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August 12 Summer BloggingThere is something incredibly difficult about blogging when:
1. its 80-90 degrees outside
2. you just started a new job
So let's take these in order.
There is something really difficult about doing anything computer related when the weather is bright and beautiful AND your dog finally learns how to swim. I've spent more time outside this summer than I remember in recent years. There is something about the sunshine that compels me to go outside; whether a quick walk to Fremont for coffee or a jaunt in Gas Works park I honestly believe I live in the most beautiful place on Earth. Once night finally settles in and it is time to blog my head usually hits the pillow for a good night's sleep. I should also mention in Seattle it doesn't get really dark until about 10PM during the summer months.
I started my new job a little over a month ago, and as is often the case at Microsoft I hit the ground running picking up various projects for the Channel 9 team. I'm also working on a few things for September's Professional Developers Conference so stay tuned for reports once we get closer to the event. The videos I have shot for Channel 9 have not made it up on the site yet, but I have to warn you once they do I am still very much learning how to shoot a proper video; i.e. lighting, framing, etc.
After what felt like an incredibly long wait, Sci Fi Friday is back in business with new episodes of Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica. I hate to say that both Stargates are pretty much filler while waiting for Galactica, but they just pale in comparison to what I consider to be one of the best television programs of all time. Recently they added old episodes of Firefly to the line-up so if you didn't catch the series when it originally ran on FOX - you must not miss it this time around. Especially with the movie Serenity just around the corner.
I am now a full template Jedi in Star Wars Galaxies having gained my last skill in Powers - CLOAK! - since then I've been having a blast sneaking up on people and running the Corvette without being taken out by a SBD (super battle droid) the minute I step out of the starting point. Next on the agenda - get all the POI badges, continue to move up the rebel ranks, and give the GWC a go by trying to get better at PVP.
As much as I enjoy blogging, I'm finally embracing the world of media by giving both podcasting and videoblogging a go. Probably the best advice I received was focus your content on something you know a lot about and you have plenty to say on. I took that to heart and am dabbling with a Podcast series - Tales from Eclipse: A Star Wars Galaxies Podcast and a series of SWG How To Videoblogs. I don't have a dedicated host for either, but thanks to my husband they both have a temporary home.
The good news is the weather has returned to the normal 70-80 degrees and it's starting to get darker earlier which means curling up with my laptop and getting back to writing. Hope everyone else is having as good a summer as I am.
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