Negative Fractional Giraffes and the Rest of my 2010 Task List
This is what I want to do with the rest of the year:
Write two 52|250 pieces. Keith sent me a link to a The Atlantic article about EtherPad, a word processor that will record work in real time. And then play it back! If I write with it, you will be able to see every finger fumble and questionable phrase. I mean, the ones I do catch before publication.
Finish reading Returning My Sister's Face by![[info]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380442897i/1319734.gif)
eugie
and Staying Sane in the Arts by Eric Maisel. Thus, finishing 30 books in 2010.
Watch both seasons of Intelligence . Eric does go on about TV shows he likes. He found this one on Netflix Instant and thinks highly of it.
Learn some linear algebra. This started with a conversation between Eric and I about Flixster's compatibility test and how ratings are weighted and compared between two people. Eric started working on a matrix which lead me to a "dude, show me" moment. He jauntily passed me his old linear algebra textbook. I've learned about Gaussian elimination and Gauss-Jordan elimination and done enough problems to dream about it. Except, in my dreams, I'm trying to do Gauss-Jordan eliminations with words and objects. Negative fractional giraffes are a pain in arse.
Run 4.5 miles. To make an even 100 miles for the year. Which is up from last year, but less than half of what I ran in 2008.
Finish updating social networks/webpages. I am all over the place...
Have a good long talk with Eric about Luck for Hire in anticipation of RoW80. The other night at dinner Tyler asked if I had a writing challenge or some such planned and RoW80 completely slipped my mind. I'm not sure whether that was because I hadn't talked to Eric about it (thus making it more "real") or if I didn't consider it a "challenge." To me, it's meant to be an aggressive though sensible plan, not NaNoWriMo insane.
Thing I want to do in 2011: play in a beach ultimate tournament. I haven't. I want to. Preferably with the funnest group of players possible because my body will probably pay for it later.
Write two 52|250 pieces. Keith sent me a link to a The Atlantic article about EtherPad, a word processor that will record work in real time. And then play it back! If I write with it, you will be able to see every finger fumble and questionable phrase. I mean, the ones I do catch before publication.
Finish reading Returning My Sister's Face by
eugie
and Staying Sane in the Arts by Eric Maisel. Thus, finishing 30 books in 2010.Watch both seasons of Intelligence . Eric does go on about TV shows he likes. He found this one on Netflix Instant and thinks highly of it.
Learn some linear algebra. This started with a conversation between Eric and I about Flixster's compatibility test and how ratings are weighted and compared between two people. Eric started working on a matrix which lead me to a "dude, show me" moment. He jauntily passed me his old linear algebra textbook. I've learned about Gaussian elimination and Gauss-Jordan elimination and done enough problems to dream about it. Except, in my dreams, I'm trying to do Gauss-Jordan eliminations with words and objects. Negative fractional giraffes are a pain in arse.
Run 4.5 miles. To make an even 100 miles for the year. Which is up from last year, but less than half of what I ran in 2008.
Finish updating social networks/webpages. I am all over the place...
Have a good long talk with Eric about Luck for Hire in anticipation of RoW80. The other night at dinner Tyler asked if I had a writing challenge or some such planned and RoW80 completely slipped my mind. I'm not sure whether that was because I hadn't talked to Eric about it (thus making it more "real") or if I didn't consider it a "challenge." To me, it's meant to be an aggressive though sensible plan, not NaNoWriMo insane.
Thing I want to do in 2011: play in a beach ultimate tournament. I haven't. I want to. Preferably with the funnest group of players possible because my body will probably pay for it later.
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