"In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." –John 16:33

Day: February 12, 2010

Hodge Podge

So here in the Chapman household nothing much has been happening (other than the very exciting college, academic, ACT etc. stuff which Dad has already filled you in on.)  February is generally very dreary around here.  Mundane things excite me more than usual.  Like yesterday I used a men’s shampoo and now I smell like how I imagine one of those gray hair dye male models smell.  I finally decided what kind of animal my nondescript white amigurumi is going to be. I drew my absolute best Mr. Nobody a couple of days ago. The day decided to be partly sunny today, instead of depressing like most other days in the month. Ah, the little things!

Thank goodness this weekend is shaping up to be exciting though!  Some of our best friends are coming up from Charlotte to spend the weekend, we have a couple of secret projects in the works and in a few hours we’re going to tour Campbell! I’m so psyched for that.  When we get back, I’ll write a blog post about it.

Getting organized (again)

Every now and then I kind of wake up and realize that I have too many irons in the fire, I am getting further out of shape (and fatter!?!!), and I am just going through the motions while life spins out of control.  That is a good thing.  Not that my life is spinning out of control, but that I become aware of the fact.  I think one of the best indicators is that I feel a general sense of malaise when I get home from work.  There are too many things to do, so I make myself a piece of peanut butter toast, pour myself a glass of milk, and start refreshing Free Republic in the hope that an article will appear that is interesting enough to make me forget that I have other, more important responsibilities.  Eventually, my torpidity gets so bad that my conscience kicks in.  That is where I am now.  It is all quite invigorating, really.

The next thing that happens is that I make a list, prioritize it, and go to work.  This time it includes the following:

  • Programming and machine vision volunteer work
  • The USGS in Vancouver, Washington (clean water–I know, I am a Republican.  We hate clean water)
  • GaugeCam.com (with NCSU and my buddy Troy)
  • Help for a buddy in Atlanta
  • Help for a buddy in Charlotte (KamVu.com)
  • School stuff
    • Campbell U. investigation for Kelly
    • Wake Tech for Lorena and Kelly
    • CLEP test planning for Kelly and Christian
    • Endless planning, correction, etc.
  • Project stuff
    • Big new Betty Blonde initiative (very hush hush–stay tuned)
    • Work on BleAx and C++ programming with Christian
    • Plan a web/SMS accessible Arduino project with Christian
    • Find a pottery class for Lorena and the kids
  • Health eating stuff
    • Set up a workout schedule
    • Start eating right (Lorena and I have a plan!!!)

    Man, that is pretty good start.  I will put some order to this and start working today!

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