Hurricane Ike – pt. II September 12, 2008
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Here she comes!
Ike has been keeping us on our toes! Gusts to 75kts & 10m seas… But it is starting to calm down now.
Unfortunately we have missed our crew change, but are slowly working back to the north towards Pascagula, where we should be getting a chopper in the morning.
Im keeping my fingers crossed.
S.
Hurricane Ike September 8, 2008
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As much as I try to ignore it, it just wont go away…
Here comes Ike!
Fresh on the heels of Gustav comes Ike. We were lucky here in the Gulf that Hanna never made her way in, although she is certainly doing enough damage up the eastern coast!
The Bahamas, including Haiti & the Turks & Caico’s islands have bee hit very hard. Over 300 people are already dead from the storms this season.
Many however, especially in Florida, are deciding to stay at home & ride it out this time. Hurricane fatigue sets in when people are called upon to uproot again after only just returning to their homes.
At the pre-shift meeting tonight, we were watching a live newsfeed on Fox, from Florida. The newscaster (wearing flipflops & shorts) was showing how everything was boarded up “…except here at this local bar!” Then as the camera turned towards the bar, there was a guy giving the news crew the full moon! Hilarious! The announcer didn’t know what to do.
“Uh, Judy? C-cut to commercial? Judy?”
S.
Edit: I found the video! I dunno how people get this shit online so quick…
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The Honda Fuya-Jo September 3, 2008
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Look at the system in that thing!
Obviously this thing was designed to be a rolling party, with what looks to be dual 12″ subs per door… It looks like something out of Total Recall. I can picture Arnold cruising in that thing now!
The only question left I suppose, is how do I import one?
S.
Mind Mapping September 2, 2008
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Mind Mapping is a way of getting all of your ideas on a subject down on paper. For myself I find that nothing comes close to this when planning a large project or when trying to get my head around something.
The basic technique is to write the main idea down in the centre of a piece of paper. From there you will branch off into major sub-headings & then from those will branch the individual components.
I find this works well for me because my thought patterns, while linear during problem solving, are much more sporadic during the planning/creation phase. If I am thinking of an aspect of a large project it might inspire an idea for another area of the project, so I flit back & forth.
Here is a quick example I made up:
Plan your parties with one today!
Write it down! September 2, 2008
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Here is my solution for getting things done:
Write it down!
I have oodles of spiral notebooks at the house & here at work. When I get an idea, see a task that needs to be completed, or think of ANYTHING that I want/need to revisit later then I write it down immediately. It might be a simple 10second job, but if I dont write it down then chances are I will forget it.
Once I have done the job or addressed the note, I cross it out.
How many times have you had a great idea for an invention, a website, or the perfect gift to get someone, but you cant remember what it was 20 minutes later? By writing it down it frees up your mind to concentrate on the task at hand, or to come up with the next great idea!
Try this; write down everything on your To Do list for the day (week, month…) Taking a page from Getting Things Done by David Allen, identify those tasks which will take less than a minute to complete. Do them. Now that the trivial shit is out of the way you can concentrate on the big stuff.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
For more information on this check out:
Their method is a little involved for me, but I have taken the best parts of it that I like & simplified it to really make it work.
S.
