So on August 1st, I lost my job. Laid off. The upside is that I’ve already landed a replacement gig elsewhere and I’m excited about the opportunity. So here I am. Waiting for my start date on the 29th. So I guess this means I’m on sabbatical for a bit, and that I need to have a to-do list of shit to accomplish. Thus (priorities in italics):
Learning:
- Finish Udemy course
- Finish 3 sections in French (Duolingo)
- Finish reading my Python book
Bike:
ride Cayuna
This was epic. Cuyuna‘s everything it’s cracked up to be. I need to get back there without the kids. Maybe this coming Saturday?ride Eagan Bike Park
Wow, what a shit hole. Pass.- ride Cannon Falls trail
MTB repairs/crank upgrade
Nerdy Shit:
- finish Calibre–Alfred interface in Python, put it on Github
- get off of DigitalOcean and onto Microsoft Azure
- brainstorm possible YouTube channel
- brainstorm podcast stuff
- inventory Magic cards
- build D&D world for kids’ campaign
Games:
- finish Zelda: Breath of the Wild playthrough
- learn to play Machi Koro
- learn to play Ganz Schön Clever
Household/Car:
- scrub carpets
- vacuum car
- install dash cam
- organize desk
- kids’ school clothes shopping
Read/Write:
- get caught up on reading goal
- outline novel
- write chapter one?