Quiet No Longer

2 things!

1) I don't care what it is about getting media right that is so hard. There are things that should be censored and things that shouldn't. Things that should play in their entirety and things that should be retired to an old basement. Make your damn decisions and get it right!

2) There should be Dvds for sale chronicling every major sporting final series in their entirety. Good job for baseball, I can buy the world series. Do the same for basketball, football, hockey, golf, tennis, soccer, and every other major damn sporting event. You will make money, these are in demand, and it helps fans get what they want.

Rant over...now get to it.

Using Computer Skills in the Real World

I'm looking for any and all ways to apply my Computer Science degree and skills to the real world. I'm desperately overqualified, yet I love my job as a Ride Operator at ValleyFair. I've come to accept that computers and technology will always be a big part of my life. But I want real world skills too.

So, I'm looking for any way that I might transfer my online presence into a natural world skill. One outlet that I've found is music. Playing and listening to music makes me feel as though I'm making use of my computer skills. Don't ask me why, it just does. Shopping does too. But I would like some skill that allows me to mold, build, and create something that is useful in the natural world. Like say knitting.

I've knitted a handful of hats and that is very rewarding, but it's not quite right. I want a project made of steel, wood, or plastic. Something that is more relatable. Something that doesn't cost too much that might help another person. Some sort of craft, a niche where I would be well versed. Like knitting, building computers, drawing, crafting of some sort. It doesn't need to be spectacular just functional. Like, pool cues, or custom remote controls, or a specific hand tool, or a wooden box, or pottery, or wood carving, or lighter sleeves, or hand carved YoYos, or chainmail, or book covers, or shadow boxes, or framed puzzles...something along those lines.

I'm really looking for a project that is in demand, if you have any ideas for a hobby that might last the rest of my life, please comment.

I'll continue doing the things I've been doing but building custom cars just ain't an option right now. I need something that I can turn quickly, so I can move on to the next project. I'm not really envious of custom jobs, I'm just looking for a maintainable hobby where I build something.

Mostly Over Cold

I had a cold last week that just wouldn't go away. Now, I'm finally recovered and very thankful for my health. ValleyFair is working out just fine. I really enjoy my job there. Everyone is so pleasant. Now I'm working at getting my belongings organized and my website updated.

So Many Vacations, So Much To Do

I've got a trip to Turtle Lake to play $1/$2 No Limit Holdem planned I hope to turn a profit, this will be in about 2 Months. I'm going camping preferably in the next couple weeks if the weather cooperates. And after I'm done working at ValleyFair I want to drive to Arizona and visit my Grandparents. All this in 2013 while paying down my debt, working, and keeping up with my practice.

New Car

I bought a new Ford Focus and so far I'm very happy with it. The gas mileage is insane, I'm planning all sorts of trips with it. Work for 1. Turtle Lake Casino and some Texas Holdem. I would like to visit my suppliers in Ohio. Definitely a trip to Arizona to visit the Grandparents. Maybe some trips to Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Duluth. I'll take it camping in Maple Grove, not much of a trip but it will be with me the whole weekend. Maybe see New York. Could drive into Mexico after the Grandparent trip, and get a little loco. I'm just so excited to have it. Maybe see the badlands in South Dakota.

Enough about the new car. I'm trying to go through my belongings and weed out some of the unnecessary things so that I have less to think about while working at ValleyFair. I have some fairly valuable things, but finding the right buyer is another story. I think I'll just list the big ticket items on eBay and sell the rest to HPB though they pay very cheap sums. Maybe I'll list them on Amazon again, though that is complicated and takes attention. Maybe I'll just box up the extras and look at them in a couple years. That seems reasonable. Well, I better get started, I've got a bunch of tidying to do and only the rest of today, tomorrow, and part of Friday to go.

My List of Sites

Proelia
MMR
Electric Compact
VersaGlobe
ECG


Just a list of great sites.