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  • doing stuff

    I only have 2 days before I leave for Poland! I am excited. It’s going to be fun, fun, fun. Or at least I hope so. Really.

     

    I am noticing that I have a hard time going to sleep on time. Many time after I have a beer or a drink, I can’t make myself to go sleep. If it’s around 10pm, I should not delay. Sure, I can probably still wake up on time, but then I’m really tired. My goal is to go to sleep before 10 and definitely before 10:30. Otherwise, my system is not going to work.

     

    I found a motivating/reminding system that I am currently trying out. If there was no real good reason for staying late, because I was just lazy, then I am not allowed to buy a smoothie, or a treat in that day. On the other hand, if I do it on time, then I can buy a treat for myself. I think it’s a good system. At the very least, it will remind myself that I have to earn my treats. 🙂

     

    But besides that, I think I am doing fairly well in getting up on time, collecting my pomodoros, and going in the direction that I need to.

  • not tv and housing shopping spree

    I recently adopted a rule of NO TV BEFORE 7:30AM. I think this is working beatifully. As a result I started to read my motivational quotes. I have started to think in different terms. And that’s what I want. Spending too much time in front of the TV just kills my time, and absorbs my energy. I have better things to do.

    I am anxious to see what my reaction will be when she inspects the things I bought when she was gone. Silverware is beatiful, I think she should love it. Tableware from Mikasa is beautiful as well, I hope she loves it as well. Glasses. Not too much not to like. Our previous ones were ugly. Couple other small things. I think she should be pleasantly surprised. I am not going to raise the bar. I hope she likes it.

  • counting down

    5 days till I leave for Poland. I am really excited. In retrospect, I think I’ve done the right thing and let them go for 2 months. Money wise, I think I actually saved a little bit extra. But if you add everything up together, it almost does not make a difference.

    The only big question is, is it worth it? I have to see. On the downside, I get a chance to see things from the outside – like realize that I really miss them. Or have an opportunity to read. On the other hand, not being with them, not being able to influence them is painful. But I can live with that.

    Will I do it in two years? Why not. If she wants to go for two months, then why not. In all reality, it’d probably be close to 1.5 months. That’s my guess but we’ll see.

    rewarding myself

    How do i stay motivated? By rewarding myself!

  • tv

    I noticed that TV is having very bad influence on me. When I wake up and I put the TV on, I waste a lot of time. And when I’m tired and don’t feel like doing anything, then we’re talking spending pretty much the entire time in front of it. And if there is something interesting, then no way I’m getting out and doing what I am waking up for.

    Yes, why am I waking up at 5:30am? So I can do some work. So I can spend some time reading books, writing code, reading code. So I can improve.

    From now on, no TV before 7:30 am for me. Period. No exceptions. Unless something major happens and I’m aware of it. But that means almost never.

  • new server

    I have finally taken the step and decided to abandon eapps. My sites were crashing like crazy. 160 MB of RAM will not cut it anymore for me. My sites were crashing on a weekly basis, sometimes more often than that. From my VPS research, I found that linode is considered a great one. More expensive at $20/month, but I think it’s worth it. I am now setting it up and it’s GREAT!

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  • new host: linode

    I finally made a decision: I need a new host. My current server at eapps just keeps going down. Far too many times. I cannot have that. Plus, I notice it is getting slower and slower – just when I’m getting some readers. Also a big no! What can I do? For one, I need a new host. I decided on linode today. I think it’s going to be a good excercise at the very least, to set up a new domain. Plus, at $20/month, I don’t think I can go wrong. Sure, it’s more expensive than $12 I pay currently, but it’s still a good deal.

    I only have 2 weeks here in the US. Now is pretty much the only time where I can spend some time and configure it. Plus, I have some time at work. It’s all good, I think!

  • pis i martusia

    Nie rozumiem PiSu. Naprawdę nie. Jak ta partia mnie wkurarza to jest niedowiary! Cholera mnie bierze jak słyszę Joachima Brudzińskiego. Cholera mnie bierze jak słyszę pania Jakubowską. Cholera mnie bierze jak słyszę pana Macierewicza. Moje uczucie że już nigdy nie zagłosuję na tą partię się pogłębia. Robi się coraz to głębsze.

     

    Wyjeżdzam do Polski już prawie za 2 tygodnie. Martuasia mówi że wakacje ma super. To mnie cieszy. Ja pracuję nad tym jak polepszyć nasz związek, nasze małżeństwo. To pracuje. Przed wyjazdem dostałem parę komplementów od niej. To cieszy. Ja nie muszę oglądać sie i oczekiwać czegoś od niej. Po prostu, ja robię swoje. Daję przykład. To jest najlepszy sposób żeby wymusić jakiekolwiek zmiany na drugiej stronie.

    Więc co takiego będę robił?

    Przede wszystkim był miły dla mojej żony.

    Mówić ładne rzeczy.

    Rozmawiać.

    Nie krytykować. A jak już mi się coś nie podoba, to zmienić to w ten sposób żeby było pozytywne.

  • getting my act together

    I am in the process of preparing to upgrade my career. I need to take it seriously. I need to do with with urgency. I don’t want to keep switching jobs. It’s not going to work in the long term. Mind as well prepare and give it my best shot to the Google opportunity, when and if it presents itself. I have a month!

  • posting from live writer

    I was looking for something like this for a long time: ability to write a to my wordpress blog from a windows tool. Why do I need that? It’s much faster than using ScribeFire. I think ScribeFire is OK, but it’s not that fast. Plus, it has it’s issues.

    But I’m not sure if this Live Writer will serve its needs anyway. So before I make a decision, I will hold off on making my remarks.

    I wrote a fairly long entry about being yourself on Saturday. It’s going to be a very good entry. I got inspired to write it and I have to review it a few times before I publish it, but I think it should be fun.

    I should also remember to write one entry per week in Polish. Just so I keep writing on a regular basis. It keeps my polish language skills sharp. And of course I want that.

    I went to the beach yesterday. My skin is very sensitive. I basically got sunburned. It did not seem that way when I was there, but only applying a 15 spf is not enough. I need at least 20-25 or even 30. I don’t feel too good today. I should take care of myself better.