Morning rush hour

So ok, I've been a complete slacker!
Quick blog entry in the morning is the way to go. Not that there's a lot of free time...

Let's see...

• Get up at 4:30, bathe etc.
• Catch up on emails
• Have some chai with toast
• Make sandwiches for everyone's lunch
• Drop kids in opposite directions
• Drop housemate's kid at her school on the way to work
• Battle rush hour to arrive at the office

I'm not whining. I do a lot more than the above. What works for me is a flow. I need to be able to flow quickly from one thing to another. When I get interrupted it breaks the flow and I start dropping things.

I used to cook quite a lot, sometimes for hundreds of people. I could make a feast (all vegetarian, of course ;-) for 300 people in about 4 hours, and that was making 10 or 12 different preparations, including cutting vegetables, etc. etc. I get into a meditative, highly concentrated state where I'm focused on the tasks at hand, and any interruption or distraction just gets the whole train of thought so derailed.

That's it for today. Check out my home page, http://henrygroover.net - that has been another big spare-time project, along with the home page for my software, http://paper-model.com

Back in the habit...

On the new job for three weeks and it's looking pretty good.
My last post mentioned that I was interviewing. This went fast. Sent off my resume, phone interview, half-day team interview, job offer. Boom, boom, I want you in my room...
Then it was "hasta la vista, baby" at my old job, two weeks notice and here I am. Started in 16 December.
There's a lot to write about and I have a decent camera now to put some pics up...