From 612e9ee00eaff5c5a4a9afc1b411899f4e045cd0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Eisinger Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 20:31:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Post progress --- .../dispatch-10-december-2023/index.md | 63 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/index.md b/content/journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/index.md index 4b5ce44..d1578d1 100644 --- a/content/journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/index.md +++ b/content/journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/index.md @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ tags: - dispatch --- -We spent the week of Thanksgiving with my sister near Albany, New York. +We spent the week of Thanksgiving with my sister near Albany, New York. Tough drive, but it was great to get the whole family together and for Nev to get some extended time with her cousins. Highlights included the [Catskill Mountain Road Polar Express][1] and some unexpected snowfall. -It was great for Nevie to get some extended time with her cousins. +[1]: https://catskillmountainrailroad.com/event/the-polar-express/ @@ -17,54 +17,57 @@ It was great for Nevie to get some extended time with her cousins. {{}} -In what's now I guess an annual tradition, I ran a 10K the morning of Thanksgiving, this time the [Troy Turkey Trot][1]. I felt great, and I'm happy with my time ([results][2], [certificate][3]). Claire joked that someone once told her that after you run a marathon, a half-marathon becomes your favorite race distance. That's how I feel about 10Ks -- it's like the first half of a half-marathon, before it really starts to suck. +In what's now I guess an annual tradition, I ran a 10K the morning of Thanksgiving, this time the [Troy Turkey Trot][2]. I felt great, and I'm happy with my time ([results][3], [certificate][4]). Claire joked that after you run a marathon, a half-marathon becomes your favorite race distance. That's how I feel about 10Ks -- it's like the first half of a half-marathon, before it really starts to suck. -[1]: https://troyturkeytrot.com/ -[2]: /journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/ttt-result.pdf -[3]: /journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/ttt-cert.pdf +[2]: https://troyturkeytrot.com/ +[3]: /journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/ttt-result.pdf +[4]: /journal/dispatch-10-december-2023/ttt-cert.pdf -I spent few evenings building a tool to keep Markdown links in order, which I've called `mdrenum`. I documented the process thoroughly in a [separate post][4]. Super fun to make and quite useful for writing these posts. It's up on [GitHub][5] if you're interested. +I spent few evenings building a tool to keep Markdown links in order, which I've called `mdrenum`. I documented the process thoroughly in a [separate post][5]. Super fun to make and quite useful for writing these posts. It's up on [GitHub][6] if you're interested. -[4]: /journal/keep-markdown-links-in-order-with-mdrenum/ -[5]: https://github.com/dce/mdrenum +[5]: /journal/keep-markdown-links-in-order-with-mdrenum/ +[6]: https://github.com/dce/mdrenum -I bought a [201 Pocket Piano][6] after seeing it on [Bonobo's gear list][7] so that I could make some music while we were traveling. This thing is cool! Great sounds and patterns, MIDI in/out, battery powered and a built-in speaker. The company that makes it releases new synths pretty regularly, and it's super straightforward to swap them out -- just plug it into your computer, hit a couple keys, and it shows up as a drive. +I bought a [201 Pocket Piano][7] after seeing it on [Bonobo's gear list][8] so that I could make some music while we were traveling. This thing is cool! Great sounds and patterns, MIDI in/out, battery powered and a built-in speaker. The company that makes it releases new synths pretty regularly, and it's super straightforward to swap them out -- just plug it into your computer, hit a couple keys, and it shows up as a drive. -[6]: https://www.critterandguitari.com/201-pocket-piano -[7]: https://equipboard.com/pros/bonobo +[7]: https://www.critterandguitari.com/201-pocket-piano +[8]: https://equipboard.com/pros/bonobo Here's a new track I made with it, called "Cirrus" (keeping with the cloud theme): -I published a few other things this month: ["Maintenance Matters: Good Tests"][8] on my company blog ([mirrored here][9]). I also had to do a company-wide presentation and ended up just doing a gift guide of things we own and recommend. Doesn't seem worth a standalone post (this is not that sort of website) but I did [copy the list into a note][10]. +I published a few other things this month: ["Maintenance Matters: Good Tests"][9] on my company blog ([mirrored here][10]). I was also up for a company-wide presentation and ended up just doing a gift guide of things we own and recommend. Doesn't seem worth a standalone post but [here's a copy of the list][11]. -[8]: https://www.viget.com/articles/maintenance-matters-good-tests/ -[9]: /elsewhere/maintenance-matters-good-tests -[10]: /notes/2023-holiday-gift-guide +[9]: https://www.viget.com/articles/maintenance-matters-good-tests/ +[10]: /elsewhere/maintenance-matters-good-tests +[11]: /notes/2023-holiday-gift-guide This month: -* Adventure: -* Project: [Nev art table][11] -* Skill: +* Adventure: mountain biking on the trails near my in-laws' during the break +* Project: make Nev an art table inspired by [this one from Ikea][12]; maybe finally build that music workstation +* Skill: [Ableton Live][13] + +[12]: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/flisat-childrens-table-30298419/ +[13]: https://www.ableton.com/en/live/ -[11]: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/flisat-childrens-table-30298419/ Reading: -* Fiction: [_Title_][12], Author -* Non-fiction: [_Title_][13], Author +* Fiction: [_Remote Control_][14], Andy McNab +* Non-fiction: [_Step by Step Mixing_][15], [Bjorgvin Benediktsson][16] -[12]: https://bookshop.org/ -[13]: https://bookshop.org/ +[14]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/remote-control-andy-mcnab/15505041?ean=9781787397231 +[15]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/step-by-step-mixing-how-to-create-great-mixes-using-only-5-plug-ins-bjorgvin-benediktsson/9946155?ean=9781733688802 +[16]: https://www.stepbystepmixing.com/ Links: -* [Title][14] -* [Title][15] -* [Title][16] +* [Title][17] +* [Title][18] +* [Title][19] -[14]: https://example.com/ -[15]: https://example.com/ -[16]: https://example.com/ +[17]: https://example.com/ +[18]: https://example.com/ +[19]: https://example.com/