So, I foreshadowed future posts with my last post but nothing materialized out of that. I apologize.<\/p>\n
My life is pretty boring which in my opinion makes my posts pretty boring. Producing boring content is not its own reward; it doesn’t matter how zen you think you are. On the other hand, it’s annoying when people are always asking me how I’m doing so I should probably try to post brief updates here from time to time. This is one of those times.<\/p>\n
Instead of a small book of boring everyday minutiae, I’ll instead focus on the areas of my life which matter most to me.
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\nWork<\/u>
\nWork is going pretty well. It’s frustrating sometimes not having any clear goals but that’s the price of trying to break new ground; there are no paths to follow. The first big deadline is coming up in May which is only 2 months away. It will probably go okay, but it might require shifting into the classic Japanese Salariman mindset and spending all of my time at work. ??????<\/p>\n
Magic<\/u>
\nThis season I was going to try to put my all into qualifying for the Pro-Tour at San Juan but the first 2 qualifiers didn’t go so well. I haven’t been to one in a few weeks due to trying to become focused on other parts of my life. Magic is fun, but I guess I need some balance too. Grand Prix Yokohama is the weekend of the 20th so hopefully I’ll be back in play mode by then. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Software<\/u>
\nI started a side project porting Rikaichan to Chrome. I got the first part of it done but haven’t worked on it since January. It’s a part of my getting back on track plan so hopefully I’ll produce an update before the end of march. For those interested, I called it Rikaikun and it’s available from the Chrome extension gallery as I type. (It’s a tool which translates Japanese words on the fly.)<\/p>\n
Vacation<\/u> Health<\/u>
\nI went on vacation at the beginning of February to see the Sapporo Snow Festival. A good time was had by all. We stayed in a Capsule hotel which is certainly fun if not a bit strange for those unacclimated to the Japanese way of life. There are some pictures here: Yuki Matsuri<\/a>
\nI was wearing shorts and a t-shirt the whole time which made me a quasi-hero in the eyes of the common folk. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
\nI have been getting healthier. It’s been forever since I posted but the full story is like this: I decided on a whim to try Fuhrman’s eat to live diet. It’s really good but not for someone as lazy as me. I then switched to the Hacker’s diet which is all about cutting calories. This is much easier and I have been using it to great effect. I got lazy for a month but am now half way back on the horse! I plot my Journey’s here: Physic’s Diet<\/a> (This week’s not been that great diet wise. ^^)<\/p>\n