le craic’s Friday Eyedrops

Writing by aj@lecraic on Friday, 27 of June , 2008 at 7:05 am

Yesterday I decided to keep a food diary. I want to try and get an idea why I’m getting so tired. It’s not every day but maybe 2 or 3 times a week. Sometimes by the end of the day I am literally hardly able to walk.

I thought I might use my mobile’s note feature. I created the first diary entry but it was too awkward. Then I thought maybe my internet tablet. No good – battery time isn’t great. Create a document on the PC – maybe, but others use the same machine so it was a no to that.

Of course, the last thing I thought of was pen and paper which was exactly what I ended up using.

I couldn’t just use any old bit of paper though. I headed on over to pocketmod.com which allows you to create little disposable notebooks. Every pocketmod you create has customised pages – to do lists, food diary, contacts and shopping lists. It’s been updated since I last visited it and now allows you to include pages from your favourite website. The pocketmod is printed on a single sheet of A4 paper which is then folded to create a booklet. It’s a little tricky getting the folding right the first time but the video showing how it’s done helps.

Just passing it along in case you hadn’t heard of it.

Twitter week. I joined twitter this week. It’s been good so far and very useful. It has exceeded my expectations even though it is frightfully slow. I imagine there is a point at which it could become a distraction though.

For me it makes me feel connected. My typical day starts at 7.25 when I leave the house to catch the bus. From that point on until 12 or 1 in the afternoon, I might not have any interaction with another soul beyond various exchanged hellos or good mornings.

I miss the camraderie of the office working environment which I spent many years in. There was always someone to share your news and thoughts with. Always someone to discuss something from the previous nights tv. Innane chatter really but that’s the stuff of life isn’t it? I do have someone that works with me on a few afternoons a week so it’s not all bad. Still, 4 or 5 hours until the afternoon is a long time to spend on your own if it’s not busy.

Anyway, if you want to join my virtual office and keep me sane, do feel free to follow me I’d be glad of the company.

Ok, so this is a bit like all those kit kat ads, but the animation is gorgeous and you know I only bring you quality videos on a Friday don’t you?

I twittered about buying a book on Bookhabit this week. The book I bought was the Secret of Rapid Learning. The title drew me like a moth to a flame, so I put down my hard earned $2.50 and downloaded it.

I’ve read maybe a third and will probably write a summary post about it later. The site is worth a visit in the meantime.

What is Bookhabit all about. Well, I think they say it themselves very well.

Bookhabit gives discovered and undiscovered writers a conduit to the reading world, and gives readers a place to explore.

Readers can look for books about niche or specialist subjects that a mainstream publisher couldn’t promote profitably.

As if I don’t read enough already, I’m a subscriber to Business Book Summaries. I find them very handy to get the salient points of a book without having to invest in it or read it! They have a special offer right now. A years subscription for $39.95 – that’s a bargain as you can download all the previous summaries as well.

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