Last week:

• Finish assignment
• Workshop – content
• Workshop – decide what frameworks need coding.
• Work-out 5 times
• Read 9 papers – read 5
  
• Send off yet another form for internship
• Sort out international tuition waiver – not happening
  
• Deal with insurance!
• Finish reading XP: Explained

Also:

• Did taxes
• Sorted out vehicle registration

Weekend:

• Read 4 papers
• Took pole dancing class
• Had dinner with friend
• Chilled out and watched My Family (British comedy)

This week:

• Meet with co-supervisor
• Meet with guy about workshops
• Recruits TAs for workshop
• Finish writing workshop (activity based)
• Code frameworks
• WISE coffee social
• Work out 6 times
• Finish reading Work Like You’re Showing Off
• Send taxes off
• Help friend with presentation
• Read 5 papers
• Write guest blog post about Awesome Foundation
• Confirm Awesome Foundation meeting and promote

Bit behind this week, which did not exactly go to plan…

I meant to:

• Ski instructing (last time I think – the snow is ending).
• Finish assignment – made progress but got stuck sue to issues with the setup and general confusion with Schrodinger’s Table.
• Workshop – content.
• Workshop – decide what frameworks need coding.
• Read 5 papers.
• See physio about shoulder.
• Work out 5 times.
• Continue with no email before MIT – only thing is, what about on days when I have no MIT? Probably should not check email at all.

Also:

• Went to Kanata to have lunch with a friend (and coffee with another).
• Had lunch with two friends from another dept
• Helped my office mate with paper
• Reviewed the next assignment for the prof
• Starting marking the 3rd assignment
• Pitched something at Teamcamp (details coming on Tuesday)

Weekend:

• Finished marking
• BBQ with friends
• Returned ski jacket – season is over at Edelweiss :'(
• Sushi lunch with friends
• Tried out the new Wii Fit Plus (it’s pretty cool! More fun games)

This week:

• Finish assignment
• Workshop – content
• Workshop – decide what frameworks need coding.
• Work-out 5 times
• Read 9 papers
• Send off yet another form for internship
• Sort out international tuition waiver
• Deal with insurance!
• Finish reading XP: Explained

I’m also going to try not posting at the weekends, and change my weekly review so the weekend is separate – hopefully full of fun things! I want to plan a little less.

• Submit Visa application.
• Workout 5 times (taking a looser definition of workout, just some time on the cross trainer or swimming is OK) – made 4 times. Could do the last one, but I’m giving up on this week and going to bed.
  
• Try running again – probably need more time to psych myself up to this.
  
• Ski instructing.
• Write test cases for next assignment.
• Read 5 papers.
• Work on new idea – started assignment instead
  
• WISE event.
• No email before progress on MIT (most important task) – this is making a difference I think – makes me more focused. Keep at it.

Also:

• Surprised the others at our last event this year.
• Was surprised in return (they rock!)
• Got my PDP (skiing) – have to get one every two years. Was super fun, too.
• Went out to Kanata to get my police check sorted for internship, had lunch with some people there – so excited for this summer (even the camping!)
• Drove to Kanata to help out with a science volunteer event. This was really tedious, I said I was happy to drive but couldn’t really help out because I’m in CompSci and haven’t done the training, and planned to go off to a coffee shop or sit at the back and get on with things… but ended up not being allowed to do anything (not being a proper scientist) but not being firm about just disappearing, when I tried to just hide out in a corner I was brought to the front and ended up being stood at the front like a lemon. Just… urgh.

In general I’ve had one of those weeks where I ran around a lot but didn’t actually do very much that brings me forward on my goals. Also, my deadlines keep jumping around – we’re going for this conference, but how about this one… and it’s hard to plan ahead when I don’t know what’s coming up first in order to prioritize. I’ve also taken on some things that I wish I hadn’t, the tedious volunteering thing being one example but also the workshop that I need to put together my the end of the month. I just want to be done with school already!

My plan for this week is to lay low and regroup, and try and get some things cleared out the way so I can focus on my next paper.

• Ski instructing (last time I think – the snow is ending).
• Finish assignment.
• Workshop – content.
• Workshop – decide what frameworks need coding.
• Read 5 papers.
• See physio about shoulder.
• Work out 5 times.
• Continue with no email before MIT.

From last week:

• Forms and visa application – nearly done, just need to scan passport and submit.
  
• Finish Assignment 1 for Testing course.
• Read 5 papers.
• Work out 4 times. – not hard workouts, as I’ve injured my shoulder, but that’s okay – need to keep active.
• Ski instructing.
• Marking.
• WISE event at Carleton – couldn’t make it.
  
• Outline project paper for Testing course.
• Last seminar at Carleton.
• Write code for new idea.

Marking and the assignment took a little longer than I’d hoped. I’ve been thinking about the project and the idea though, and I know where I’m going with both of them.

Also:

• Finished reading Effective Java
• Went to the Girl Geek Dinner – was awesome 🙂
• Quit Facebook.

For next week:

• Submit Visa application.
• Workout 5 times (taking a looser definition of workout, just some time on the cross trainer or swimming is OK).
• Try running again.
• Ski instructing.
• Write test cases for next assignment.
• Read 5 papers.
• Work on new idea.
• WISE event.
• No email before progress on MIT (most important task).

For this week:

• Ski instructing
• Put together slides for talk for Thursday
• Give talk
• Interview (another)
• Fill in forms for resume rewrite
• Meeting RE resume
• WISE Workshop event
• Help G with website
• Kickbox 3 times
• Start Assignment 1 for Testing course
• Read 9 papers
• Finish workshop proposal

Yay! Everything crossed off and I’ve got on top of “the list”. Also – the interview went well and I’ve been offered a place on the IBM Extreme Blue Internship program this summer, which I’ve accepted. So – a good week. A really good week!

For next week:

• Forms and visa application.
• Finish Assignment 1 for Testing course.
• Read 5 papers.
• Work out 4 times.
• Ski instructing.
• Marking.
• WISE event at Carleton.
• Outline project for Testing course.
• Last seminar at Carleton.
• Write code for new idea.