{"id":84,"date":"2010-05-09T20:02:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-09T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pagan-gerbil.net\/?p=84"},"modified":"2010-05-09T20:02:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-09T19:02:00","slug":"nearly-halfway-check-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pagan-gerbil.net\/?p=84","title":{"rendered":"Nearly-Halfway Check-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I think it\u2019s about time I brought an update on the resolutions<\/a>. The last time I checked on those, things were progressing slowly, or not at all. And in the usual order:<\/p>\n

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  1. Filing.
    I got ahead last week so I could spend a bit of time off this week \u2013 I\u2019ll be about ten pages behind for next weekend, but I plan to make it up then. I\u2019ve almost reached the end of the top drawer, and the bottom drawer is almost empty. Then there\u2019s just the backlog of stuff that hasn\u2019t been filed since I started doing this in January! All in all, I think this one will be finished in a couple of months!\n
  2. Dark Elves.
    I went to stay with my parents over the Easter weekend and while they fawned all over Freddy, I got a good chunk of work done on the Corsairs. I believe I may be able to free up a bit of time in the evenings to work on them now, so for about 15 minutes a night I can chip a little closer to my goal. Still looking like I won\u2019t finish the whole army this year, but I will see what I can get done and plan accordingly for next year.
    The other problem is that knowing I won\u2019t get them all done, I\u2019ve lost momentum on getting the remainder of the models ready to paint. I know there are more undercoated than I can paint this year, so I\u2019m just not motivated to get the rest undercoated. The weather has been a bit off for the last few weeks too, maybe I\u2019ll catch the bug when the clouds disappear again.\n
  3. Driving Licence.
    Lessons have been going well, I had a double lesson today and booked a double lesson for next weekend (knowing that the one after it I will be unavailable). The instructor is really good, and I\u2019m recommending that the wife take a couple of refresher lessons before I take the test again. Speaking of which, I was told to book the test today – \u201cFor the second half of June.\u201d So that\u2019s good news!\n
  4. German.
    Looking at my schedule, I believe that when the filing is out of the way I would do better to try and concentrate my time on painting for now. There\u2019s also the driving lessons (1-2 hours a week) that I may have free, but I think I should focus those too on painting. Maybe when I\u2019ve made more progress on that one, I\u2019ll reconsider this.\n
  5. Star Trek cards.
    The bulk of my collection has sold on eBay! The remainder has now been listed, and there are a few parcels still to send out. I\u2019ve even received feedback on a couple of items, so I know that they got there OK. I got more money for them than I was expecting, so that\u2019s a nice bonus too. I just need to get it out of my PayPal account and into my real world.\n
  6. Family Tree.
    As I mentioned before, we\u2019ve had our first bash at that and added a whole bunch of new names to the list. We\u2019ve got a lot planned for the next few weekends (weddings, fairs, guests, etc) so I think when it\u2019s all over (middle of June?) we\u2019ll be planning our next one. My original plan to have the main bulk of this finished by July was a bit optimistic, on reflection. We have at least two more meetings to go to get the basics down, and possibly a third, given the complexity of my wife\u2019s ancestry. I\u2019ll also have to practice my German spelling for that one.\n
  7. Wargame Tools.
    I came to a bit of an irk-point a while ago \u2013 none of my friends have been able to test the program so far, they are all too busy. My own tests turned up that I need to alter the data structure, and since it was a learning project it\u2019s not quite consistent in the way things are performed… it was looking to be complex and time-consuming. I am rewriting it to teach myself MVC, and so far progress has been quick. This also has the advantage that I can shove it on a website and point people to it to test much easier \u2013 I\u2019ll probably go straight to some war-gaming forums and ask for volunteers. I still think I can have it in test by September. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All in all, good progress! A driving test being taken by July, which was my original aim, and hopefully I\u2019ll pass! Star Trek cards almost all gone, and with more money than I expected to boot! Family tree and Wargame Tools both moving along as expected, and the filing hopefully coming to a close soon! I\u2019ll probably have very little to do for the winter months this year…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Well, I think it\u2019s about time I brought an update on the resolutions. The last time I checked on those, things were progressing slowly, or not at all. And in the usual order: Filing. I got ahead last week so I could spend a bit of time off this week \u2013 I\u2019ll be about ten … <\/p>\n

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