Category Archives: Fiction

Weeknote for 10/3/2021

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Andy

Programming 🙂 I finished Get Programming with Haskell unit 1. I’ve had to wrestle with a couple of questionable exercises, but overall the book is still good, and I’m looking forward to the rest of it. It will have to … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 9/26/2021

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Andy

Programming 😎 I got through lesson 7 of Get Programming with Haskell. At this rate I should be done in five more weeks, though I’ll take some breaks for other projects. I’m having a much easier time with this book, … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 9/5/2021

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Andy

Programming 🤔 I’m taking the plunge into Haskell Programming from First Principles by Chris Allen and Julie Moronuki. I surveyed a bunch of learning resources and decided it had the best chance of not frustrating and confusing me. The authors … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 8/1/2021

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Andy

People 🙂 My parents drove up to visit for a couple of days and drop off some boxes of my stuff. We spent the time eating at restaurants, playing Isle of Skye, napping, visiting my favorite water tower, and watching … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 11/8/2020

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Andy

Christmas labels 🙂 I’ve gotten to the part where I create the labels. It’ll still take some time, so given my pace it’ll probably take this whole week. But that’s still miles better than doing it all Christmas Eve! Fiction … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 11/1/2020

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Andy

Christmas labels 😐 Still working on it. Even though I didn’t finish last week, I was pleased with my progress compared to some other weeks, given how much I’ve struggled to do anything productive lately. As usual I’m hopeful that … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 10/25/2020

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Andy

Christmas labels 🙂 I made progress again. Still hoping to finish this week. Fiction 🤔 Friday my department at work had a lunch discussion of The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick. We talked about whether it … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 10/18/2020

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Andy

Christmas labels 😐 No progress last week. I was too preoccupied with the rest of life. Fiction 🙂 I finished my Thomas Ligotti book, Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe. It’s an omnibus of his first two short story … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 10/11/2020

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Andy

Christmas labels 😐 I made substantial progress. I doubt I’ll finish this week, but probably by the end of the month. Fiction 🙂 I finished my Brian Evenson collections. These were A Collapse of Horses, Windeye, and Fugue State. Some … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 10/4/2020

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Andy

Christmas labels 😐 I got started. That’s about all the progress I made. I also realized a week late that October’s project month started this week, not last week, so I shorted last month’s project. But it doesn’t matter, since … Continue reading →