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Washington, January 20, 2015 - University of Rochester in New York researchers bombarded by femtosecond laser pulses ordinary metals developed an extraordinary new surface material, which can effectively absorb solar energy, water purification and self . This versatile material is used to make high durability, low maintenance solar collectors and solar sensor.

"This is the first using a laser to create a versatile metal surface material, the material having a superhydrophobic (water), self-purification and high absorption multiple functions," Guo Chunlei said that he is a physicist of the University of Rochester School of light. Guo and his colleagues with the University of Rochester researchers AnatoliyVorobyev jointly developed the new material. The researchers used a detailed laser etching process to produce the material published in the American Institute of Physics' Journal of Applied Physics ".
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Researchers with a duration of the order of 1/ 1,000,000,000,000,000 ultrashort femtosecond pulses bombardment of platinum, titanium, copper, and three samples, so as to obtain the new surface material. "In the short bombardment, the peak energy of the laser pulse energy is equivalent to the sum of the entire North American power grid," Guo said. These super pulsed laser etched metal surfaces in a large number of fine lines, densely distributed on these lines and rugged nanostructures thus formed. Microstructure fundamentally change the optical properties and wetting properties of the surface of the three metals will usually reflective metal surface transformed into a high light absorbing surface, and make them waterproof quality. Professor, University of Rochester School of light Guo Chunlei developed a material with a laser so that hydrophobic technology, as shown by the drops of water falling from the treated sample surface technology.

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#PitDark results

I had only one solid response to my #PitDark pitches, but the process was NOT a loss. Writing those pitches made me think about a bunch of things, got me connections to a lot of new authors who write horror and dark things, and introduced me to a world I had pretty much avoided.

Just to re-cap: #PitDark is a spinoff of the larger #PItMad twitter pitching event that focus’ on dark lit. The trick is to pitch your finished work in the 140 characters allowed on Twitter to agents and publishers who will be searching for that hash tag. If you get liked (a heart on twitter now) then they want you to submit your work to them. This makes it a solicited work instead of an unsolicited, which many publishers won’t even look at.

I had over a dozen pitches to choose from, and in a last mad rush wrote a few more! I was nervous all out of proportion and fussed about everything. My first pitch of the day got a like, and I was ever so happy, then the rest of the day (at work) I was fretting and nervous and trying to check it on my phone. I got no more likes, which bummed me out. So, in true me form, I ignored writing this till now. I didn’t even know if I WANTED a traditional publisher, but I had saved what I thought were my best pitches for the peak times, and got nothing. Early bird gets the worm?

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So… what good came out of all this fretting and pitch writing? The obvious one is that now I have a bunch of pitches I can use when someone asks that horrifying question: “Oh, you wrote a book. What’s it about?” They don’t want a synopsis; they want a pitch!
The pitch writing itself is a process of distilling your book down to its most basic elements, then making them as interesting as possible. Not an easy task! But well worth the effort. It made me this about what the book is really about, under the action, under the plot twists, under the character interactions, under what happens in the book, is what the STORY is really about.

So, what is Tabeth: Opening Eternity really about? A girl, in a horrifying situation, that she can’t escape from, trying to keep her humanity (soul even?) intact. And what was the pitch that caught my one single eye?

It sets the scene with “gritty city” tells you it has violence “fresh blood” introduces the character, Tabeth, and tells you she’s maybe not human “claws her way” shows you she has a darkness problem “out of the dark” and gets you thinking about “what humanity really is”, and why this violent monster might know better than you.

I still don’t think it was my best pitch, but it caught this publisher’s eye, and that is the main point of pitches. Some of the other ones that were noticed and liked by non-publishers/agents are in the images below.

“But none of those say what you boiled your story down to!” you might be saying, and you’re right, they don’t come right out and say that. If someone came up and ask you to read their story about a vampire who is trying to keep her humanity while still kill, would you grab it? Or yawn and say, “That’s nice, not today”. Now this of a publisher/agent who gets hundreds, even thousands of those “READ MY BOOK” requests… I will end this post with some of my fav. links that I used writing these, they explain better than I can some of the techniques I used to come up with these. The point is:

Even though I only got one like, and will most likely self-publish, I learned a lot from doing this!

During this process, and while the event was going on, I found several new authors to follow and befriend. And they are all lovers of the dark! Networking is invaluable for any writer who is trying to do more than throwing something online for the fun of it. Not only do they offer inspiration and advice, but they help you market, even if they don’t like your book. Reading how they do it, and applying that to your own efforts can really make a difference. (Or at least I hope it will when I get to that stage!)

Several years ago, I considered traditional publishing vs. self-publishing and decided I would rather go the self-pub. route. So, this effort introduced me to the inner world of traditional publishing with indie/new authors. It is very much like the inner world of self-pubs, only with the added wait times and stress over query letters and rejections. A lot of us overlap, and I already have friends in both worlds (with a few published in both!) but this was different than talking about plot with them, this was diving in head first and swimming about in the muddy waters with them. It was a real eye-opener, and even though the idea of them helping me polish up my book, even more, is tempting, I think I will stick with my self-pub plan.

So PitDark wasn’t a loss, but it wasn’t a grand slam either. No rock star today… sigh… maybe tomorrow!

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PitDark Event!

Tomorrow is the #Pitdark pitch event over at twitter! I’m nervous and excited and STILL don’t know which of the over 20 pitches I’m going to use!!! lol So if you want to follow along check out my twitter page Maria Rich @MyMindmr, if you already follow, then fair warning, I have one pitch/ hour planned!

What is this thing you speak of? Well, the idea is to pitch your story in the 140 characters that twitter allows (plus hashtags). The event gets as many publishers and agents as it can to check out these hashtags during this time. If they are interested they “like” it, and you are no longer submitting an “unsolicited” manuscript, as they asked for it. This puts you on the top of their slush pile. Which doesn’t guarantee anything, but makes it a lot easier for them to notice you. The one I’m doing is specifically for dark lit.

NOTE: if you check them out, please do NOT like the pitches! Feel free to comment on the ones you like, though.

What is this thing you are pitching? Well, the main project I’ve been working on is Tabeth: Opening Eternity. Book one is pretty much done (I’m constantly tweaking it though), and it’s about a vampire, definitely horror, with some * Warning: violence and gore * splashed in for good measure. So I thought I would give this pitching a try. Maybe some major publisher will love it and say, “WOW! I love it! Send me the whole thing!” and I will get a major deal and be an overnight success, Best Seller, NYT, FAMOUS!!! (rock star, remember? hehe)

I figure even if I get nothing out of this publishing wise, it has made me think up all these pitches, wich are basically taglines/blurbs, and I had to really boil the story down to get them, so I pretty much know what should be in my synopsis now. Which I still haven’t typed out… and still don’t want too… sigh.

So check out my twitter feed on the 20th, or just wait for my next post where I’m going to talk about which pitches did the best. And which ones got crickets.

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Why editing is so important. My response to the latest Immerse or Die report.

I love reading the Immerse or Die reports by Dave Higgins. They are very good for teaching a writer what not to do, and it the case of the books that make it, what you should do. Here is the latest Immerse of Die report, and my response to it.

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I am a poet first, novelist second, and I learned to use capitals, spaces, lines, and stanzas to emphasise meaning in my poetry. While writing my novel, I tried hard not to do that, yet when I got back my novel from the editor, I had a BUNCH of capitals marked out. (see what I did there?) Such devices are acceptable in poetry, and casual writing, but not in published fiction. Without an editor, even though I went through the whole thing looking for these caps, I would have had a bunch in there. This is just one example of what an editor catches.

Substantive editing, as opposed to just copy edits, catches missing plot points, inconsistencies, tenses (a big one for me) and what seemed to have happened in this book: lack of emotional connection, passive voice, and telling instead of showing. My editor was huge in helping me keep my three main points of view in line and killing off the random POVs that crept in without me even noticing them. She pointed out places where I needed more character development and where I should add something to get the plot from point A to point B. She told me “Hey, this part right here is really good…. but… it just doesn’t work here. Maybe we can find a part later where you can use this great bit.”

Unless your significant other, friend, mother, long lost school friend is a professional editor or at least an English teacher who is also able to be brutally honest with your baby, then you need to hire an editor for your book. Beta readers help, but the 4 beta readers I had before editing didn’t catch a fraction of what my editor did! If you want your work to be the best it can if you want to improve your writing by leaps and bounds, then hiring an editor who does substantive editing is worth all the pain suffering and money it entails.

My editor Trish Jackson

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Chapter Magic!

I sent my novel (Tabeth: Opening Eternity B1) back to my wonderful editor +Trish Jackson for its second round of edits this week. While I wait for her to fix my fixes I thought it would be a good time to go over the chapter titles. For those of you who write novels, how do you choose your chapter titles? And how important do you think they are? For those of you who read novels, do you pay attention to the chapter titles? And if so how important (fun?) do you think they are?

I am reminded of how I loved the chapters in Dragon Lance, not only were they great titles: Winged sleep. Smoke in the east. Dark memories. But the line drawings made them more than just “here’s another chapter”. They made them almost an art form in and of themselves. Harry Potter did the drawings too, but I don’t remember the titles at all.

My favorite chapter title so far in Book 1 is “Two Crazies and an Ax” which is a line of dialogue. Most of the rest are one word descriptions like “Awake, Choice, Oak, and Rage”. My goal this weekend it to get some eye catching, interesting chapter titles. Or at least better than “Sun”. What are your favorite chapter titles and in what books?

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National Poetry Month #2

In honor of NPM I found this poem in my files that I feel is both a good poem, and a good story. Short as it is, I could see this one at the beginning of a book/short story.  It doesn’t fit in with Tabeth though, sadly. Maybe I should write one for Tabeth? Hmmmmm.

A Moment

Darkness glimpsed behind eyes of fear
innocence betrays to the inner, soulless peer

Beauty’s cast in despair’s cold grip
chills of pleasure tear through – to slip

From her limpid countenance
into my inflamed body’s trance

Then to her lips I give my heat
gladly to yield to her every beat

Till gradually paced her away
leaving ME to fade and prey

Fear behind my eyes of hate
Legacy of endless hunger to sate.

Maria Rich

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National Poetry Month

In honor of National Poetry Month I am going to post some of my poems. Nothing new really, just some I think are pretty good from my archives. Let me know what you think!

damply drips the sun

winding its way down

through drops of shifted light

trying vainly to reach earth

most of its heat spent

plops to the ground, with

sodden despair

hazing my eyes

like death’s laid claim

but hasn’t quite put out the lights

dark shadows turn

from monsters into cars

as they emerge

every breath

a small drowning

wading through the fog

12-30-04 Maria Rich

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Sending My Baby Out to the Slaughter

Today I sent my novel, Tabeth: Opening Eternity, out to an editor. I feel like I sent my baby out to the Slaughter house. WHAT DID I DO! She wasn’t ready! She should have been gone over at least five more times! How could I DO such a thing?? How could I be so cruel? Why didn’t I wait? SHES BARELY STANDING ON HER OWN!!!!

Truth is, I know Tabeth will be far better off for the slicing and dicing she will receive. The real reason for my mild panic attack is the fact that another human being, one that is knowledgeable and educated in both the technical side of writing, and the organic pleasure a work of fiction is meant to bring to the reader, is actually about to …. READ IT.

As long as it’s Top Secret, nobody can kill the fantasy right? Yet I remind myself that the Dream is to share this with the world. The Dream is to have people read it and somehow open their eyes to alternate possibilities Maybe even learn something of themselves. Those are the truly good books right? Entertaining, engrossing, and touch your soul in some way that makes it impossible for you to ever forget it. THAT is the Dream right? (I nod to myself, yes this is the DREAM.)

To get my baby to that grand point, I know I must shove it in the Slaughter House door. Even if it comes back looking like this:

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I must welcome the red ink and not so flattering comments. I must chew, then swallow, the suggestions so generously given.  I must then pull the raw, red-hot metal out of the forge and beat my poor baby into something at least resembling the sword I Dream her to be! And when that day comes, when I see a sword instead of a raw lump in the shape of a sword, then I will thrust her back out into a Killing Field full of copy editors, beta readers, and finally….. GASP! readers. Most likely with another whiny post bemoaning my loss as I chew all my fingernails off.

Special shout out to my Editor: Trish Jackson youselfpublish.com

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Women in Horror Month!

I only yesterday found out that this is a thing! February is the Women in Horror month!! How did I not know this? So I thought I had better get in on this thing, as I am both a woman and a writer of horror.

Traditionally, women have had a hard time in the horror genre. It is dominated by Kings and other manly things like that, but there are some spectacular notables in the genre. Off the top of my head I get the Dark Lady herself: Anne Rice, whose vampire novels still top the genre lists. Shirley Jackson, author of “The Haunting of Hill House” is another top selling author who excels and creeping people out. And of course the Mother of all Women in Horror: Mary Shelley, who defied the stigma and the times to write “Frankenstein” in 1818.

Of the newer writers of horror, I am sadly in the dark. Searching for more of my gender in this genre I find unfamiliar names, some of which have been around a while! I guess I’ve never really sought out horror specifically written by women before. Is that my bad? Or is it that I truly don’t care what gender the writer is? Personally, while I totally want to support my fellow females, and feel we really do rate equal standing in the genre, I don’t think anyone should purchase a book based on what sex, race, creed, or nationality the author is. They should buy the book based on whether they like what the book’s about.

That being said, I have found a few female horror writers that I want to check out. Looking around the #WiHM7 page, these authors have stood out for me, and I will be checking out their books.

Maquel A. Jacob has a short story collection “Welcome Despair” published, and a sci-fi horror (she says like Event Horizon… OMG!) and vampire novel in the works. I feel she is my kinda peep because she often gets her ideas from dreams, just like me! She is also not afraid of gore, and likes aliens, demons and vampires. Totally keeping my eye on this girl! http://horrortree.com/women-in-horror-month-special-interview-with-maquel-a-jacob/

E. A. Black has written a lot of short horror stories that have appeared in collections like “Zippered Flesh 2: More Tales Of Body Enhancements Gone Bad”, which gives me chills from the title alone. The excerpt they give from Infection that appears in “Teeming Terrors”, is both enthralling and creepy. I’m a ‘bug’ person, owning tarantulas that I call ‘my babies’, and I was chewing my nails while wanting to read the rest of the story! https://ninadarc.wordpress.com/2016/02/18/women-in-horror-month-2016-featured-author-e-a-black-elizabethablack-wihm7/

Carrie Ryan author of “The Forest of Hands and Teeth”, which is not only a teen dystopian, but also a zombie book. I have read “Hare Moon: An Original Forest of Hands and Teeth Story” and I like it. Now I have to read the rest of them! My husband, who is on a Zombie kick, found the set and recommended I take a look. A New York Times Best Seller, she takes Zombies out of the corny, testosterone zone and into creative creep! http://www.carrieryan.com/fht/

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While I would one day love to be compared with these great horror writing chickas, right now I will be fan girling the girls! I invite you to do the same, and if you have a female horror writer that you feel needs a heads up, DO TELL!

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impostor syndrome

As my page “Projects of the Procrastinator” shows, I have a teensy problem with putting off today, what could just as easily be put off tomorrow. Procrastinating has been a part of me for a loooooong time. I’m not sure why…. and often have tried to put my finger on the cause, to little success.

I went to this article, Why Writers Are the Worst Procrastinators, with the thought that I would get a few amusing examples of famous authors who are also procrastinators. Allowing me to bemoan my fate and commiserate with some greats. I did not think I would get an AhHa! moment, then I read this:

“… they seem to be paralyzed by the prospect of writing something that isn’t very good.”

And instead of rising to the challenge of proving themselves wrong, they shut themselves down. The article calls it “self-handicapping”, and it is totally what I do to myself. The article goes on to explain why we do this to ourselves:

“The fear of being unmasked as the incompetent you ‘really’ are is so common that it actually has a clinical name: impostor syndrome.”

Why impostor you might ask? I, and apparently many other people who are procrastinators, imagine myself to be a great writer (or whatever). A poet who touches souls. I master wordsmith who raises human awareness with every chapter.

When I publish this book… I get reality.

I will be unmasked, my true self revealed, my true talent laid bare. And if you know anything at all about me, it is that I don’t like revealing myself. When I publish this book I will have to face reality, both the real and the imagined reality my very imaginative mind can come up with.

I will have to face all the opinions of people; real and imagined, and all the thoughts of people; real and imagined, and all the words, reviews, and comments of relatives; both real and imagined.

So when I sit down to write, this all combines in my head and I think… Do I really want to write today? I so don’t have the energy to fight through all that… I deserve a break right? I really wana watch a movie, or catch up on a TV show, or read that book, or play my video game, or…. I don’t HAVE to write today… it’s my day off right? I did all this house work I can sit down for a few hours!

And I talk myself out of it, and I feel relief, but I also feel guilt. Because I know it’s an excuse, and I know it’s all in my own head, and I’m doing it AGAIN. But the fear of losing that fantasy is worse than the guilt and shame of never really trying to make it a reality. So I handicap myself, and I’ve been doing it for most of my life.

I started on this road to publishing a novel because 911 made me realize we only get one shot at this life and that shot can end at any moment. I decided to take the plunge and do it despite this bloody fear, and its things like this article that smack me back into focus.

I must push on. I have to sit down and type out what is in my head and then put it out there for the world to judge. Even if it hurts, even if it crushes that fantasy. Because NOT doing it is the same as jumping out of a burning building… maybe you can pretend you’re flying on the way down, but you’re not really flying, you’re just falling on your face.

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Episode 5

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Three days later Chad was standing with Ms. Wick at the front gate of the Prison. He was to play a newly caught ‘bad boy’ while Ms. Wick played an ‘official person’. Shawn’s talent for illusions made Ms. Wick look like the woman on the ID card, while Wicked Green worked her talent to get the guard to do everything she said. Mitzy and Shawn were disguised as Chad’s guards under more illusions. Mechal was in place to provide the distraction. Chad felt a little worthless here; all he was doing was providing a body. Maybe he could be more useful when they got inside.

The guard let them pass, one big bad guy flanked by two guards (one a little short) and an official type woman. When they entered the big square building, Chad immediately felt like he was walking into detention at school. It was a beautiful day outside, but inside it was cold, sterile, and just plain ugly. Ms. Wick walked briskly up to the desk; her heals clicking on the tile floor and rapped on the desk to get the receptionist’s attention.

“You will open the doors to C block now.” she ordered the older lady with the pinched facebehind the desk. The lady looked like she was going to denying the order, but a second more of Wicked Green’s golden glare crumbled her will into dust.

“Yes of course.” she said simply and pushed some buttons behind the counter.

Ms. Wick ushered them beyond the first set of doors then told Shawn to drop the illusions and took Mitzy’s hand. They took off down the barren corridor as an explosion went off on the other side of the prison.

“Woopie!” Called Mitzy, “It worked!” The Guild rescued Mitzy from a military base where they were trying to make her into a new weapons manufacturer. Mitzy can infuse liquids with a unique compound that is very unstable. Most of her experiments went boom at the least opportune time. Chad could understand her joy when one actually worked as intended.

“Mechal always gets to have the most fun.” said Shawn sulkily.

“We aren’t out of here yet Shawn.” said Ms. Wick, her voice taunt with anxiety.

They broke into a run as screams echoed down the halls and another explosion shook the building. One more turn and they were there, but they had one more locked door to get through, and one more security desk.

“Chad” said Ms Wick as they rounded the corner, “ram it, we don’t have time for niceties.”

Chad saw what she meant, four security guards and several other staff stood around the desk. There was no way Ms. Wick could get them all with her talent, she had to have eye contact. Chad sped up, getting ahead of the others and bellowed a warning to the people in front of the door. He hardly felt the metal doors ripping out of their frames, but it did jolt him for a second and spin him about a little. By the time he got his forward momentum under control, the others had gotten through without much trouble.

“Did you see that big guy!?” asked Shawn as he ran up to Chad, “I totally scared those guys into running for it!”

“He made it look like a whole herd of Chad’s was charging them!” said Mitzy with a grin, “It was actually pretty smart!”

“Well played, yet we still have not acquired our target.” said Ms. Wick, bringing them back to the task at hand. Chad wasn’t sure he liked Shawn using his image to scare those people, but he was glad they had gotten through ok.

Ms. Wick stopped in front of a cell door, checked a number on her clip board, and then nodded. “This is it, we don’t have a key, Chad would you do the honors please?”

Chad nodded back and grabbed the door, digging in his fingers around the door frame. When he had a good grip he simply pulled strait out; it popped like a cork.

Ms. Wick walked into the room and said, “Come with me if you want to be free.”

For the first time Chad thought about the girl, how would she react to someone ripping out her door and asking her that? Overcome with curiosity, Chad peeked his head around the door he was still holding. What he saw was a girl with long black hair, and eyes that gripped his heart. While the room was stark white and sterile; her eyes where alive. Like a horse that had been worked near to death but still, stubbornly, tries to keep going, she looked tired and drawn out, but still ready for a fight.

Shawn pushed his head out of the way so he could see better, it was just the sort of annoying thing Shawn did on a daily basis, and Chad was sick of it. He put the door down and pushed Shawn back. Of course Shawn went flying, but Chad wasn’t out of control, he knew from long practice that Shawn would just have a few bruises. Chad heard hysterical giggling coming from inside the room, and looked back in. The girl was nearly on the floor she was laughing so hard, had she seen what he had done?

Mitzy popped in under Chad’s head and took in the scene. “Thought you said she wasn’t really nuts?”

“Well,” Ms. Wick said, a bit perplexed, “She’s not thought to be totally nuts.”

Chad thought she looked even more alive now that her eyes were full of laughter. The girl tried to control herself and answer Ms. Wick.

“No… I’m only… only half crazy!” she said and broke down laughing again. In that moment Chad thought she looked beautiful, greasy hair and white medical gown included. The girl, Cassandra, he reminded himself, stepped forward and took Ms. Wick’s outstretched hand. Now if only they could get out in one piece.

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Temperature Tracker: a Grove Sensor Adapter project

The mindsensors Grove Sensor Adapter makes it easy to use a variety of unique Grove sensors with the EV3. Our custom block makes it easy to read the sensor from your program. Here is an example of using it with the temperature sensor.

This project uses the Grove Temperature Sensor v1.2 and the Grove Sensor Adapter. We also use a Grove LED module for some bright feedback. It's very simple to connect the sensor, adapter, and start displaying numbers on screen. Here the temperature is displayed on screen, and an LED lights if it is hot.

Here is the build. The temperature sensor and Grove Sensor Adapter are mounted on the side, with a Grove LED and Adapter elevated for visibility.

We made it a bit chilly to get a low reading indoors.

Let's bring it outside and take a look!

It had a solid foundation for our experiment.

Quite a bit warmer!

We extended the support beam for the Grove LED to lift it higher... be visible even indoors!

Programming it was also a breeze.

Basic Program

A basic EV3 program to read from the temperature sensor, do some math, and display the number on-screen

First, we read the raw value from the sensor. This is the default Mindsensors GroveSensorAdapter block, no options need to be changed. Then we need to do some math. From the data sheet we can find the formula to convert the raw sensor value to Celsius. As an American I'm more familiar with Fahrenheit, so I dragged in another math block to do that conversion.

Finally, we want to show the number on-screen. We drag in a Display Action block and change the display mode to Text - Grid. Click the text MINDSTORMS at the top of the block to change it to Wired. Then connect the result of the Math block to the Text input. To have it look a little nicer and have a margin from the edge, I chose an x and y of 2. Click the 0 in the input to change the constants to 2. I also selected 2 - Large for the Font.

That's it! Read, math, display. I added a short delay at the end because the temperature shouldn't be changing much in half-a-second. I surrounded the whole lot with a Loop Flow-Control block, and left the Mode at Unlimited.

Just 7 blocks: Start, Loop, Mindsensors GroveSensorAdapter, Math, Math, Display, Wait

Advanced Program

Let's have a bit of fun and make our program do even more! We can make the text look a bit nicer on screen, and even add an LED to indicate warm weather. We'll also add some checks so we don't show something like -400 degrees if you disconnect the temperature sensor.

A more advanced EV3 program with rounding and an LED

Text and Rounding

Instead of just showing a number, some text to let you know what it means would be helpful. Two new Display blocks at the beginning of the program show "The current temperature is..." at the top of the screen. They are outside of the loop because this text will not change, there is no need to keep printing it over and over again. Note the Clear Screen input was set to False for the following Display blocks, to keep the previous text on screen.

There's no real need for four or five decimal places for temperature, that just makes it harder to read. So, let's round it to two digits! You'll notice the fourth block in the loop, "Round_to_hundredths," is a My Block. We don't really need to see the code for this rounding on the main program, so this My Block simply has a number input and a number output (rounded).

The My Block Builder interface

To make a My Block, you click-and-drag to select a group of Blocks, and then go to Tools -> My Block Builder. You can give it a name and description, and change the icon of the Block and Parameters.

So, how do we round to two decimal places? In the Data Operations you'll find a Round block, but this rounds to the nearest whole number. Instead, we multiple by 100 (81.4782° becomes 8147.82°!), round (8147.82° becomes 8148°), and divide by 100 (8148° becomes 81.48°). Making this My Block keeps our main code clean and let's us reuse this Round_to_hundredths block anywhere else!

A My Block to round a number to 2 decimal places

Displaying a unit would also be helpful, so we add a Text block from Data Operations. We use it to Merge the now-rounded number and " F". The degree symbol is not allowed, so we use this instead (notice the space!). Finally, we wire that to the Display block, and now we've got some nice-looking text!

Adding the LED

The Mindsensors GroveSensorAdapter makes this very easy. First, we drag a Compare block out from Data Operations. We wire the Fahrenheit number we calculated earlier to 'a', and type a number, say 72, for 'b'. Now the output will be True only if the temperature is greater than 72°. Lastly, we drag out another Mindsensors GroveSensorAdapter block. Change the mode to Digital, and done! The LED will light if the temperature is above the one you chose. Note we connected the LED to sensor port 2, so click the 1 in the top-right of the block and change that to 2.

Error Handling

If you're checking the temperature 120 times per second, there's bound to be an error somewhere. Instead of displaying a ridiculous temperature for a moment, let's handle it properly. Again, we're using a My Block to keep things easy to read. This My Block only outputs a Number.

A My Block to get a valid reading from the temperature, or any, Grove sensor

Don't get intimidated, I'll walk you through the though process step-by-step. First, we take a reading. You can show the number on screen before any math to get an idea of what values this temperature sensor gives. I saw that sometimes it would show 1023 or 8513 if I disconnected the sensor. We check if the value is equal to either number (OR block for if either are equal), then get the opposite with a NOT block. So instead of the output being true if either of the numbers are bad, it will be true if the reading is good, and false if it is wrong.

Then, we combine this with the Success? output from the Mindsensors GroveSensorAdapter block in an AND block. The output will only be true if the read was OK and the number is NOT 8513 or 1023. We wire this to the loop conditional so it will keep reading the temperature until it gets a valid reading (and you have plugged it in). Finally, this My Block is supposed to output a number, so we wire the Analog Sensor Reading to the output at the right. This will give whichever was the last (correct) value.

This was, of course, a simple example. Please share your creations with us, you can find instructions for submitting a blog post of your own on the main blog page. Here's an idea to get you started: use Bluetooth to connect your project to a phone, laptop, or another EV3 sitting indoors!

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Comments (2)

Allen M 05.05.2017
Seth, you did it again. I already have the LEGO Temperature sensor, but now I am considering getting the Grove one too. Thanks for the really great programming examples - both simple and complicated and for the help with creating "My Blocks". That something that I have never tried using the EV3 software. As a matter of fact, this is the first time that I have really ever used it other than for importing all of the sensor blocks for my NXT sensors from Mindsensors and other third party vendors. So far it hasn't been to bad and I even bought a second Grove Sensor Adapter so I could add a Buzzer, LED, or Relay to my choice of outputs.
Seth T 05.05.2017
I'm glad you enjoyed it! And thank you, it makes me happy to hear I'm not the only one who understands my code haha. When I was first learning, My Blocks threw me off too. I didn't realize you had to select a group of block *first*! Of course you can edit its contents later, but keep in mind that (unfortunately) you can't change the icon or name, etc. after you click "Finish" and close that creation dialog. Have fun with your Grove outputs!
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So I'm guessing you totally forgot about me and my blog right?! I totally did. Or well, I didn't forget, but I just didn't feel like writing anymore. I even thought about quitting entirely. I haven't been feeling that great and inspired lately. So I just behaved like an ostrich... head in the sand and ignore everything around it and especially ignore my own feelings. But I guess here I am again, for now ;)

So just a little update. I do love to write, to create and take photos, but lately I was having a hard time to find my thing again. And I know this isn't the first time I shared this with you, but somehow I just can't find my way out of this circle of feeling uninspired, down and not knowing what I want from life to feeling I've figured it out and this time I'll definitely get shit done. And that indeed works for a while, but then there is this voice in my head again, telling me I'm a failure and who am I to pursue this and that, while there are so many other people out there who can do it better. And I'm so done with this feeling. I mean, I'm almost 30 years old, now will probably a good time to say farewell to all the insecurities right?!

And it's not that I don't know what to do, in theory I know it all and I can give the best advise, but in the end you have to practice what you preach, and that my lovelies, is where it goes wrong. I just crawl back into my shell, stay at home, don't meet any people en thus feel like I can't create, because of course I'm not getting inspired... You see, circle? But I slowly started to make some changes, into my work and my work schedule, into me dressing up again (this is also a lot easier now it's not -30 anymore) and we also moved into a new apartment, which I really love. There is a lot of light in the living room and the garden room (yes we have a garden now), so I enjoy waking up here.

But it's time to take it to the next level and actually start doing something with all the ideas I have in my head. I started with writing my ideas and some thoughts down on paper, I've created to-do lists and I've set mini goals. So I'm getting there. And I just have to deal with the fact that the voice will turn up again, but I just need to not let it consume me.

As I mentioned before, this is not the first time I'm sharing these kind of things, and although it feels I'm just stuck and talking about the same thing over and over again, I have to admit I'm not. I might not have figured it out entirely, but I'm getting closer. All these other times have helped me grow and are helping me to really fight for figuring this out.

Also one thing that I'm doing more lately, besides forever styling my interior differently and taking photos of it, is cooking and baking. I just love to create things and then take photos of it. So to not leave with all the heavy stuff, I will share this recipe for a quick and easy but uplifting lunch with you that I made the other day. I got this recipe from Jessica Merchant from The Feed Feed and it was just too delicious not to share. So here it is:

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So it's really easy, just toast the bread, put the ricotta on top of it (you can season it with a bit of salt and pepper), then put the sliced blood oranges on top of that and drizzle some honey over it. And it's done!

So I do hope you'll kind of stick with me and that you might even share your story. Also I do hope you'll enjoy this delicious and quick lunch someday!

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As I wrote in my previous post, we went to Paris last month and stayed in an apartment in the 9th arrondissement, more specific: South Pigalle. Or in 'hipster'-words SoPi. While this district previously had the nickname Pig Alley, it now is the 'place-to-be'.
I have to say I was sceptical at first, because of all the bad things I've read before we went, but now I can truly say, I don't think we would've like Paris this much if we hadn't stayed here.

The main street of SoPi is Rue des Martyrs, which has a lot of delicacy stores, clothing- and jewellery boutiques, fruit-and vegetable markets. It also is very lively and there is a very good mood.
In this street also lies Le Cafe Marlette, which is managed by two sisters. We went here for breakfast one morning, but besides breakfast and lunch you can also get some homemade pastries and fresh juices.

Another place we went for breakfast and also lunch is Buvette, which also has an establishment in New York (USA). This French-American connection is perceptible not only by the courses and drinks they serve, but also throughout the whole interior. And seriously, you should take the waffle sandwich, you really won't regret it. Promise ;)

Le Cafe Marlette: 51 Rue de Martyrs, 75009 Paris

Le Cafe Marlette: 51 Rue de Martyrs, 75009 Paris

Buvette: 28 Rue Henry Monier, 75009 Paris

Buvette: 28 Rue Henry Monier, 75009 Paris

SoPi also has a lot of good restaurants to offer. On the first night we went to Restaurant Flesh. This is a true BBQ-place. Flesh also has this American feel. The interior is minimalistic, with white and concrete walls and wooden tables and chairs. We ordered short ribs, this dish was for two persons and garlic fries as side dish. Let me tell you, it was delicious.

We also went to a typical French Restaurant, called Les Rilletes and it's managed by a married couple. The husband runs the kitchen, while is wife does everything else. They were really friendly and sweet and that was also the reason you don't mind waiting for a bit. It is a small place, I think they only had 3 tables inside and the concept is sharing these tables. So if you want to meet some of the locals, this is a good place. But because of the lovely weather we could sit outside, where they had another 4-5 tables. The food was simple and traditional but very nice. So if you're looking for a small, traditional French restaurant, you should go to this one.

The last night we went to Professore, an Italian restaurant. On the outside this restaurant didn't speak to us as much as the others did, but we were very surprised when we went inside. It has a real cocktailbar in the back of the restaurant, which you can't see from outside. It was really cool and had an underground vibe, because it was pretty dark, with a black bar and the lights dimmed. But on your right there is a wall made of old books, with a hidden door where you had to go through if you needed to use the bathroom. The bartender, who was from Napels, made us the most delicious cocktails and the food was also very good.

Restaurant Flesh: 25 Rue de Douai, 75009 Paris

Restaurant Flesh: 25 Rue de Douai, 75009 Paris

Professore: 7 Rue de Choron, 75009 Paris

Professore: 7 Rue de Choron, 75009 Paris

So if you're ever in Paris, and don't know in which district to stay, I really would recommend staying in South Pigalle. Just walk through the streets, explore for yourself and let it surprise you. I know we really enjoyed it.
And oh yes, I also made a new friend :P

At Les Rillettes, 33 Rue de Navarin, 75009 Paris

At Les Rillettes, 33 Rue de Navarin, 75009 Paris

If you have any recommendations on where to go next time in Paris or where to go to see a cool place in general, please do share!


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Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) in the Construction sector in Mongolia

Project start date:

July 2016

Estimated end date:

December 2019

Focus area:

  • inclusive growth
  • Project office:

    UNDP in Mongolia

    Implementing partner:

    Min.of Construction & UrbanDev

    Full project information

    Funding Support by

    Donor name

  • United Nations Development Pro
  • Global Environment Fund Truste
  • Amount contributed

    Delivery in previous fiscal year

    2018 $366,333

    2017 $187,630

    2016 $0

    Better home for everyone/ Photo by Otgonbulgan.E

    What is the project about?

    The energy sector is by far the largest contributor of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the country yet it holds a higher potential for emissions reduction due to an increase in building energy efficiency. The building sub-sector alone contributes to over 11% of the overall carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions which is higher than that from the other sectors (INDC and SNC). Mongolia’s GHG mitigation policy is primarily directed towards burning coal by more environmentally friendly technologies. At the same time, it is focusing on the efficient use of the electricity and heat produced from coal burning, in particular through the use of energy efficient appliances and equipment and on reducing heat losses in buildings. While the use of renewable energy sources for electricity and for heat supply is also a relevant GHG reduction strategy for the country, number of related interventions is limited at the moment. Currently the GHG savings and the cost-benefits of low carbon interventions in the building sector are not systematically quantified in Mongolia and their benefits remain unclear and done on ad-hoc basis. Despite that, there is dearth of data on energy consumption and GHG emission from end-users. Major challenges persist in measuring and monitoring the energy consumption and identifying the reference baseline, which are particularly noticeable when it comes to attract financing for scaled investments in energy efficiency measures, achieving 100% compliance, and to go beyond code.

    What are the project goals?

    In order to fill these gaps, the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) in the construction sector in Mongolia project is designed to facilitate market transformation for energy efficiency by removing barriers to increased adoption of energy efficient technologies in the construction sector.

    The project aims to create a comprehensive policy framework that supports building energy efficiency through development of national baselines, GHG inventory & MRV systems, prioritization of mitigation actions and proposed financial scheme for the energy efficient technologies on the basis of Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC). It will systematically quantify GHG savings and benefits of the mitigation interventions in the building sector. Furthermore, such a framework will open up new opportunities to access regional and international climate funding for low carbon interventions in the building sector.

    NAMA project’s three overarching outcomes are as follows:

    1.      Established baseline energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission in the building sector

    2.      Developed and implemented appropriate mitigation actions in the building sector

    3.      Developed Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system for NAMA in the building sector

    Activities and results

    1. Establishment of Baseline Energy Consumption and GHG Emission in the Construction Sector

    •  Design and complete capacity building development programs for decision makers and agencies on data collection and sustainable operation of the GHG inventory systems
    •  Establish and operationalize energy consumption and GHG inventory system for the construction sector with improved data availability and methodology
    •  Define and establish reference baseline on energy consumption and GHG emission for the construction sector

    1. GHG inventory methodology is developed. The methodology enables to measure emission reductions that would result from the implementation of EE measures in the buildings, on pre and post measurement basis. It also enables to create a standardized baseline for the building sector in Mongolia. Furthermore, the methodology will be reviewed by an inter-ministerial science and technological committee of MCUD, MET and MOE; and legalized by a decree by the minister of urban development and construction.
    2. GHG inventory web-based system is developed. The inventory web-system will be the main repository of GHG emission data from all buildings in Mongolia and MRV activities of EE projects and programmes that will be implemented in the construction sector in the future. This will enable the government and the private sector to access to funds from international donor funds on climate change. It will also help to create a public awareness on building energy efficiency.
    3. Training modules targeting decision makers and technical staff on the imperative of data collection, establishment and operation of GHG inventory system were developed. The capacity building trainings were organized on 14-16 March 2018 and 27-28 June 2018 in Ulaanbaatar, led by NIRAS, the international consultancy team and supported by the national consultants and the PMU. As a result of the training, participants gained knowledge on essential concepts on inventory, QA/QC concept, data requirements and equations for calculations of emissions from buildings and associated data providers. From a knowledge perspective, the participants have acquired very good understanding on the estimation of emission reductions from implementing the NAMA in the building sector.

    2. Development and Implementation of NAMA in the Construction Sector

    • Develop framework for evaluating appropriate climate change mitigation interventions; and identify priority climate change mitigation actions
    • Complete operational structure for coordination among government agencies and key stakeholders for NAMA
    • Complete capacity development of private and public-sector actors on successful development and implementation of NAMAs; and in the supportive identification of financing options
    • Develop and implement construction sector pilot NAMA
    • Develop financial tools that support the implementation of NAMA in the construction sector

    1. Methodology and the tool on marginal abatement cost curves (MACC) was developed. Detailed marginal abatement cost curves were developed for the EE technologies identified through the TNA report. These include high efficiency boiler, improved insulation, triple glazed windows, improved ventilation with heat recovery system, solar panel and efficient lighting. With some limitations, preliminary findings from the MACC model shows that efficient lighting and ventilation systems are the most economically viable technologies, however their emission reduction potential was not significant to compare with the improved insulation measures.
    2. The project executive board approved on May 30th, 2018 the list of 5 prioritized NAMA in the construction sector to be supported and implemented by the project as energy efficient demonstration projects. The selected demonstration projects are:
      - School building retrofit in Gobi-Altai province, Jargalan soum. EE measures are roof renovation and indoor heating system renovation;
      - Construction Development Center laboratory building retrofit. EE measure is outer wall insulation;
      - Soum central heating system renovation in Dundgobi province, Erdenedalai soum. EE measures are high efficiency boiler, insulation of heating pipeline, installation of the water softener equipment, heat meters, pump and its frequency convertor controlling systems;
      - MUST new laboratory building. EE measures are triple glazed windows, installation of mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery, solar panel, collector system with automated and adjusted valve, heat meter and automate to the heating substation;
      - ERC new office building. EE measures are solar panel module with smart system, triple glazed window with Low-E on the glass façade and shading systems.
    3. Training modules on the MACC tool and EE financing schemes were developed. The capacity building trainings were organized on 20-22 March 2018 and 16 August 2018 in Ulaanbaatar, led by NIRAS, the international consultancy team and supported by the national consultants and the PMU. The training has cultivated a technical understanding of the marginal abatement cost curve, how to use it and its value in the energy efficiency and buildings sector in Mongolia and raised an awareness of what the financial tools are for energy efficient buildings and construction and how they can be used, including how they can be applied to the NAMA context. Furthermore, it has helped the participants to brainstorm the perspectives on how to make investment in energy efficiency in buildings a priority and how to (1) develop projects in this sector and (2) make them bankable.

    3.      Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system for NAMA

    • Define key indicators (GHG and non-GHG) to be monitored for the selected mitigation actions
    • Develop and implement accurate MRV system for the construction sector NAMA
    • Design and complete capacity development in the implementation and institutionalization of the MRV system

    1. Key GHG and non-GHG parameters and indicators were identified and agreed on five required indicators for construction sector NAMAs as:
      a) GHG emission reduction in buildings (tCO2eq/year);
      b) Specific CO2 emissions for the whole building (tCO2/m2/year);
      c) Primary energy use (kWh/m2/year);
      d) Indoor environment quality (CO level, Indoor air temperature, humidity, installed ventilation system);
      e) Gender and children (number of children, females and males).
    2. Training module on the MRV system was developed and the capacity building training was conducted on 29 June 2018 in Ulaanbaatar, led by NIRAS, the international consultancy team and supported by the national consultants and the PMU. The training helped the participants to gain knowledge on essential concepts on MRV system and offered a platform for discussion on the institutionalisation of inter-institutional cooperation to enable monitoring and reporting in the building sector. Participants were able to identify relevant institutions/ministries for sourcing the data and reporting on the results of the NAMA.
    Launch of the GHG inventory web-based system in the construction sector

    GHG inventory web-based system

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3814 S REDONDO Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90008

3 Bedroom, 1,217 Sqft, Single Family Residence

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  • 1,217 Sq Ft
  • 3
  • 1 full
MLS: #18371818
Back on the market! Buyers couldn't qualify.Located in the highly sought after Baldwin Vista area, this beautiful 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home awaits its new owner. Enjoy nearby access to Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook and Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. Sitting on a spacious lot, this home has limitless possibilities. The large attic space offers lots of potential to expand. Beautiful hardwood grace the floors, recessed lighting throughout and large windows, bring in lots of natural light and cool breezes. Nice size living room with wood burning fireplace. Kitchen appliances have been updated. Two car attached garage with direct access through the dining area. Beautifully maintained home with copper plumbing, a spacious storage shed and recently repaved driveway further reveal current pride in ownership. Welcome to the neighborhood!

Property Features

  • Property Type: Single Family Residence
  • Approx Living Area: 1,217 SqFt
  • Price per Sqft: $715
  • Total Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Full Baths: 1
  • Year Built: 1947
  • Property Style: Traditional
  • Lot Size: 8,454 SqFt
  • Acreage: 0.19
  • Parking Type: Garage - Two Door
  • Rooms: Living Room
  • Fireplace: 1, Living Room
  • Flooring: Carpet, Wood
  • Pool Description: None
  • Spa Description: Bath Tub
  • Other Appliances: Refrigerator, Dishwasher
  • Dryer: 1
  • Heating: Wall Heater
  • Gas: 1
  • Power On or Off: Traditional
  • County: Los Angeles
  • Area: PHHT - Park Hills Heights

Directions: South of Coliseum Street, West of La Brea Avenue

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Atemi month recap

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This month the theme has been atemiwaza - the role of striking techniques in aikido and judo. I got side-tracked a little bit with a family vacation and didn't post all the ideas I had outlined for this month, but that just gives me more follow-up material for later articles. Also, I sort of got side-tracked onto shomenate as a specific example of atemiwaza, but that's okay. Shomenate is rightfully the basis of all the atemiwaza, which can be seen as the foundation for all other technique. Following is a list of the articles I wrote this month about atemiwaza:

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Friday, December 22, 2017

This is 39 (Month 2, Check-In 2)

I didn't learn my lessons from last month and ended up waiting until the end of the month to get two of my big goals in: yoga and volunteering.

This morning, on my first day of winter vacation, I found myself up at 6:00 a.m. and shortly thereafter, at the gym (on the last day of my membership) for a 6:30 a.m. yoga class. Next month I'd really like to attempt to not wait until the last day because I quite enjoy yoga. And I think if I went earlier in the month, I'd go more than once. I'm going to explore different yoga studios now that my gym membership is up and see where I can get some free classes Good news- I remembered to turn my alarm off. So no dog barking alarms went off.

On Wednesday I volunteered at Venice Housing Community. I took this directly from their website: Founded by local community members in 1988, Venice Community Housing has been developing lasting, neighborhood-based solutions for low-income families and individuals for over 28 years. We own and manage 216 units of non-profit affordable housing, both transition and permanent throughout Venice, Mar Vista and Del Rey. We also provide comprehensive supportive programs including job training, youth development, life-skills coaching, and family services to help people regain or retain their self-reliance. Our non-profit, permanent affordable housing helps people whose wages haven't kept pace with rents in their own neighborhoods. And for the most vulnerable who can't make it without help, we provide permanent housing with supportive services that allows them to live with dignity. So the cool thing about this non-profit is that I've unknowingly walked by it many, many times over the years as it's located a couple doors down from my favorite Mexican restaurant in LA (La Cabana)

Thanks to Volunteer Match, I found this opportunity and showed up Wednesday afternoon to help set-up for their annual holiday party. It's always a humbling experience to give to those who aren't as fortunate as you are, especially around the holidays. I met a few lovely ladies who were also volunteering and had to laugh at how much being an event person makes me a turbo volunteer. To every five chairs I carried (at once!), another woman brought out one. This sight was pretty funny while we were placing chairs:

I'm still trying to find the right volunteer opportunity that helps flip the house (who am I?!) in 2018. I know there will be no shortage of opportunities, so until the right one comes above, I'm going to keep exploring options close to home that allow me to make an impact in my community.

One of the biggest goals that I made major headway on this past month, and since my first update earlier this month, was "stay on top of BRCA2 gene appointments." I had my breast MRI (my first bit of surveillance since August of 2016- not cool Molly) on Tuesday morning. It's not a fun experience at all. But, it's a necessary one. And I'm happy to share the results I got yesterday: Benign findings. No suspicious masses or areas of abnormal enhancement. I don't get too freaked out about my test results, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't get anxious at all. Of course my mind wanders to the worst case scenario. Which is why it's all the more important that I remain on top of my surveillance. That way if they do find something one day, it will be caught early because I will not have let more than six months pass between tests. Anyway- a huge sigh of relief.

Tomorrow I'm making headway on my four massages and four facials goals and I'm really, really, really excited about that.

I also reallllly need to get moving on my goal to read 20 books this year. I am currently reading three books: What Happened by Hillary Clinton, What Unites Us by Dan Rather and Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden. (Side note: if you had told me a year and a half ago that I'd be reading three politically slanted books, I would have laughed in your face.) I'm hoping my two week vacation will provide me with an opportunity to relax and read and make some headway here.

A few other goals I want to put some attention to during this break are:
  • Date night with Steve- since we're both off and don't have a ton of holiday-related obligations, I hope we can do some fun things so we can also nurture our marriage.
  • Finish the remaining stair walks- I plan on getting a few of these crossed off my list in the next month and I'm excited to do more exploring at a time when Los Angeles isn't too busy.
  • Organize and back-up photos- I came out of the gate strong on this one, but I've stalled the past couple of weeks. So I need to pick this one back up and get my photo library down to a more manageable size. The good news is that I've made so much progress already that I can now sync my phone to my computer because I've freed up enough space on my Mac.
  • Write an article/short story about Clancy- I don't know exactly what this will look like, but I want to get this started.
Month two- check! And I'm feeling really good about everything I've set out to accomplish. It doesn't feel like I've bitten off more than I can chew and it's guiding me in having a really productive and focused year.

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