Sep
30
It’s been quite a tumultuous past few weeks. I’ve written thousands of lines of code and we’re so close now with 2 days to spare. Brandon and I did another 12 hour marathon session at work and most likely will start another in a couple hours. The pieces of the puzzle are all coming together and I’m excited for the results. If all goes well, we’ll finish up tonight, polish tomorrow, and wow the vendors on Tuesday.
It’s really fun being a programmer again. Sure the time investment isn’t the greatest but I’m actually using my brain again. To those that haven’t seen me around much lately, I apologize but I’m sure you all know I’ll be back and kicking very soon. Next we get to start planning the AfterHoursDJs spinoff here in Minneapolis. The venue is locked down and the djs have their flights booked, it’s just a matter of getting the plans for the venue locked down. If you’re in Minneapolis, you better party with us on October 20th!
Sep
22
So I’ve now worked 12 days in a row, and I need to go in today again. In a way it sucks, but on the other side, I’m doing something I love so I can’t complain too much, plus the company always takes care of me when I put time in like this. We have a huge October 2nd deadline to meet so I’m sure this week will be the same thing with a few 12-16 hours days. I guess I can give up one thing and then just watch the other end pick up heavily.
On the flip side, I feel strangely energetic today. Robbie and I went to the gym early and lifted for a while and rode the elliptical machines for a while. Things with Lifetime have been going good so I can’t complain. I’ll start with my personal trainer next week so I can really learn what it’s like to kick my own ass.
Sep
18
Back when I used to work at Irresistible Ink during my first yearly review my boss referred to me as 95%. He told me that I can do any project and fly up to 95% and afterwards wait until the last minute. I sometimes feel like this is true about my life lots. I can climb to near the top at almost anything I do. Be it djing, working within the car club, or work. It seems like it comes with relative ease as if I prove to myself I can be the best, then slouch off. I wish I could explain why I do it, or where it came from. I know that when I push myself, I climb over the wall but there have been few times I’ve done that. I really don’t know where all of this is coming from either. I should be in relatively high spirits. I’ve been working a bunch of hours but beyond that, I’m on track for a very successful year in my life. I love my job, Brandon starts work there next week. My dj crew is growing more and more and we’re throwing 3 shows in the next few months which will put us at the 4 shows I wanted to reach in the beginning of the year.
For those that don’t know, I also signed up for a gym and I’ve already lost 6lbs in the last 2 weeks which puts me just a hair over the 2.5lbs / week goal I set for myself. Yet at the end of the day, I feel dead. I haven’t felt like going out for quite some time now and even playing out isn’t a priority. I really think I need a vacation and may opt to take one in October. I’m really considering just getting in the jeep and driving. Where I end up, it really doesn’t matter as long as it’s away. Of course, that means getting away from work, probably everyone I know as well. I really enjoyed being away with an entirely new feeling. Driving in downtown Nashville, not knowing what I was going to find was exciting. Granted this would probably be a better plan if it was summer but maybe I’ll just go that far south. Who knows, not me that’s for sure.
Sep
17
I always thought the iPod was a cool device but I never really got into it. It’s funny the world we live in these days. It’s so convenient. I’m watching the movie Shooter in HD as it downloads from XBox Live right now. Meanwhile sitting on my couch with the laptop wirelessly. Speaking of wirelesss, I purchased another bluetooth headset last week. Thanks to Steve Jobs deciding that everyone that purchased an iPhone is entitled to $100 in in-store credit, a new Jawbone Headset only ran me $32. The employee in the store rang me up and even emailed me the receipt rather than printing it from his handheld point of sale system. As a jeep owner, one of the biggest problems I have is wind noise. I had originally purchased Apple’s iPhone Bluetooth Headset. Now this is a cool product. It comes with a dock and a mobile USB cable so I can leave at one at work and take one home. It’s absolutely tiny, and when I charge my iPhone, the headset charges in the dock along with it. The downside is that it seems to pickup wind noise like nobody’s business. So with my new credit, I purchased the Jawbone Bluetooth Headset. Now it’s a bit bigger than the Apple headset (read: much) but it actually possesses adaptive noise shielding. By doing this, it does an excellent job of filtering out background noise wherever I am. Now driving the jeep with the top flapping away or the window open at highway speeds doesn’t mean I can’t use my phone. I’m still happy I have the Apple headset though as I intend to use it once I put the hard top on the jeep. Until then though, I’ll talk with relative zero background noise from the Jawbone.
Sep
5
Well I decided to make a life change today and it’s a pretty big one. It’s actually one that will have a huge impact on my life. I really don’t keep too many secrets, so as an experiment, I’ve told one person of the change. It’s something that if it goes well, will affect me for the rest of my life. Have any guesses? Anyways, it’s one of those things that’s for the better. I’ve considered creating a separate category that’s private where I can write about it and then once I’ve decided to, I’ll open it up for others to see. Here’s to my new endeavor!
