The number of things I’ve left undone continues to grow. It’s really getting to me! Hopefully, now that we’re going to start working at the new store, the switch to part-time hours will happen soon and I’ll once again have time to do things.

The coming week is packed with nine hour days, so I don’t see much hope for clearing out much of this. This is quite unfortunate, because a number of these tasks are quite time-bound and I am out of time.

Tasks and Accomplishments:

From last week:

• Life Management:
  • [  ] Continue room cleanup & organization
  • [  ] Restate and record current projects, goals for next year, long-term goals, and “meaning of life”
• Work:
  • [  ] Confirm dates off for October & November to provide to manager
• Education:
  • [  ] Complete unit M3U12
  • [  ] Complete unit M3U13
  • [  ] Complete unit M3U14
  • [  ] Module 3 test
  • [  ] Complete unit M4U15
  • [  ] Complete unit M4U16
  • [  ] Complete unit M4U17
  • [  ] Complete unit M4U18
  • [  ] Complete unit M4U19
  • [  ] Take module 4 test
  • [  ] Schedule proctored midterm exam
• Toastmasters:
  
  • [  ] Prepare “Speaking To Inform” project 2 presentation
  • [  ] Prepare note cards for “Speaking to Inform” #2 presentation
  • [  ] Review source material for presentation accuracy
• Projects:
  • [  ] Fix sleep mode bug in Radio Alarm Clock
  • [  ] Review platforms to replace Drupal 5 on chris.charabaruk.com
• Game Design Workshop:
  • [  ] Send invoice for running seminar in October
  • [  ] Review game design workshop materials and outline
  • [  ] Revise workshop outline for three hour program
  • [  ] Review workshop presentation notes
• Ad Astra:
  • [  ] Determine goals for Ad Astra Gaming for 2012 convention
• Reading:
  • [  ] Read “The Origins of Political Order”
  • [  ] Read “Brave New World”
  • [  ] Finish reading “The Gambler”
  • [  ] Read “The Pragmatic Programmer”
  • [  ] Re-read “Getting Things Done”
  • [  ] Read “Code Complete”
  • [  ] Read “Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs”
  • Picked up “Commodore: A Company on the Edge”
  • Read “Commodore: A Company on the Edge”
• Life:
  • [✔] Return library books
  • [  ] Research e-readers
  • [  ] Research new cell phones
  • [  ] Write blog post on game design/mechanics
  • [  ] Write blog post on life management
  • Checked with GO Transit on missing lunch bag

• [  ] Current task
• [✔] Completed task / accomplishment
• [✘] Cancelled task

For next week:

• Toastmasters:
  
  • [  ] Present Speaking to Inform #2 project
• Life:
  • [  ] Photocopy pay stubs
  • [  ] Send in pay stub copies and changes report
  • [  ] Pack for Thanksgiving weekend at mom’s

Events of Interest:

Monday: 2 / 5 ✭

• Had to clean out old mouse droppings
• Problems executing planogram because of lack of stock; OC tendencies made it difficult to get the job done
• Concerns about finances

Tuesday: 2 / 5 ✭

• Woke up late and distracted
• Read newly translated FMP Sigma volume
• Great start to workday, with lots of progress
• Made a huge screw-up, negatively affected rest of day
• Picked up shift for Wednesday (originally had day off)
• Visited my original Toastmasters club :D
• Found out my forgotten lunch bag was never turned in :(

Wednesday: 3 / 5 ✭

• Lots of fun with co-workers
• Didn’t have any big screw-ups
• Beta test call for IQTELL; seems like an interesting service
• Acutely felt lack of actual accomplishment

Thursday: 3 / 5 ✭

• OC tendencies were actually useful for a change at work
• Felt accused of goofing off at end of day, when I was actually fixing someone else’s mistake
• “Commodore: A Company on the Edge” is in!

Friday: 4 / 5 ✭

• Very fun work day
• Lots of progress reading “Commodore: A Company on the Edge”

Saturday: 3 / 5 ✭

• GO Transit bus service all screwed up; one bus driver utterly incompetent
• Got schedule for next week, have long weekend and Oct 18 off
• Phone battery is now exceptionally buggered
• Anime North staff meeting

Sunday: 2 / 5 ✭

• Couldn’t concentrate on anything meaningful
• Good dinner