Taking Time

A number of things have been taking up, it seems, all of my time and/or focus for the last little bit.

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Yeeeeaaaaa, I knowwwwww. But I'm getting so much enjoyment out of it this time around! Last time I played, it was pretty close after I played the HECK out of Elder Scrolls III and was kinda burned out, so Oblivion felt like a flop. It's really feeling like a challenge this time around and is giving me a good sense of accomplishment.

School. Really not as much time as it should be taking up, but my Geography class started and it's actually requiring, like, reading and stuff. I about stressed a year off of my life because I had to write a paper about a current event. If you don't know me, you wouldn't understand how out-of-touch-with-stuff I am. "Current Event" is almost a foul word for me. Me thinks I should change that.

Oh yea, I did! I signed up for newsletters from Mother Earth News.

Programming. I haven't done as much as I'd like (the story for the entire internship so far) but I've been able to put in some really good time here at good'ole work. I've taken it past what feels like a milestone to me, where it's capable to easily build complex exercise routines.

Tangent: A REALLY COOL accomplishment today. I refactored a huge bit of code and shaved almost 20% off my code size in the process.

Exercise. I have finally figured out how to do things right and be able to have the state of mind to exercise over lunch at work. Last work week, I believe I exercised three out of the four days (Might have just been two. By the time Sunday came around, my memory was already so fragmented that I couldn't keep the days of the week straight.)

Today, for example, my loose timing tells me I was able to keep very high intensity in my workout for about 40 minutes straight--easily the intensity level of a Monday-night class and maybe closer to a noon class. I wasn't able to exercise at all (more forgetfulness than anything) over my weekend, but if I can keep this up every work night, I might be able to accept being slovenly over the weekend.