Cat calls, a morning meeting, NCSUENG515 blog, editing, exercising, volunteering, & drinking…

If you own a cat, have ever owned a cat, or are just a cat lover, you’ll probably appreciate this 1 minute, 26 second video called, “How the Cat Wakes You Up in the Morning”: I worked from home today, starting off with a 45-minute conference call with Jason (programmer) and Mary (writer), both in … Read more

Roll models, good week/bad week, Happy FDOS, working out, podcasts, and editing…

Yesterday or the day before, in one of the obituaries, the deceased was described as being a roll model. A picture such as this one, immediately popped into my head. There, at the end, is the roll model. Not to be confused with the stop model or the drop model who both precede him. Please, please, … Read more

Nightmares, a ghostly workout, food preparation, and some editing…

I dreamed about editing all night long. Aaarrrggghhh! I had a noon-ish workout today, and it being Easter Sunday, the gym was pretty empty. I listened to a podcast of this week’s This American Life, an episode called The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar, which was most interesting in two ways: This family story is actually … Read more

YouTube awards, working  out, a magical performance, a board interview of sorts, and clubbing..

I love when technology does things like this: NEW YORK — And the winner for best music video: “Chocolate Rain.” Tay Zonday morphed from an unknown musician to an Internet superstar who got booked on national TV shows after his song “Chocolate Rain” – an amateur clip of his baritone crooning – went viral last … Read more

Edited from home, a soup kick, a record-breaking workout, and more editing…

I edited from home today. In the “background,” I did three loads of laundry—(1) whites (mostly workout clothes), (2) darks, and (3) sheets & towels. I listened in on a two-hour conference call, the first topic of which was pertinent, interesting, and well-presented. The second topic was pertinent, but a real snoozer of a presentation. … Read more

Floor & ceiling perspectives, upper body workout, accepted as a delegate, and dancing…

Look at the floor of this bathroom… and the ceiling of this smoking area… I met Kevin (av8rdude) at the gym this morning, where I did the upper body machines and cardio today. Today’s statistics: Exercise Type Type Minute Duration Calories Burned or Area Worked Warm-up (Elliptical) 7 60 Resistance 30 Upper Body Cardio (Elliptical) … Read more