I had a busy, productive day. Once again, I went into the office at IBM. I’ve almost shot my wad for the month. I usually only actually go into the office 2 or 3 times a month, and here it is only the second day in October and I’ve gone in twice. The main reason … Read more
I went into the office today, where my day started with an instant message affirmation from my straight friend, Courtney: Courtney: spent my saturday afternoon at the durham gay pride festival Courtney: thought about you the whole time i was there, and how thankful i was to know you, because knowing you has allowed me … Read more
I doped myself up with Nyquil last night and with Theraflu first thing this morning after a good 8 hours sleep. I had a bagel and some coffee, was online for about an hour, and then back to bed for another two hours of sweet sleep—breathing through my nose instead of my mouth. When I … Read more
It was a tedious day in the neighborhood. Tedious editing for work. Tedious coding for homework. I listened in on an hour education and information session called, “Using a Wiki to Track Content in Rational User Assistance.” After that, I participated in nearly an hour-long department meeting, during which my manager asked for feedback on … Read more
I slept in this morning, and shortly after a little breakfast, I headed over to Helios for the day to do homework. zinnian dropped by at a little after 3:00 to bring me a whole stack of Advocate magazines. Thanks, Chris! Joe arrived between 3:30 and 4:00, and he logged into work, while I completed … Read more
I met with Jason to discuss the segmenting and coding of his research data. I feel a lot more “on board” after the talk. We spent a little time afterwards talking about the class, and I asked him for some advice about talking to Susan about my “grade point average goals and objectives.” I found … Read more
I stopped by the IBM Credit Union on Harrison to deposit a check from Robert, and made my way over to the Panera Bread off James Jackson Avenue. I had a delicious French Toast bagel with Reduced Fat (!) Honey Walnut Cream Cheese, and a cup of coffee one-fifth hazelnut, four-fifths non-flavored regular coffee. I … Read more
I slept in this morning. Glorious. I was relieved to hear from Myra today, just in time for the information I needed for tonight’s STC Officer’s meeting. I spent most of the afternoon at Helios, where I got a bunch of STC work done: Prepared the agenda for tonight’s STC Officers Meeting, which includes the following … Read more
Robert clipped this comic for me, which is totally apropos with regards to my “office” down at Helios: I drove Irene to Greenville, where we met Andrew, his total-hunk-o-man roommate and his girlfriend for lunch at a Moe’s Diner. Actually, Irene and I had tortillas and con queso cheese dip while we waited for them … Read more
In our experience, people usually don’t fail to achieve their financial objectives due to one particular reason. Instead, a combination of things causes them to fall short. Here are some common financial-planning mistakes: Procrastination Not having an emergency fund Living day-to-day (that is, not having any defined goals) Not enough long-term investments for retirement purposes … Read more