Another one of those “not the usual shows”… This time, I get sorta personal with my list of 10 resolutions for 2009.
10. Cook something new, every month
09. Fix something – hopefully something I didn’t know how to fix before.
08. Learn about a foreign country
07. Finish my PhD – the right way
06. Write something else
05. Read a book a month
04. Grow my community
03. Interview someone
02. Go on a date
01. Be healthier
Mentioned:
- The 9th Heroescast
- The story was written for a secret Santa for Buffy Between The Lines; I’ll record it someday.
Feedback from:
- Arkle (from The Geek Of All Trades podcast)
- Mainframe
Promos:
- Christiana Ellis’ Shallow Thoughts – New thoughts, daily. Brilliant, bizarre, funny thoughts.
- Technorama – At least once a month, they put out some sort of special or visit or trip, seen through their wonderfully tech-geeky eyes.
- Geek of All Trades – Not always polished, but not tarnished, either.
- International Detective Dragons From Outer Space – Recently, anim5 has been posting play sessions from online rpging; I’ve yet to listen, but I’m anticipating mad fun.
- Brazilianisms – The podcast about living in Brazil and understanding (apparently) both nothing and everything about Brazil.
- Bells In The Batfry – He mentioned me in passing in his Christmas episode, which was very kind of him. For the rest of you: it’s very funny. And work and family-safe. And surreal. Go listen. You’ll thank me.
- The House of Grey audiobook – Episode 20 just dropped, and I listened to it last night. This story is so wonderfully weird.
- Morevi Remastered audiobook – I’ve been slow in listening to this one, but I’m rapidly catching up. The audio can be a bit rough at times (sorry Tee!) but the story is always outstanding. Pirates, Ninjas and more – the promo doesn’t lie!
- Down The Road – Jack Jaffee’s interactive fiction experience. Bizarre, creepy, challenging, thought-provoking.. Definitely not work-safe!
- Firefly Between The Lines – From the team that brought you Buffy Between The Lines comes another revival. Want to be involved? Go ahead and do so!
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Just found this via a Tweet from Lisa Rousseau. Looking forward to listening!
Well, I hope you like what you find! I’ll be back to regular episodes soon, but the back catalog is big enough that you can get an idea what the show might be like..
No worries. I knew the audio was less than perfect throughout. It was an experiment in audio, and I think — overall — it was a success. But yes, there are some points the audio is rough.
Thanks for listening!
It can be a little jarring.. It’s like I’m hearing multiple Tee’s at some times.. But like I said: the story shines through! And if I haven’t said this, it’s true: it gets better as I’m going along.
Granted, I’m far from the end just yet, but I’m definitely continuing. And enjoying it!
That was a very well thought out list of resolutions. Number 7 has me a bit baffled, though. Just getting a PhD is hard enough, but you want to do it “right”? With most worthwhile goals in life, it’s all about the journey, but advanced degrees are an exception. They’re all about the destination. Short of cheating, plagiarism, or other academic dishonesty, it’s usually better to streamline the process as much as possible. You can do further research and writing at your leisure for personal growth once you have the degree in hand.
For number 1 (and number 5), I suggest this book for ideas.
Thanks for the comment!
The “right” part about finishing my degree is really to put my whole heart behind it. I’ve felt for quite a while that I’ve not been doing that, that I’ve just been “getting by”, something I’ve seen many grad students do.
I’m an overachiever, really. I take pride in overdoing things, in doing something not just “enough”, but “right”. Doing more than is expected.
I’m entirely unsure about what my next step will be after my degree. I’ve given it a bit of thought, but really it’s entirely open. That’s pretty scary, really, but the world is full of possibilities. I’ll stress about that in a few months, tho’.
The book recommendation was interesting! I’ve heard of Kurzweil quite a bit, but hadn’t started reading his books. I’ll start with that one, thanks.
If you want to get into Kurzweil, I highly suggest as a starting point. It’s a fun quick read that gives an excellent overview of his major ideas.
Oops! I screwed up the link for the book.