So, this past weekend, Kat, her sister, our friend Steve (Kat's sister's boyfriend), and myself went down to Kat's parents for her cousins' get together on Long Island. To say the least, it was alright, save for the 15 hours of car travel spent over the past 3 days.
So, Kat's father seems like he's getting sick again, which is rough on her mother a lot. Aside, the get together was ok. Due to lack of sleep and being cramped in a car for so many hours, Kat and I are pretty wiped and would like to be able to sleep everything off. However, school and work do not play well with taking a few days just to relax, so alas, no go there.
I am just glad to not be in a car.
Oh, as a last remark, we have to go get her a new phone, cause her current one is dead. Need to get it done soon so I can call my family and let them know what's up.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Hack Days and Trying to Keep On the Level
Well, this weekend my Senior Project group has another Hack Day planned for finishing up the coding for the prototype for the website. This should work well, if everything goes according to plan. Anyhow, we'll see how it goes.
However, this Hack Day, like the last one, has really been cutting into my weekend time I get to spend with Katlyn, which annoys me to a great degree. Pretty much everyone is open on Fridays, but no one would like to do it then, except for me, which causes some issues. So, we settle for Saturdays. I really wish it was on Friday, because then I could work with everyone while Kat is at work, rather than having to work on the time she and I both have off.
Anyhow, we're planning on going either hiking or trail biking this weekend, though if the rain starts and doesn't stop, we may just settle for DDR and going to the gym for a swim or such.
Anyhow, everything at work and otherwise is going well. I haven't been paid for the last 4 weeks, but that is my fault (I am horrible at reporting hours by email). All else seems to be fine though.
Well, that's it for now.
However, this Hack Day, like the last one, has really been cutting into my weekend time I get to spend with Katlyn, which annoys me to a great degree. Pretty much everyone is open on Fridays, but no one would like to do it then, except for me, which causes some issues. So, we settle for Saturdays. I really wish it was on Friday, because then I could work with everyone while Kat is at work, rather than having to work on the time she and I both have off.
Anyhow, we're planning on going either hiking or trail biking this weekend, though if the rain starts and doesn't stop, we may just settle for DDR and going to the gym for a swim or such.
Anyhow, everything at work and otherwise is going well. I haven't been paid for the last 4 weeks, but that is my fault (I am horrible at reporting hours by email). All else seems to be fine though.
Well, that's it for now.
Monday, July 13, 2009
100 Pushups?
So, last week Katlyn and I started this work out routine that can be found here:
http://hundredpushups.com/week1.html
So, we're both working on building our upper body strength, something neither of us really used to be too concerned with, but something we found that might be useful and improving for each of our areas of interests (her for hiking and climbing, me for those and arm control for sword work).
Well, we'll see how long we stick with it. I'm determined to keep her on track, and she is likewise determined to make sure I do it with her. Hence, this should work (theoretically).
http://hundredpushups.com/week1.html
So, we're both working on building our upper body strength, something neither of us really used to be too concerned with, but something we found that might be useful and improving for each of our areas of interests (her for hiking and climbing, me for those and arm control for sword work).
Well, we'll see how long we stick with it. I'm determined to keep her on track, and she is likewise determined to make sure I do it with her. Hence, this should work (theoretically).
Introduction and What's Up
So, here I am, now talking about just some personal life occurrences. So, here goes a little blurb about myself, just for everyone to know.
My name is Bradley Blankenship. I am 22 years old and studying software engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology, hoping to use my knowledge and skills to make an entry into the game design and development industry.
Naively, I'm from Nevada. From childhood, I eventually came to be a resident of the state of Oklahoma, where I finished both middle and high school. I have one younger brother who just entered adulthood and two younger twin sisters. I adore my family and enjoy spending time with them, even though that has become hard and more straining over the course of the last few years.
I have a wonderful fiance here with me, who I have been dating and lived with for the past 4 years. She backs me with my personal goals and ambitions, and has supported me through all of my endeavors at school. I, as much as anyone can, hope that I have done the same for her. We both enjoy working together, enjoying various forms of indoor and outdoor entertainment together, and just generally being able to chill around each other while doing our own projects and past-times.
My indoor hobbies include video gaming, of which some of my favorite games include the Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts, DDR, The Elder Scrolls series, Guild Wars, and various other online games. I love the Dungeons and Dragons role playing system, being a veteran DM and Player. I also love programming and designing, focusing around intense algorithms, graphics, and games.
My outdoor hobbies include mountain and trail biking, martial arts (my focus is sword technique, with a focus on Kendo, Iaido, Aikido, Fencing, Kung Fu, and Tai Chi), and hiking and climbing.
My name is Bradley Blankenship. I am 22 years old and studying software engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology, hoping to use my knowledge and skills to make an entry into the game design and development industry.
Naively, I'm from Nevada. From childhood, I eventually came to be a resident of the state of Oklahoma, where I finished both middle and high school. I have one younger brother who just entered adulthood and two younger twin sisters. I adore my family and enjoy spending time with them, even though that has become hard and more straining over the course of the last few years.
I have a wonderful fiance here with me, who I have been dating and lived with for the past 4 years. She backs me with my personal goals and ambitions, and has supported me through all of my endeavors at school. I, as much as anyone can, hope that I have done the same for her. We both enjoy working together, enjoying various forms of indoor and outdoor entertainment together, and just generally being able to chill around each other while doing our own projects and past-times.
My indoor hobbies include video gaming, of which some of my favorite games include the Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts, DDR, The Elder Scrolls series, Guild Wars, and various other online games. I love the Dungeons and Dragons role playing system, being a veteran DM and Player. I also love programming and designing, focusing around intense algorithms, graphics, and games.
My outdoor hobbies include mountain and trail biking, martial arts (my focus is sword technique, with a focus on Kendo, Iaido, Aikido, Fencing, Kung Fu, and Tai Chi), and hiking and climbing.
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