A little bit of everything

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My 5k training continues…
Day 8
Today I ran 1.5 miles in 14:18 mins
My full progress is at Goals Goals Goals

I see a huge advantage to taking my running outside once my gym membership expires, which is mainly that I will be simulating the conditions of a race (i.e. surface, wind, etc).

However, how will I know how far I’m running outside? My best idea is to use a snazzy tool like MapMyRun.com to figure out how far I should go.

The Job Hunt

I had a phone interview today for a teaching position on Saturdays. It sounds really interesting! I would basically be giving workshops to families on how to use computers (specifically a program provided by this non-profit organization).

I have an interview tomorrow for a full-time position as a community organizer. I have had quite a few interviews now and I have taught myself:

• There will always be questions you didn’t prepare for. These are “scenario” questions. When answering scenario questions, it’s okay to take my time.  Also, I will not lift my voice up at the end of my sentence in the form of a question! Finally, I will not be afraid of saying that I will resort to seeking my supervisor’s aid though only in the worst-case scenario.
• Fake confidence!

Music

All feels quiet on this front! I was listening to a couple of my tracks (Keep Going and Ocean Bound) found on My Website and I have the urge to change some instruments. I use Noteworthy Composer (free version) and it only saves in midis. (Actually, Noteworthy Composer 2 free version does not allow you to save as midis! I had to google my way around to find the original version). Then I go to Media Convert to change my pieces from midis to mp3s. In the process, many sounds change in their quality. I’m not much of a tech savvy so I can’t explain this though I’m pretty sure sounds are lost in the conversion.

What I’d really like to do is to start using another program. So far Sibelius looks like a great choice.

Finally, I discovered a new forum for aspiring game developers. I was referred to it by a member of XNA Forums to which I was originally referred to by Silvercublogger. The forum is called Visual Alchemist. It’s a very new  website, so it is definitely in need of members, but I really like its focus. Basically, it’s for rookies (and vets alike) to get together and gain that experience with game development. Similarly to job hunting, I find this to be a huge chicken-or-egg problem. Yes, I must have certain experience for this job, but how will I ever get said experience!

-GGG