Update #31

Okay so as a follow up to the blog I wrote last night when I was tired. I have also been playing some games. I got the Sims 3 and I have been playing that. I've also had some time to play some Gears of War 2, Dynasty warriors, Rock Band, and Brawl.

This was what feels like the first weekend in a while that I've really had free. While I've been here for others I have always had to make up work hours for the days that I missed. this week I didn't have to do that so I'm enjoying it. Watched another movie today too.

I've been following the situation in Iran the last few days. It has really seemed to escalate. Its interesting to watch CNN try to report on something that they really have no information on. They are turning to sources that would have otherwise only been mentioned. they are relying on Twitter and you tube for information. The news black out is making CNN use these imperfect sources. its an interesting look at how determined people can be.

Other than that I don't have much to add.

Update #30

Alight, So I don't remember when the last post was. I don't really have much to say. I feel like I haven't done that much since then. I have climbed some more and worked. Nothing really new there. I continued reading and I'm now on my 6th book since the summer started. This one is called "Land the Tech Job you Love". I got this book for a few reasons. It is from the same publisher that all of the others are from. I heard a podcast about it and it seemed helpful. It is about how to get hired. it talks about interviews and resumes and other things like that. I hope that if I learn this now by the time I need to use it I'll be all set. It is by a manager who basically is just going through his advice on the topic of how to get hired. It also talks about trying to get a job that you'll actually like. I'm only through the first chapter so I am still not that far in. Hopefully it will be worthwhile.

Well I'm tired and can't think of anything else to write so this is it for tonight.

Climbing

I've been busy and have not got anything up lately I hope to have some time soon. but here are some videos from when I went climbing last week. the first is a v4 that I like because it requires me to put my foot where my hand is. The next two give an idea of what it is like to just hang out there and climb. this is up in the bouldering area so we are not tying into a rope or anything it is just quick but more technically difficult climbs.

v4 Pink


hanging out


More of us hanging out

Update #29

So since the last update post it has been almost 2 weeks.

This last weekend was my sisters graduation so I went home. I was there for less than 48 hours but I did a bunch. sat when I got home I went to one of my friends grad party where I got to see a bunch of my friends. I hung out there for a while then went home and fell asleep. the next day was my sisters graduation followed by her party. It was nice. I got to see family and friends. I got to catch up with people that I haven't seen or talked to in months or years.

Going back further, I have continued to climb and will eventually get more pictures and videos up. I haven't done anything really special for a while. I've continued to work on the routes I've been on. I started working on a V5 climbing route. It will be the first V5 I've done once I finish it. that will probably be a few weeks though.

I've continued reading a bunch. I've gone through 2 books and will finish a 3rd in a day or two. the first was about learning and used neuroscience and psychology to give different ways to learn or approach learning and thinking. the second was about management. I thought it was going to be a low level management book but it ended up being about a midlevel manager. I learned a few different things from there about how to manage people and stuff but since it was slightly higher than anything I will reach soon (or will ever want to be). I have always figured I would end up in some management position. this book made me realize that if this happens I will essentially need to give up my technical job. then I realized that that would mean no going back. once you leave the field you fall behind and it is hard to get back in. its so quick pace that if I were to go to even a mid level management job I would really need to give up programming professionally. now this may not be true in the gaming industry but it probably is. so this is a desision I'll need to make somewhere in my career. I'll see where I am when I get there.

I've been keeping up with those iTunes classes. every tuesday and thursday night at 10 i'm watching a lecture on calculus.

Jobs have been good. the UN one did testing this week where we tested the story, art, and design concepts. it was interesting and intensely fast paced but fun and I got to see people play stuff I made, that was kinda cool.

sorry this was consise but I've got a bunch to do and I need to get to it. just trying to get people filled in.