A Study is to Studying as a Living Room is to...

Living? Yesterday, I began, continued, and completed 3 different projects. That is to say, I began one project, continued another, and completed a third.

The project I began was a study of the Runes. I am attending the Thornhaven right this Friday night (eek that is only 2 days away!) To that end, I have built a study sheet to teach myself the Runes. I have used elements from the old Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem, along with the meanings and names of the Runes, to create my own mnemonic Rune Poem that uncovers the meaning of each individual Rune over three verses. I haven't quite completed it yet, however, the time is fast approaching.

I continued work on the hallway floor. Tearing up the old subfloor is diffucult and exhausting work, but I manage about 1/3 of it each night. There are hundreds of screws and nails to tear out, all of which are covered by a half inch of thin set. I am using a heavy duty ice scraper, levered over a 10 lb sledge hammer, to pop the floor up from the screws, then coming along afterwards and removing the screws and nails. Once this is done, it will be short work to lay down the next bit of floating floor.

The project I completed, and this was at 2 am this morning, is the first assignment of the College of Stoic Philosophers. The assignment is a response to a Questionnaire on S.E. Cannavo's Think to Win. I am inordinately proud of this irreverent little 5 pager. I honestly feel that I have accomplished something, that I have finally FINISHED something! Why am I going to all of this work for an uncredited college? My personal aim is to be a mentor under this school, and I know that this is going to take some time and study. The discipline that I develop by completing these assignments will serve me well in my many future projects.

By the way, the title of today's blog is a reference to where I spent the majority of my evening working on the Logic assignment.

A lot more happened yesterday, but I will save some of that for 'slow news' days.