Latin
And, while not in the library I've been trying to learn a bit of Latin.
Ridiculous but I come across a fair bit of untranslated Latin in my reading, and it's something I should be able to read.
And once you can read Latin you have a pretty big leg up on the romance languages - Spanish, Italian, so - while I have time, it can't hurt.
First week, Duolingo, their website, free, learning to say dumbass sentences, their "tried and true" learning model - winning "hearts' and unlocking levels, basically making language into a video game, it's fine. But when it starts telling me I have to buy hearts to continue it's time to move on.
Now to YouTube, where there's an abundance of videos and the only thing it demands is that I pay attention, and my attention span, it's been in short supply lately, but we'll get it together, and with 15-20 minutes a day I should be fluent within the year...
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Podcasting Classes at the Library
A few weeks ago (yeah, blog, behind), classes at the library. On Podcasting and Marketing. Why not? They're free. And so I attend.
Good, informative, on how to write successful, punchy copy, layout brochures, organize a podcast, write for radio/podcasting.
Good, useful, not exactly what I was looking for - but then, what was I looking for?
The teacher, 40 years in "The business" certainly new his stuff, affable and explained it thoroughly and well. The class, first class, 4 people, 2 people for the last class, so plenty of time for questions, answers, will be watching for more classes at the library. Time well spent.
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Computer VS Phone
Now, with my new phone package kicked in, tethering my computer to the phone.
It's slow, but better than nothing, and my computer, it's not so quick anyways. Not so speedy.
And I've noticed, when I'm on the computer I'm up to a lot more intelligent pursuits than when I'm on the phone.
There's no endless scrolling or Facebooking, the computer's too slow, I have to go on it with reasonably intelligent questions looking for answers, research, it doesn't facilitate the click-scroll-click-bait behaviors, on the phone, 20 minutes on Facebook and I'm getting ads for Adult ADD behavior, on the computer I'm not going on Facebook.
So, slight improvements, one by one...
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Not-For-Profit
According to Toni this is how they're all run...
M******, last week, showing up to volunteer and he shoos me away. They're good. Lots of volunteers at the moment, they'll be fine, take the day off.
Now this, of course, is nonsense, the place is run on volunteers, only what is probably going on is M****** is going away for a couple of weeks, starting Saturday past, and he wants to hide away all his little treasures before I get in and bust up his nest.
So, running into the staff, they're telling me I'm missed, and, yes, but I showed up, was shooed away, and I'm not going to force my time, labor, services on anyone...
But this week, now, M****** is gone and I'm busting up his nest. I have 2 weeks, Substantial progress made after just one 7 hour day today.
There's 3 rows of boxes to the back wall. Figure 8 wide, 8 high, go through maybe 32 a day, not counting what's coming in...it can be done. It will be done.
Now M*******, he has some reasonable insecurities, he doesn't like my work ethic. Everyone else there, himself included, the paid employees, they're there as a social thing. I've seen him chat for an hour on end to one customer, about his art, theatre, and then, when finally he's done and "has to get back to work" not 2 minutes later he's off and talking to another. It's non-stop, decorating, rearranging, "Staging", no work done, workplace gossip, complain, hiding in back rooms "Looking things up on the computer", the collectables, an hour to research an item they'll end up selling for $5.00, all the while he's building his nest, adding to his heap of trash, garbage to be sorted.
I'm going to get through it. There's going to be Xmas stuff in those boxes, I don't want to hold on to it for another year.
He gets overwhelmed, you can see it, doesn't want to deal with it, although - it's easier to deal with if you just fucking do it and don't hide from it.
I figure, go through the boxes. Half is trash, easily.
Of the other half, maybe 10, 15% clothes. Not our department. Give to clothing. another 10-15% electronics, give to electronics, not our department.
And so on and so forth until you have it managed, in bins, put out on the floor or ready to be put out onto the floor.
Now is the time, while he's away, if not now it's never...
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