January 2017: Where did it go?

January came and went in a flash. It’s probably the most uneventful month I’ve had in nearly two years. When not working on school work I worked on the house, and played League of Legends with friends. I did manage to listen to a couple of audiobooks, and I watched a good tv show called The OA. Karl’s been working long hours at work, but he fixed our kitchen sink and is almost done insulating our second bedroom upstairs. It’s both nice and frustrating to have such a dull month but we have some things to look forward to in the next few months.

Grad School

• Began my 2nd semester of grad school
  • The Book Pitch with Jamie Runnels
  • History of the Printed Picture with Dr. Karen Henricks
  • GTA for Graphic Design II with Christian Dunn

Projects & Work

• I spent the tail end of my holiday break processing photos from my JHS Band shoot and a friend’s vow renewal. 
• Lots of social media and blog work for JSU Art Department
• Bought a new version of Quicken and worked on updating our accounts.
• Scanned Pawpaw’s Stamp Collection
• Studied Japanese

Indulgences

• Video Games: League of Legends
• Audiobooks: Ringworld and The Ringwood Engineers. Both were very good.
• Lynda.com
• The OA

House Progress

• Karl replaced our kitchen faucet which had been leaking. 
• Insulation in the studio is almost complete!

Family Stuff

• Celebrated Marshall’s 31st Birthday

Health

• Plagued with almost constant migraines all month.
• Insomnia, deep dreaming, and trouble waking
  • I wake up between 1:30-3:30 AM almost everyday and can’t fall back asleep until 5-7 AM then I end up sleeping super late.
• My left wrist has been swollen on the side for half the month but it doesn’t hurt.