February 21, 2016

 I accomplished things today. It was spread out throughout the day, even though it could have been done before lunch, but whatever.

I replied to two posts on the weekly discussion thread, one this morning and one this afternoon. I read through my interview paper, made a couple changes, and then posted it to a discussion thread and submitted the paper. I also wrote my statement of purpose for the chance to go to the ALA conference this summer as part of a school group. And I think that was all the school stuff I had. I could have read more today but I didn't. I need to get back on the Sunday reading schedule but not this week.

The thing I am most proud of today is the phone coaster I made. I find the sound of my phone vibrating while on a hard surface to be very jarring. I don't like it. In the past I would put it on a book, which wasn't much better, and then I started putting it on one of the coasters I have made recently. That gave me the idea of a coaster for my phone, one that is the size of my phone so that it looks purposeful. Right off the bat the bottom thread in my machine got tangled up somehow and I had to tear out a big knot of thread in the fabric but thankfully it was the inside so it didn't leave a noticeable mark. The rest of it went smoothly and I really like how it turned out. It is exactly what I wanted and it serves its purpose perfectly.

Throughout the day I watched YouTube videos and a couple shows on Netflix. I watched all of F Is For Family, which I just learned about the other day. I'm not really a big fan of Bill Burr's stand-up but I think he fits perfectly for an angry cartoon dad who is prone to cursing. I also started watching the first season of Sirens, which is a great show. I got into it late and don't think I ever saw the first couple of episodes. It makes being an EMT look like fun. I appreciate that they went the comedy route and didn't include all of the trauma and PTSD stuff. That is a show I wouldn't watch.

Tonight after I had made my second discussion post I played Crashlands. I made it to the second biome which requires new tools and new stations so it is basically like a whole new game. I believe there are three biomes in the game and I image the third biome will also include new tools and/or weapons and stations to build. I'm okay with that. I'm twenty-seven hours into the game and I'm still having a good time.

In the coming week at work there will be more testing. Glorious testing. I will probably also spend a lot of time editing baby pictures, hopefully. The end of the year will be here before I know it and that is also when school and work will both pick up in intensity. It would be nice to get as much of the slideshow done before that starts happening. I'm still deciding on songs and I have no idea what I'm going to do for the background yet. I'll get there.