First and Second Week Back

So, the first and second week haven't necessarily been the best weeks of my life, but they have been interesting. First and foremost, they've given me some motivation to do some things I've never done before. Secondly, they've forced me to change my perspective a little, which is for better or for worse, we'll see.

So, last week was annoying with classes. A midterm on the first day back was not what I was expecting, but it happens. I knew it would be the first week back, but not the first day, which caught me unprepared. Secondly, the game design activities have been giving me trouble, mainly because of preoccupations with other things.

Of interesting note, I finally was able to get myself to go to the gym on Monday of this week. It was nice, going by myself. It's one of the first things in a long while I've really done by myself (save playing games... but I haven't even done that for a while *gasp*). Anyhow, it was good, but now my left arm is really screwed up. I pushed it a little too hard, which was not the best idea. Anyhow, it is appearing to feel a bit better, so maybe it won't end up being that bad.

So, depending on our schedules, I am planning on taking Kat skating either this weekend or next weekend. I was planning on making it a big adventure, as we'd be going to the Carousel Center in Syracuse. From there, we could wander and skate all day (well, most of it). I'd then have us leave just in time to make the last 2 or 3 wine tasting sessions at Casa Larga in Fairport, which would be fun. From there, we could have dinner, etc. The only problem with all of this: our schedules, work, and time. Because we both have several projects to work on, etc, this could be difficult to pull off. But, we'll see. I am optimistic.

Well, that is all for now. Hopefully this weekend will be fun. If we can't squeeze out the big adventure, maybe I can get us to go see a movie or get one of our friends to come over and play some games for the day. Oi, planning things or trying to find fun things to do is hard!

Making the Most of My Time

So, for the next few weeks up until school starts, I am going to be trying to make the most of my time for accomplishing personal projects, getting some extra money, and relaxing (and after 5 quarters of straight work/class, I could use it). So, my tentative schedule is going to be the following:

* 1 to 2 hours - Work on game related articles for publishers.
* 1 to 2 hours - Work on Neverwinter Nights 2 Mod or IL Engine.
* 1 to 2 hours - Work on resume, website, and professional links (blog, etc.)
* 1 to 2 hours - Play new games and gather ideas for personal works.
* 1 to 2 hours - Do physical activity (Kendo, Iaido, Aikido, Running, Jogging, DDR, etc.)
* 2 to X hours - Play games / Hang out with Kat after work.

This is mainly for my benefit to have a plan of doing things for each day. Otherwise, odds are I won't get a lot done. Aside, the timings are really only suggestive, as if I have a serious break through with work or some such during a day, I may work much longer.

Aside, those are my current daily plans.

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).