I have all but abandoned the projects on here. I still update my weight and stuff, but I don't exercise. I never get anything done off the lists and I don't add items. It looks like this month is another loss. How long does it take to take 30 days of dinner? Apparently more then 3 months. Great isn't it? I think it's time for me to reevaluate some of the items on the list. It might not be really feasible to do some of it.
I think I'm doing ok with some of the on-going projects. The ones that are left pending are mostly related to my website. I'm not too concerned about it. One of the great thing about these projects is that it help me figure out what I'm really interested in and what sort of content I want to put in my website. It has been really helpful. Maybe at this point I have hit my upper limits.
Books, photography, travel, food, exercise, crafts. These are the different main sections to my site. There will be some crossovers, especially between photography, travel, and food. I think I can start writing my requirements document base on that.
I need to buck up and finish my 30 day dinner project. It's getting a bit ridiculous at this point. It's been four and a half month at this point. It doesn't matter how boring the subject is, I need to finish it. And remember to do it.
I started a wish list simply because I have stuff I want and ran out of ideas of what to do. I guess saving money for those stuff so I can use them for more projects would count at part of projects? At least this is a good place to centralize my ideas.
I need more ideas!!!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Wish List
Things I want to get. Is it a project? Yeah, saving money is what.
- Prime lens for camera
- Timer remote for camera
- Bike (no idea what kind)
- 10 year web hosting plan ($714)
- yearly domain registration ($9.95)
- flickr pro account per year ($24.95)
- MacBook Pro 13", Aperture 2, iLife '09, Final Cut Express 4.0, 500GB WD Passport ($1644.01)
- BBEdit $125
- Prime lens for camera
- Timer remote for camera
- Bike (no idea what kind)
- 10 year web hosting plan ($714)
- yearly domain registration ($9.95)
- flickr pro account per year ($24.95)
- MacBook Pro 13", Aperture 2, iLife '09, Final Cut Express 4.0, 500GB WD Passport ($1644.01)
- BBEdit $125
Monday, July 6, 2009
End of June State of Things
Ha. Yet another month of doing nothing at all. I went ahead and worked on the book cover blog and many of the tags. That's about it. I'm starting to run out of steam on a lot of my work. I need to try harder. I want to work on more of the on going stuff and be able to blog more about it.
I need to keep running. I got some new shoes and it worked pretty well. I just need to get some motivation.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Photo project - Book Cover
I have a crazy amount of books. Recently, thanks to my significant other, I have been very picky about how my books look. Simple idea to add to my photo queue. Take a picture of each cover, put them up on the daily queue. I think that's a great idea.
http://macchiatodaily.tumblr.com/tagged/Book%20Cover
http://macchiatodaily.tumblr.com/tagged/Book%20Cover
Update movie, music, tv show, books on living social
I have been sorting my books and listing them on reading social. I feel like I should do the same with my music and other media collections. First I will need to sort everything before I start my lists. From the looks of things it will be a while before I get to it.
End of May State of Things
Ok, this month was pretty much one step forward, two steps back. It took me 13 weeks to get back to the same weight as I was before. I don't think I crossed out anything nor added anything to my list. Maybe I'm getting bored of the items, or I'm just not here enough.
I skipped on exercise for about two weeks. Of course that didn't help. I can't go more then 3 or 4 days without hopping on the treadmill. If this week was any indication, it takes me about 3 days to get back into comfortable workout shape. Although I haven't lost any weight according to my charts, I feel like I'm getting a bit tighter around my sides. What I'm guessing is I'm actually gaining muscle weight. I hope. I have been drinking a ton of water in the last few days as well. I feel more hydrated despite the frequent bathroom trips. In general, I feel more in tune with my body. I'm more aware of what my inputs are. I can feel where my limits are when it comes to working out. I know how to tune my workouts so I can sustain for a longer period of time. That is very important when it comes to training for a long distance run.
This past month I have been more concentrated on on-going items instead of one time projects. I have been reading a ton, worked on my blogs, and calibrated my run. I'm fairly happy with my reading progress. I finished three good size books in the past month. I don't remember the last time I was so dedicated to literature. I'm getting better at picking books that are readable and entertaining thanks to my significant other. I will probably do a better job in the next month. On a side note, I have taken up writing again. I don't want to put that as a project, but it's something I want to keep up.
I've been working on my blogs. The photo blog is of course on going. I haven't added anything more on the queue for a while, I have enough to last me a few months. In the mean time I am still taking interesting photographs to be added in the future. I morphed my daily blog into something to post random finds. There is always the daily pictures of me, dinners, friends, and random observations. I recently added links and reblogs. I think that's a good idea. It's just random things I find amusing on a daily basis that I don't mind sharing. With who I don't know, but it's there. I started working on the tags on my daily blog. I need to go back and put more on the queued items and the items I already posted. It's a great idea, but I wish I started doing it earlier. I thought of a few more different concentrations I should create. I still need to create a food blog and a travel blog. Initially I thought about putting the two together because they go hand in hand in many cases. But the more I thought about it, they should be separated. Travel would be different place I have been and what to go, plus photos and reports. It can be anywhere just outside of my house. Small scale to large scale travel. I want to separate into regions to specific places and locals to visit. It's a great way for me to plan my travels. As for the food blog it will be about things I cook, recipes, restaurant review, and things I want to try. I thought about a long time ago to make a database for recipes. It's just too cumbersome. It somehow makes more sense to just plug everything into a blog and tag it. One of these days I need to consolidate everything onto my website. I know things are all over the place right now, but it makes sense to me. It gives me a lot more clarity on what I want overall on my website contents wise. It also clarifies the things I am actually interested in.
Although not part of any project, I have been doing pretty well financially. I made my own budgeting system, and apparently I have been working with a zero sum budget. Every penny has to go somewhere, and most of it goes into savings. My spending habits are significantly different from a few years ago. I don't feel comfortable making random purchases. Although a few of my recent purchases have been rather large, they are somewhat thought out and within my budget. It's another lifestyle change.
The overall project is really me, and I'm working on it.
I skipped on exercise for about two weeks. Of course that didn't help. I can't go more then 3 or 4 days without hopping on the treadmill. If this week was any indication, it takes me about 3 days to get back into comfortable workout shape. Although I haven't lost any weight according to my charts, I feel like I'm getting a bit tighter around my sides. What I'm guessing is I'm actually gaining muscle weight. I hope. I have been drinking a ton of water in the last few days as well. I feel more hydrated despite the frequent bathroom trips. In general, I feel more in tune with my body. I'm more aware of what my inputs are. I can feel where my limits are when it comes to working out. I know how to tune my workouts so I can sustain for a longer period of time. That is very important when it comes to training for a long distance run.
This past month I have been more concentrated on on-going items instead of one time projects. I have been reading a ton, worked on my blogs, and calibrated my run. I'm fairly happy with my reading progress. I finished three good size books in the past month. I don't remember the last time I was so dedicated to literature. I'm getting better at picking books that are readable and entertaining thanks to my significant other. I will probably do a better job in the next month. On a side note, I have taken up writing again. I don't want to put that as a project, but it's something I want to keep up.
I've been working on my blogs. The photo blog is of course on going. I haven't added anything more on the queue for a while, I have enough to last me a few months. In the mean time I am still taking interesting photographs to be added in the future. I morphed my daily blog into something to post random finds. There is always the daily pictures of me, dinners, friends, and random observations. I recently added links and reblogs. I think that's a good idea. It's just random things I find amusing on a daily basis that I don't mind sharing. With who I don't know, but it's there. I started working on the tags on my daily blog. I need to go back and put more on the queued items and the items I already posted. It's a great idea, but I wish I started doing it earlier. I thought of a few more different concentrations I should create. I still need to create a food blog and a travel blog. Initially I thought about putting the two together because they go hand in hand in many cases. But the more I thought about it, they should be separated. Travel would be different place I have been and what to go, plus photos and reports. It can be anywhere just outside of my house. Small scale to large scale travel. I want to separate into regions to specific places and locals to visit. It's a great way for me to plan my travels. As for the food blog it will be about things I cook, recipes, restaurant review, and things I want to try. I thought about a long time ago to make a database for recipes. It's just too cumbersome. It somehow makes more sense to just plug everything into a blog and tag it. One of these days I need to consolidate everything onto my website. I know things are all over the place right now, but it makes sense to me. It gives me a lot more clarity on what I want overall on my website contents wise. It also clarifies the things I am actually interested in.
Although not part of any project, I have been doing pretty well financially. I made my own budgeting system, and apparently I have been working with a zero sum budget. Every penny has to go somewhere, and most of it goes into savings. My spending habits are significantly different from a few years ago. I don't feel comfortable making random purchases. Although a few of my recent purchases have been rather large, they are somewhat thought out and within my budget. It's another lifestyle change.
The overall project is really me, and I'm working on it.
Friday, May 15, 2009
May
I know I haven't made much progress on the projects this month. I mainly focused on running and reading, both of which are on going things. I just don't feel the motivation to start new things or come up with new things to do. I did a whole bunch of organizational little tasks in the last couple of months. Inevitably the things I have left are the larger projects. Maybe I should start on one or two of them.
I have been trying to run more often. My goal is to be able to run about five days per week for at least 5k (3.11 mi). It would be better if I can use one of those days as a long run. Last week I managed to run a 10k. I feel like I have been building some muscle. My heart rate is lower, and I have to work a bit harder to sweat. I feel my lung capacity is higher. I just want my stomach to go away.
I've been good on reading. I try to read more then one book per month. Which will put me way ahead of my quota. I doubt I will get to 52 this year, but I will try. I have been influenced to make my bookshelf pretty. It's time I get rid of some of the books I will never read.
I have been trying to run more often. My goal is to be able to run about five days per week for at least 5k (3.11 mi). It would be better if I can use one of those days as a long run. Last week I managed to run a 10k. I feel like I have been building some muscle. My heart rate is lower, and I have to work a bit harder to sweat. I feel my lung capacity is higher. I just want my stomach to go away.
I've been good on reading. I try to read more then one book per month. Which will put me way ahead of my quota. I doubt I will get to 52 this year, but I will try. I have been influenced to make my bookshelf pretty. It's time I get rid of some of the books I will never read.
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