Everyone is keen to spend their budget before the end of the year, and who am I to argue. It has bitten into my fun time, but not completely. I fixed my podcast scrobbling script, and ordered a new computer.
Highlights of the month:
- Started the month with a frozen computer, ended it by ordering a new one and hoping that I can hold out till it arrives.
- Not a good computer month at all; the Pi also went on the fritz and took the best part of a day to restore.
- Excellent visit to Ostia Antica to record a podcast in the ancient bakery.
- Established a separate mailing list for podcast supporters and sent them the first issue.
- Another good friend visited and we had some good meals and conversations.
- Terrific exhibit of Margaret Bourke-White photos in Trastevere.
- Saw a movie! In a cinema! (No Time to Die)
Activities
Not much new. A friend asked me to bake her a loaf of soda bread, which uses kefir as the liquid. On a whim I started making my own, just like old times, but there is no sign of the grains emerging or clumping. Still, it is delicious and a lot easier than yoghurt, though I won't neglect that. Next up, viilli?
October:
- Walking with sticks: 0
- Reading: 13
- Steps (avge): 9400
- Podcasts: 43 (All of them logged!)
- In bed/asleep 8:17/7:19
- 7 Minutes: 13
- Weight (avge): 86.9
- Naps 1
September:
- Walking with sticks: 0
- Reading: 11
- Steps (avge): 9968
- Podcasts: 38 (33 of them logged.)
- In bed/asleep 8:15/7:02
- 7 Minutes: 11
- Weight (avge): 86.3
- Naps 6
Work
The same client work that was giving me grief last month is still giving me grief, and I think that the main reason is that I have not had any feedback on the first piece I sent in. That makes me tentative, and that makes me procrastinate. Tomorrow!
Podcasting for others is OK, although there are real drawbacks to not being in the same place. Perhaps a bigger drawback is that the person nominally in charge doesn't have any experience of how long audio editing takes, which can result in a bit of a scramble.
Hours logged per month
Percent of logged hours: 2021
Previous years are on an archive page.
Goals
Brought in 85 on-this-day posts, which continues to be interesting. Thinking a bit about it, I've sort of decided to build some kind of index to longer posts that might be of continuing interest. I haven't yet thought about how to present or surface these topics, but at least I will be able to find them going forward. Eight new posts, again, which is nice.
I kept a closer watch on time this month, and it averages 90 minutes a day, but that is very skew. The majority of days it takes well under an hour.
Looking forward to a new computer; this one is mid-2011. Not looking forward to setting it up.
Niggles
None, really. I found time to play with the computer, and the result was a resumption of improved podcast scrobbling. Need to get back to playing with GIS in Python.
Final remarks
I need to get on top of my weight again, and maybe up my HIIT game. Or is that foolish age denialism?
Here's the table
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| Month | Total | Daily | Admin % | ETP % | Other % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 170.75 | 5.50 | 31 | 16 | 53 |
| 09 | 157.5 | 5.25 | 31 | 25 | 44 |
| 08 | 67.8 | 2.19 | 29 | 08 | 63 |
| 07 | 80.1 | 2.58 | 39 | 17 | 44 |
| 06 | 110.0 | 3.67 | 38 | 26 | 36 |
| 05 | 159.1 | 5.13 | 29 | 22 | 49 |
| 04 | 166.1 | 5.75 | 39 | 16 | 45 |
| 03 | 173.3 | 5.59 | 38 | 19 | 43 |
| 02 | 155.7 | 5.59 | 32 | 25 | 43 |
| 2021-01 | 168.5 | 5.62 | 43 | 17 | 40 |
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