Today seems like a random day to do it, but I have a few blog updates to share. The first is the section at the bottom of all my blog posts. Since January 1, 2011, I’ve been keep track of how many times I’ve been doing particular things. Unfortunately, I’m ending up doing these things so infrequently that it’s not even worth keeping track of anymore.
One of the things I was keeping track of is how many tacos (or any food items in general) I had at Taco Bell. It was a good idea at first because I go to Taco Bell frequently, but I also like to get variety in my meals. As I got more familiar with my university’s campus, I started going to different food places. I still like eating Taco Bell, but I was trying different food from new restaurants that I was running out of opportunities to go to Taco Bell. That’s why the number of tacos I’ve eaten in 2011 has stayed idle for a while, and it’s only going to stay idler because I’m back at home for summer break and I don’t go out to eat frequently at home.
The other thing I was keeping track of was the number of times I did my laundry. There were a handful of problems with this, all related to the number being too low. I have quite a large amount of clothing, so I don’t really need to do laundry very frequently – I can do it about once a month and still have fresh, clean clothing to wear each day of the month. As expected, not everyone knows this, and the low number of laundry trips was giving off the impression that I was unclean or unsanitary.
Another problem with this is that the number increases so slowly that it’s not even worth keeping track of. Sometimes I go even longer than a month without doing laundry, and now that I’m home for the summer, my mom will do my laundry for me and that wouldn’t qualify as the “number of times I did my own laundry.” So, I estimated that that number will probably not reach over 8 or 9 times, and decided that I would stop keeping track overall.
Instead of the “So Far in 2011” section, I decided to come up with a “Keeping Track” section where I keep track of other more interesting and more dynamic things that aren’t necessarily restricted to 2011. If you have any suggestions for things I should keep track of, let me know via the contact page on my website or via email.
RuneScape Accomplishment of the DayThe second update to my blog is a temporary section that will be making an occasional appearance throughout the summer. For those who don’t know,
RuneScape is a Java game created by Jagex. Now that I have more time over the summer, I decided to log in and check out some of the new updates in the game. Another factor in my decision to include this in my blog is the fact that my RuneScape critical analysis articles from 2010 were some of my most popular pages on my website, and I’m hoping to bring some of that attention over to my blog.
I decided that every time I sign in, I’ll try to accomplish at least one small thing related to a recent update and post a screenshot. For example, the screenshot for today was taken a little over a week ago, and it’s inside the waiting room of a minigame called Castle Wars. A recent update released some new in-minigame items as well as some new rewards for playing the minigame, including special armor and capes.
