May 26th, 2008 by Kramday
- A Player’s Guide to Ptolus
- The World
- Races
- Cosmology and Religion
- History
- Organizations
- The City by the Spire
- Docks
- Guildsman District
- Midtown
- Necropolis
- Noble’s Quarter
- North Market
- Oldtown
- Rivergate District
- South Market
- Temple District
- Warrens
- What’s Down There
- The Undercity
- The Sewers
- The Caverns
- Dwarvenhearth
- Goth Gulgamel
- Jabel Shammar
- On Being a Resident
- On Being a Delver
- Crime and Law
- Technology
- Chaositech
- Campaign Advice
- Urban Campaigns
- Adventures
- Monsters
- Magic
- Prestige Classes
April 21st, 2008 by Kramday
Well, it has been over a month, but here finally is a new update. The sound quality isn’t the greatest, as I just wanted to get it out rather than worrying about the editing part.
Here is the list of goals that I took some type of action on over the last month.
Completed
95. get lights for my bike
Progress
8. visit my nephew at least once a month (12/33) — saw him a couple of times this month, but didn’t really get to do anything with him
16. ride Tour de Cure in 2008 — please donate
18. lead a ride for the WBC — leading the May 28th ride
20. read the Ptolus book
82. weigh less than 200 lbs. — got on the bike and bought an elliptical machine
87. Do the 31 Days to Fix Finances exercises
92. donate blood twice a year (2/6) — next appointment on Tuesday
93. learn how to do graphs with PHP
March 31st, 2008 by Kramday
- American Beauty
- From Here to Eternity
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Schindler’s List
- Casablanca
- The Sting
- Gentleman’s Agreement
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- Mrs. Miniver
- Patton
- The Sound of Music
- Annie Hall
- The French Connection
- The English Patient
- Gigi (1958 film)
- An American in Paris
- Platoon
- Grand Hotel
- Unforgiven
- The Apartment
- It Happened One Night
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- Gladiator (2000 film)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)
- Sunrise
- The Departed
- Tom Jones
- Forrest Gump
- Amadeus
- No Country for Old Men
- A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)
- Marty
- In the Heat of the Night
All About Eve **
All the King’s Men (1949 film) **
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956 film)
A Beautiful Mind
Ben Hur (1959 film) *
Braveheart *
The Broadway Melody
Cavalcade
Chariots of Fire **
Chicago (2002 film)
Cimarron (1931 film)
Crash (2004 film)
Dances with Wolves *
The Deer Hunter
Driving Miss Daisy
Gandhi **
The Godfather *
The Godfather Part II *
Going My Way
Gone with the Wind
The Great Ziegfeld
Hamlet (1948 film) **
How Green Was My Valley
Kramer vs. Kramer **
The Last Emperor
Lawrence of Arabia *
The Life of Emile Zola **
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King *
The Lost Weekend
Midnight Cowboy
Million Dollar Baby
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
My Fair Lady **
Oliver! **
On the Waterfront **
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Ordinary People
Out of Africa **
Rain Man **
Rebecca
Rocky
Shakespeare in Love **
The Silence of the Lambs **
Terms of Endearment
Titanic (1997 film)
West Side Story
Wings **
You Can’t Take It with You
* I own this movie on DVD or VHS
** I have this movie saved on my DVR.
March 9th, 2008 by Kramday
I’m finally here with another update. As I mention in the blog, I had some issues with my kitten and the microphone that I finally got resolved. Here is the link to the Columbus Museum of Art if any one is interested. I do recommend it.
Here is my nephew’s painting. Click for a larger picture.
Finally, I mentioned that I think it looks like the Hey Arnold kid. But it is actually the Arthur cartoon on PBS.
February 25th, 2008 by Kramday
The next entry is up today/tonight. It is a little longer than the first one, coming in a little under 10 minutes. I actually did my first real edit, taking out a part where the kitten attacked the microphone. That wasn’t too hard, and it should be even easier to do next time.
February 18th, 2008 by Kramday
Here is the first update. As I mention in the recording, this audio blog serves two purposes. First of it all, I’m hoping to keep the 101 List a little more in focus so I can be checking things off the. Second it is practice speaking into the microphone, so that it doesn’t completely sound like crap when I decide to do the podcast.
It is a little short of 8 mins, so hopefully it isn’t too much of a chore to listen to. There are lip smacks, paper shuffling, and heavy breathing, which I’ll eventually figure out how to edit out. But for today, I decided to take the advice of the old Nike commercial and “Just Do It.”
February 17th, 2008 by Kramday
I am always on the lookout for weird things from the net. The 100 Challenge, for example, was something that I saw on another forum and decided to give it a try. It worked really well for the first few months, but I have definitely fallen off that wagon lately. I need to get back to that. Anyway, on a blog that I sometimes read, The Simple Dollar, I came across his list of 101 Goals in 1001 Days. It seemed pretty interesting and I went to the main site, Triplux, to check out what other people had done with their lists.
This was a little over a month ago, and it is kind of hard to come up with the 101 thing list. I stole a few from other people’s, but I feel pretty comfortable that this list represents things that I am interested in. Some of things I have been taking active steps toward, while others have been dormant for several years. Some are fairly new, while others were first imagined when I was a kid. You get the idea.
Here is the info from the Triplux site.
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as new year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
- Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
- Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
- Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
- Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
- Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
My list of Goals can be found here.
