thing was the size of a walnut, which for a 6-month-old cat is pretty big. He's breathing like a normal cat again, and when he purrs doesn't need to keep his mouth open. To add insult to injury, we had him neutered while he was there - so he came home with three less walnuts than when he left. The other two go in on Tuesday, and hopefully, that's the last of the vet bills for a while.
Friday, December 5, 2008
A day off of work..
But a day of work.
Rise late, feeling rested. Out to the local garage to address my (late) emmisions on the car. In and out in 20 minutes. Grab a breakfast at the Omelete, then back to the house to work on wood and leaves. The kittens are in full form today, so I have to dodge 12 little feet every time I come into the house.
Rise late, feeling rested. Out to the local garage to address my (late) emmisions on the car. In and out in 20 minutes. Grab a breakfast at the Omelete, then back to the house to work on wood and leaves. The kittens are in full form today, so I have to dodge 12 little feet every time I come into the house.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Simply lost...
Yesterday was a complete wash - no focus, no energy, no connection with the world around me. Today is less so; I made an effort to connect as I rose this morning, but it's a struggle to maintain.
Feeling adrift through the morning meeting, but taking a periodic pause seems to be helping, as does a very clear list of items to address. Sometime, falling back to the base task levels is the only way to move forward.
Feeling adrift through the morning meeting, but taking a periodic pause seems to be helping, as does a very clear list of items to address. Sometime, falling back to the base task levels is the only way to move forward.
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