Today I finished reading “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James
Listening – The Sensual World
This week I am listening to “The Sensual World” by Kate Bush
Studying – Electronics
This month I am studying “Electronics – Intermediate electronics”
This is the 8th month and 9th month of my 24 months studying electronics.
Theory, theory, theory.
Talk about boring your audience to death.
Update: Completed the last of the first year of the course work and the first year’s reading material. Now I just watch the classes when they air.
Oddly the professor got upset when I submitted all the coursework ahead of time. What’s up with that?
Read – Antony and Cleopatra
Today I finished reading “Antony and Cleopatra” by William Shakespeare
Read – An Introduction to Ray Tracing
Today I finished reading “An Introduction to Ray Tracing” by Andrew Glassner
Listening – The Ocean Blue
This week I am listening to “The Ocean Blue” by The Ocean Blue
Read – Lucky Luke #15 – Die Daltons brechen aus
Today I finished reading “Lucky Luke #15 – Die Daltons brechen aus” by Morris
Fun and easy way to practice my German.
Read – Myth Conceptions
Today I finished reading “Myth Conceptions” by Robert Asprin
Listening – Twist of Shadows
This week I am listening to “Twist of Shadows” by Xymox
Read – Guards! Guards!
Today I finished reading “Guards! Guards!” by Terry Pratchett
Listening – Hats
This week I am listening to “Hats” by The Blue Nile
Read – 5 Steps To Successful Selling
Today I finished reading “5 Steps To Successful Selling” by Zig Ziglar
Read – The Invisible Man
Today I finished reading “The Invisible Man” by H.G. Wells
Read – The Hobbit: Graphic Novel
Today I finished reading “The Hobbit: Graphic Novel” by J.R.R. Tolkien
Bums up!
I think most the problems in our society started to accumulate right around the same time that we stopped drinking our ale from the skulls of our enemies.
Listening – Hup
This week I am listening to “Hup” by The Wonder Stuff
Studying – Electronics
This month I am studying “Electronics – Intermediate electronics”
This is the 5th, 6th and 7th months of the 24 month electronics correspondence course.
Expecthing this third month to get more interesting. The Boolean logic and Karnaugh maps I’ve already covered in the HND. Really want to move ahead. Tired of the theory.
Listening – Kite
This week I am listening to “Kite” by Kirsty MacColl
Listening – Change
This week I am listening to “Change” by The Alarm
Read – The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
Today I finished reading “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg” by Mark Twain
Listening – Raw Like Sushi
This week I am listening to “Raw Like Sushi” by Nenah Cherry
Read – To Sail Beyond the Sunset
Today I finished reading “To Sail Beyond the Sunset” by Robert A. Heinlein
Read – Hard Times
Today I finished reading “Hard Times” by Charles Dickens
Listening – No Control
This week I am listening to “No Control” by Bad Religion
Studying – Electronics
This month I am studying “Electronics – Fundamentals of electronics”
This is the 3rd month and 4th month of studying.
It has been pretty basic stuff to date.
I am hoping the pace picks up this second month of study.
Thank God for the VCR to record those early morning televised classes.
Read – The Call of the Wild
Today I finished reading “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London
Read – Charles Dickens’ Children Stories
Today I finished reading “Charles Dickens’ Children Stories” by Charles Dickens
Listening – Pure
This week I am listening to “Pure” by The Primitives
Read – Ranma 1/2, Vol. 9
Today I finished reading “Ranma 1/2, Vol. 9” by Rumiko Takahashi
Read – Rama II
Today I finished reading “Rama II” by Arthur C. Clarke
Listening – March
This week I am listening to “March” by Michael Penn
Read – Starquake
Today I finished reading “Starquake” by Robert L. Forward
Read – Another Fine Myth
Today I finished reading “Another Fine Myth” by Robert Asprin
Read – The Awakening
Today I finished reading “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin
Read – Mirror Matter: Pioneering Antimatter Physics
Today I finished reading “Mirror Matter: Pioneering Antimatter Physics” by Robert L. Forward
Listening – The Offspring
This week I am listening to “The Offspring” by The Offspring
Read – Little Women
Today I finished reading “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott
Read – Truckers
Today I finished reading “Truckers” by Terry Pratchett
Read – Ranma 1/2, Vol. 8
Today I finished reading “Ranma 1/2, Vol. 8” by Rumiko Takahashi
Read – The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
Today I finished reading “The Adventure of the Six Napoleons” by Arthur Conan Doyle
Listening – The Slow Crack
This week I am listening to “The Slow Crack” by Steve Kilbey
Read – One Pound Gospel, Volume 1
Today I finished reading “One Pound Gospel, Volume 1” by Rumiko Takahashi
Read – The Interpretation of Dreams
Today I finished reading “The Interpretation of Dreams” by Sigmund Freud
Listening – Scarlet and Other Stories
This week I am listening to “Scarlet and Other Stories” by All About Eve
Studying – Electronics
This month I am studying “Electronics – Introduction to electronics”
This month I am intending to get through the 1st month and 2nd month of the course ware. I’ve skimmed through it, looks like basic theory.
I’ve got a basic, self-taught electronics knowledge that lets me construct simple circuits and design microprocessors out of discrete components.
Now I want to take my electronics knowledge to the next level.
This class is a study-at-home electronics course offered by the OU (Open University).
Interestingly they just sent me two years worth of materials in a single package.
I think that is a mistake.
Listening – Blaze of Glory
This week I am listening to “Blaze of Glory” by Joe Jackson
Read – When the Sleeper Wakes
Today I finished reading “When the Sleeper Wakes” by H.G. Wells
Listening – Now and Again
This week I am listening to “Now and Again” by The Grapes of Wrath
Read – Goals!
Today I finished reading “Goals!” by Brian Tracy
Listening – Laughter
This week I am listening to “Laughter” by The Mighty Lemon Drops