Finally Friday!
Feb. 2nd, 2024 10:00 pmSpent some time with Ratchet and Rivet, smashing things to bits and zapping other things with my various guns. I know the wacky weapons are one of the things people love about these games but... for me they're just weapons. I'm sorry... I'll hide myself in a dark corner, now...
The first time I read 'The Screwtape Letters', I thought it was just a light-hearted jaunt into the demonic mind. Not something to be taken seriously. Except the stuff about The Patient's mother and how greedy she is, but her own demon has hidden her greed inside self-denial and turned her into a tormenter for everyone else. Wherever she goes, when she's offered something to eat or drink she says, 'All I want is a slice of crisp, dry toast and a cup of tea - weak but not too weak.' - of course, nobody can make exactly what she wants because it's so vague. And, of course, she's always disappointed, and let's people see it. Anyway, having read more BY Lewis and ABOUT Lewis, I now see that this is a serious book hidden behind humour. Screwtape's first letter advises his nephew, Wormwood, not to allow The Patient to think deeply about anything, but to keep him fixed on the 'real world', ie, not to worry about heaven at all. I'm interested in my reactions to it as a much older person.
I rewatched the webinar from the other day, which is only available until Sunday. My take-away for our PMO - identify the success criteria at the start! It sounds so bloody obvious but how else do you know you've achieved what you set out to achieve?! I'm also coming round to the idea of having some kind of sizing but not to be too scientific about it - I think that's where we went wrong in the past. Of course, we're much more mature than we were then.
Another of my colleagues has managed to leave the gravitational pull of the uni! They're moving to the 'other' uni!! And there's a fair to middling chance they'll move back to us at some point :D I'm so pleased for them. There's just no real progression, nothing to test them here. For me, every project is a new adventure and there are the processes to tighten up - and the definitions, etc, etc. And the webinars from overseas :D
I'm not sure ChatGPT is really helping that much with shortening the time taken to create minutes. It does help with condensing everything down - but my notes already do that. If it could cope with a full transcript, it would be REALLY helpful.
I read in The Post yesterday that JD Sports are taking over the old M&S building, now that they've moved into the old Debenham's building. Now, Mike Ashley's business practices are not something I support but the article was hopeful that the streets either side AND Williamson Square would benefit from the move. And we really don't want an empty building of that size on our main shopping street! Only time will tell...
That'll do for tonight. I'm keen to get to bed at a fairly normal time tonight. I need my beauty sleep!
The first time I read 'The Screwtape Letters', I thought it was just a light-hearted jaunt into the demonic mind. Not something to be taken seriously. Except the stuff about The Patient's mother and how greedy she is, but her own demon has hidden her greed inside self-denial and turned her into a tormenter for everyone else. Wherever she goes, when she's offered something to eat or drink she says, 'All I want is a slice of crisp, dry toast and a cup of tea - weak but not too weak.' - of course, nobody can make exactly what she wants because it's so vague. And, of course, she's always disappointed, and let's people see it. Anyway, having read more BY Lewis and ABOUT Lewis, I now see that this is a serious book hidden behind humour. Screwtape's first letter advises his nephew, Wormwood, not to allow The Patient to think deeply about anything, but to keep him fixed on the 'real world', ie, not to worry about heaven at all. I'm interested in my reactions to it as a much older person.
I rewatched the webinar from the other day, which is only available until Sunday. My take-away for our PMO - identify the success criteria at the start! It sounds so bloody obvious but how else do you know you've achieved what you set out to achieve?! I'm also coming round to the idea of having some kind of sizing but not to be too scientific about it - I think that's where we went wrong in the past. Of course, we're much more mature than we were then.
Another of my colleagues has managed to leave the gravitational pull of the uni! They're moving to the 'other' uni!! And there's a fair to middling chance they'll move back to us at some point :D I'm so pleased for them. There's just no real progression, nothing to test them here. For me, every project is a new adventure and there are the processes to tighten up - and the definitions, etc, etc. And the webinars from overseas :D
I'm not sure ChatGPT is really helping that much with shortening the time taken to create minutes. It does help with condensing everything down - but my notes already do that. If it could cope with a full transcript, it would be REALLY helpful.
I read in The Post yesterday that JD Sports are taking over the old M&S building, now that they've moved into the old Debenham's building. Now, Mike Ashley's business practices are not something I support but the article was hopeful that the streets either side AND Williamson Square would benefit from the move. And we really don't want an empty building of that size on our main shopping street! Only time will tell...
That'll do for tonight. I'm keen to get to bed at a fairly normal time tonight. I need my beauty sleep!