A few days of extended work hours at the day job has messed up my schedule a bit. I wasn’t able to get as many things accomplished as I had hoped, but I did make some progress. We’re back on track now, though. I’m writing a small import utility in PowerShell with a XAML UI. The software ingests Excel files and adds entries to a database. I’m running into an odd roadblock today where the specific Commandlet that performs the import is not able to properly latch into the Excel file and read its data. I need to get this tool ready before tomorrow, so this issue is really slowing me down. I'll be in the day job's office all day tomorrow, so my weekend won't see many more personal projects completed. The wooden boxes for my geeky collection of items have arrived and they’re great. They’re raw wood (sanded,...
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Upgrading the Treasure Chests
Keeping up with my scheduled chores/tasks/projects has been pretty easy. Toward the end of last week I did some adjusting, mainly due to two things: I underestimated the amount of downtime I needed this weekend, and I also had to adjust to accommodate Cari’s car issues, which I was able to fix on Saturday. I’m back on track now. In the office cupboard, there are a couple of small, cardboard boxes that contain a bunch of geeky keepsakes of mine. The majority of these are various fun things from old Loot Crate boxes, but I also have convention programs and lanyards, stickers, pins, toys, things friends made, Kickstarter rewards, comics, and so on. I’ve run out of space in the boxes and they’re bulging. So, I decided I wanted to transfer everything into new, wooden boxes, which I’m hoping will last forever. They’re also quite a bit larger – almost...
Trusting the Process
Got a few things crossed off the to-do list today, but not everything was planned. Cari’s car started acting up today with some EPS (Electric Power Steering) issues. I’ll be dealing with that tomorrow. Even though there was a little derailment, I'm still feeling great about my commitment to this process. Caught up on What If…? Season 1 Episode 5.
A New Way of Organizing My Time
I go long stretches of time without a ton of structure in my personal life. Sure, I have things that I like to do, and even things that I need to do. And I’ll even go so far as to make to-do lists with dates attached. These kinds of lists can prove helpful, and even fruitful at times. But, ultimately, the majority of these chores and projects just keep getting pushed weeks, or even months, and my productivity suffers. I’ve been only periodically acknowledging this. Weeks will go by, and I’ll keep seeing the same items on the list. In the past, I’ve been successful in combatting this by breaking my days down to 30-minute intervals and blocking out time for certain projects. I’ve not done this in years, but last week it felt like it was time for me to jump back into a highly detailed schedule. That said,...
Lots of DeLorean Work
I spent nearly six hours this weekend catching up on the DeLorean model as I was four months behind (Issues 79 - 94). A lot of the work was done in the engine bay, the headliner of the cockpit, the electrical system, and the front and rear bumpers. The chassis and frame are now married as well. Here are some pics.
A Quick Note
Been a few since I've posted. Been busy, as usual. Want to just punctuate this day, as I'm starting a new project that has me pretty excited. More to come at a later date.
A New Year
I feel lucky that all of the craziness that began in 2020 has barely affected me and Cari. What's missed the most is hanging out with friends, both near and far, and not being with them during the holidays. Other than that, every once in a while I get the craving to go out to a restaurant. We have not eaten out since the pandemic started, and that's not really an issue with online ordering as it is these days. I'm also not blinded by the fact that an arbitrary number on a piece of paper now says it's a different year and things will be different. Sure, I'm hopeful that maybe things will be much more normal by the end of 2021, but I fear that the narrow-mindedness of people who think that everything bad died with the turn of the calendar will once again push us into a...
Happy Holidays
I think it's starting to sound cliche to say that I've been very busy in my day job lately, which is why I have been posting regularly. But, I'm gonna say it anyway. Over the past couple of months I've been able to re-build how my department works. As a result, projects are getting completed quicker and the team is getting happier as they see see their efforts bear fruit. I think we're on a great track for 2021. I've been experimenting with creating a schedule for my free time. I have so many interests and things I need to complete that, if I don't organize and strucutre, the time will get wasted. For me, the approach to this will be identifying the things I need to do (projects), scheduling them, and then fitting in things I want to do around that. I'll post more on this as I get...
Drawers
In case you were curious, Hurricane / Tropical Storm Eta gave us a good soaking, but nothing significant really happened here. I was able to tackle another studio credenza drawer this weekend. This time, the target was the crafting supplies. Credenza drawer cleanup 3 of 4 (before). Credenza drawer cleanup 3 of 4 (after).
Creative Relaxing
I'm just now starting a block of time off from my day job. I've got 228 hours ahead of me. I intend on physically and mentally resting some, but also being productive on some projects and planning. More to come...
