Yup, I know its been super long since I last posted. I haven't been doing much recently. My girlfriend would probably say its because I am so dissatisfied with my work right now that I am depressed and have been escaping reality to play video games.
I'm not sure she is wrong, I have been spending a lot of time playing Guildwars 2 (which is an amazing game), and work has been less than challenging right now. Not to mention that one of my co-workers is kind of a bully.
I know what you are thinking, "A bully? at work?". Well yes. not a jock bully like most of us were used to in high school but a teasing bully like in grade school. at least in my grade school. Mostly harmless but they have a mouth on them that sometimes you just want to smack. Take for example last Monday (a week ago). I have been going to physiotherapy for the last two months or so in the hopes of getting my knees to be able to handle karate. So a couple weeks ago my therapist (this always sounds funny to me) suggested I try some yoga. A perfectly acceptable exercise program that works strength balance, and endurance yet is low impact enough to not aggravate my knee. This sounds like a good idea as I have done some yoga in the past so last Monday I was going to go for an open class after work. It was right after work so I brought my yoga mat and a change of cloths and went to work. I walk into the office and right away I am barraged by a slew of comments like "hey look, he has yoga mats, are you gonna do that upside down dog thing?" in a very snarky tone. I know it may not sound like much but its annoying to be teased at work by co-workers.
So anyway, work problems have been building for a while to the point that I am now actively looking for a new place to work.
In other news:
3D Printer:
I just cant get it calibrated. The hot end is wobbly when it heats up so and now it appears to be jammed up. I have ordered a new one in the hopes that it will work better. Current status: "in several parts :("
Gardening:
Well the season is officially over but I still have some projects on the go. As per last year I have plants in the bedroom. the hot house plants and some herbs. I also have all the windows in the living room surrounded by plants. Several of the plants I actually left outside to see how they do over the winter. Those plants are the raspberries, strawberries and other "local" plants that are used to a harsh winter. I don't know if they will survive the winter but I am hoping they will.
I did come across 2 interesting articles (one via my parents). The first article was about pruning the root ball of plants to keep them small yet still growing. It also gives the plant some new soil to grow into which introduces new nutrients to the pot. Root Pruning.
The second article I didn't actually read or find online but my dad told me about something called Urban Cultivator. Think a mini fridge designed to grow small plants like herbs, sprouts, and lettuce. The price is way to much for me ($2200 for the small one) but it did give me an idea on a possible project combining an Ikea hack and growing plants. One of the problems that we have in my apartment is the lack of space. There are many hobbies and we do the best we can but right now we are basically at capacity. So my idea was to turn our Ikea lack coffee table into a mini cultivator. I want to put a bottom shelf on it, add some wheels and then install full spectrum CFL's into the bottom side of the table to grow some herbs. Not sure how well it will work yet but its an idea.
Well that's all the time I have for blogging today. I will do my best to stay on top of projects and keep going with the blog.
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