This month I am studying “Economics”
6 months part-time course. This is month 3 and 4 I will be studying.
Read – The Valley of Fear
Today I finished reading “The Valley of Fear” by Arthur Conan Doyle
Listening – Midnight Marauders
This week I am listening to “Midnight Marauders” by A Tribe Called Quest
Read – Troll Bridge
Today I finished reading “Troll Bridge” by Terry Pratchett
Read – Snow Crash
Today I finished reading “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson
Listening – Undertow
This week I am listening to “Undertow” by Tool
Read – Personal Power
Today I finished reading “Personal Power” by Anthony Robbins
Read – Rediscovery
Today I finished reading “Rediscovery” by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Read – Children of Dune
Today I finished reading “Children of Dune” by Frank Herbert
Listening – Pablo Honey
This week I am listening to “Pablo Honey” by Radiohead
Read – Watership Down
Today I finished reading “Watership Down” by Richard Adams
Read – Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Today I finished reading “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert M. Pirsig
Read – The Dharma Bums
Today I finished reading “The Dharma Bums” by Jack Kerouac
Read – Dragonsong
Today I finished reading “Dragonsong” by Anne McCaffrey
Read – It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet
Today I finished reading “It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet” by James Herriot
Read – The Best of Robert Heinlein
Today I finished reading “The Best of Robert Heinlein” by Robert Heinlein
Listening – Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)
This week I am listening to “Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)” by Red House Painters
Read – Roots
Today I finished reading “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” by Alex Haley
Read – The Mysterious Stranger
Today I finished reading “The Mysterious Stranger” by Mark Twain
Read – The Technicolor Time Machine
Today I finished reading “The Technicolor Time Machine” by Harry Harrison
Read – Only You Can Save Mankind
Today I finished reading “Only You Can Save Mankind” by Terry Pratchett
Listening – Debut
This week I am listening to “Debut” by Björk
Studying – Economics
This month I am studying “Economics”
This is the 1st month and 2nd month of a self-paced correspondence course that is estimated to take 6 months of part-time study.
Update: Logged 30 hours of study and exercises and class quizzes.
Read – Death of a Salesman
Today I finished reading “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller
Taking credit for my work
You know why I became an engineer instead of a doctor?
Because people don’t get offended after you have shipped their software and they declare “It’s a miracle! Thank God!” and you respond “You’re welcome.”
Also, just like that colleague who is never around when there’s “roll up your sleeves and do the dirty work” work to be done, that other guy doesn’t get credit for all my years of studying and hard work.
Read – The Road to Wigan Pier
Today I finished reading “The Road to Wigan Pier” by George Orwell
Read – Asterix and Caesar’s Gift
Today I finished reading “Asterix and Caesar’s Gift” by Rene Goscinny
Listening – Suede
This week I am listening to “Suede” by Suede
Read – Asterix in Corsica
Today I finished reading “Asterix in Corsica” by Rene Goscinny
Read – The Worlds of Robert Heinlein
Today I finished reading “The Worlds of Robert Heinlein” by Robert Heinlein
Pointing fingers
I’ve always found teamwork to be absolutely essential in my endless quest to find someone else to blame for my fuckups.
Listening – Off The Wall
This week I am listening to “Off The Wall” by Michael Jackson
Read – All Creatures Great and Small & All Things Bright and Beautiful
Today I finished reading “All Creatures Great and Small & All Things Bright and Beautiful” by James Herriot
Read – The Crack in Space
Today I finished reading “The Crack in Space” by Philip K. Dick
Listening – Rumours
This week I am listening to “Rumours” by Fleetwood Mac
Read – All the President’s Men
Today I finished reading “All the President’s Men” by Carl Bernstein
Read – Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers
Today I finished reading “Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers” by Harry Harrison
Listening – Ramones
This week I am listening to “Ramones” by Ramones
Studying – The Economic History of Europe 1700’s to 1950
This month I am studying “The Economic History of Europe 1700’s to 1950”
This is an 8 month part-time class. This is the 7th and 8th month of course work I am getting through.
Read – Foundations of Computer Science: C Edition
Today I finished reading “Foundations of Computer Science: C Edition” by Alfred V. Aho
Read – Evil Under the Sun
Today I finished reading “Evil Under the Sun” by Agatha Christie
Read – The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
Today I finished reading “The Notebooks of Lazarus Long” by Robert Heinlein
Listening – Blood On The Tracks
This week I am listening to “Blood On The Tracks” by Bob Dylan
Listening – The Dark Side Of The Moon
This week I am listening to “The Dark Side Of The Moon” by Pink Floyd
Read – Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in C++
Today I finished reading “Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in C++” by Mark Allen Weiss
Read – My Man Jeeves
Today I finished reading “My Man Jeeves” by P.G. Wodehouse
Read – Zen of Graphics Programming with Disk
Today I finished reading “Zen of Graphics Programming with Disk” by Michael Abrash
Read – Counter-Clock World
Today I finished reading “Counter-Clock World” by Philip K. Dick
Listening – Bone Machine
Listening – Bone Machine
Read – The Power That Preserves
Today I finished reading “The Power That Preserves” by Stephen R. Donaldson