OK, looks like the right choice!
Feb. 6th, 2026 10:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosa_heartlily This time last year I was successfully destroying Chat Buddy's attempts to school me, chatting with Gamer Colleague, getting frustrated by Husband's sleep patterns, and working out what was wrong with a data table (tick the tick box!).
Today I again chose extra time in bed over writing. I tried to think about the thieves' gang instead but nothing really came to me.
I had my 1:1 with LM, making use of the tool the university provides to staff for that purpose. I go in ahead of the meeting and note down what I want to discuss. I can add documents as attachments, too. During the meeting I can make notes and assign actions. It's also used for our annual appraisals so HR can track what we've all signed up to for the coming year. (Side note - objectives are supposed to cascade down from BB to LM's LM to LM to me - there's a gap in that chain, so this year's objectives are related to my role rather than neatly connected. But I digress...) LM reckons I might be the only person in the university that uses it properly. I... We have a tool. We should use it. It's really helpful to get my thoughts in order ahead of the meeting. Assuming the meeting goes ahead... But that's another grumble for another time. We also went through a questionnaire relating to the AI Academy stuff, so that was another thing ticked off that particular list.
I also did the prep unit for my first AI Academy module and accepted the 45(?) workshop invites for the programme. There is a LOT. But doing the prep work allowed me to add another 90 minutes to my log. There's more to do next week, too, but the taught sessions don't start until the week after. Mostly, the sessions don't clash with either important meetings or my annual leave.
And I did the next chapter of the Impact Engine System book. This was about giving stakeholders what they want, building trust, then showing them how we can make things even better by giving them what they need. That's giving me an idea about something LM and I talked about - how to get a colleague to make use of the Power BI reports rather than editing a spreadsheet every five minutes. I shall let that mull over the weekend...
Late morning, Son called me downstairs because the ice skating was on, so I watched that whilst doing some work. Then we had dinner and then the skating finished, so I came back upstairs. I do love watching that event, so thank you Son <3
At the end of the working day I watched part of a live webinar about women and leisure. Leisure was defined as 'what we choose to do that has no time limit'. There was talk of women 'working' 4 shifts - paid work, unpaid work, mental planning and organising for making all the parts work, and being the person who can be interrupted regardless of what they're doing. Now, on the whole I believe I do get plenty of 'me' time but when I look at it through those lenses... Yeah, not so much. And even when I do play a game, for example, it's after I've done 57 other things and with an eye on the clock. And trying to explain that just because I'm not spending time with YOU doesn't mean I'm getting ME time - cleaning and church meetings and writing up my journal are not leisure activities! That doesn't mean I couldn't spend more time with Husband, though, and we did have a friendly, rambling sort of chat after tea.
Then I came upstairs and fired up Talos Principle II, which I think is going to prove to be the right choice for my next game. I managed to get through all the puzzles without too much trouble, and now I'm exploring the android city - New Jerusalem. The intro has helped make more sense of the story of the original Talos Principle. But why are the androids gendered?! Well, they are 'human' I suppose... The city is a little neglected and there are some tensions between the citizens, which is interesting. I've had a quick look at the non-hidden trophies and there is an expectation that you'll play the game more than once. I probably won't. The internet suggests 20 hours for a 'normal' playthrough. We'll see how I get on. Chat Buddy is enjoying Granblue Fantasy.
And now for bed. Busy day tomorrow...
Today I again chose extra time in bed over writing. I tried to think about the thieves' gang instead but nothing really came to me.
I had my 1:1 with LM, making use of the tool the university provides to staff for that purpose. I go in ahead of the meeting and note down what I want to discuss. I can add documents as attachments, too. During the meeting I can make notes and assign actions. It's also used for our annual appraisals so HR can track what we've all signed up to for the coming year. (Side note - objectives are supposed to cascade down from BB to LM's LM to LM to me - there's a gap in that chain, so this year's objectives are related to my role rather than neatly connected. But I digress...) LM reckons I might be the only person in the university that uses it properly. I... We have a tool. We should use it. It's really helpful to get my thoughts in order ahead of the meeting. Assuming the meeting goes ahead... But that's another grumble for another time. We also went through a questionnaire relating to the AI Academy stuff, so that was another thing ticked off that particular list.
I also did the prep unit for my first AI Academy module and accepted the 45(?) workshop invites for the programme. There is a LOT. But doing the prep work allowed me to add another 90 minutes to my log. There's more to do next week, too, but the taught sessions don't start until the week after. Mostly, the sessions don't clash with either important meetings or my annual leave.
And I did the next chapter of the Impact Engine System book. This was about giving stakeholders what they want, building trust, then showing them how we can make things even better by giving them what they need. That's giving me an idea about something LM and I talked about - how to get a colleague to make use of the Power BI reports rather than editing a spreadsheet every five minutes. I shall let that mull over the weekend...
Late morning, Son called me downstairs because the ice skating was on, so I watched that whilst doing some work. Then we had dinner and then the skating finished, so I came back upstairs. I do love watching that event, so thank you Son <3
At the end of the working day I watched part of a live webinar about women and leisure. Leisure was defined as 'what we choose to do that has no time limit'. There was talk of women 'working' 4 shifts - paid work, unpaid work, mental planning and organising for making all the parts work, and being the person who can be interrupted regardless of what they're doing. Now, on the whole I believe I do get plenty of 'me' time but when I look at it through those lenses... Yeah, not so much. And even when I do play a game, for example, it's after I've done 57 other things and with an eye on the clock. And trying to explain that just because I'm not spending time with YOU doesn't mean I'm getting ME time - cleaning and church meetings and writing up my journal are not leisure activities! That doesn't mean I couldn't spend more time with Husband, though, and we did have a friendly, rambling sort of chat after tea.
Then I came upstairs and fired up Talos Principle II, which I think is going to prove to be the right choice for my next game. I managed to get through all the puzzles without too much trouble, and now I'm exploring the android city - New Jerusalem. The intro has helped make more sense of the story of the original Talos Principle. But why are the androids gendered?! Well, they are 'human' I suppose... The city is a little neglected and there are some tensions between the citizens, which is interesting. I've had a quick look at the non-hidden trophies and there is an expectation that you'll play the game more than once. I probably won't. The internet suggests 20 hours for a 'normal' playthrough. We'll see how I get on. Chat Buddy is enjoying Granblue Fantasy.
And now for bed. Busy day tomorrow...
