Ultimape

So, me and a friend started up Praetor Laboratories a while ago to work on some web-design projects we had in our head. We made some prototypes, but nothing really went anywhere.  Its been an off-and-on thing due to the distance we were from each other.

We decided to get a place together when the opportunity arose.  Introducing Praetor Labs: praetorlabs.com

Currently we each have a room in the basement of a fantastic house in South Burlington VT and along with some other roommates.  Me ( UltimApe ), My Friend (Praetor ) and another guy ( Selgeron )  have started setting up a creative area in the main apartment. We have all sorts of space to develop things in. Later, once it gets warmer, we're going to be turning the double wide garage into a private hackerspace and make robots.

I've got a bit of free time, so I've decided to work on some art stuffs.

If you need someone to program, I'm available in the Burlington area. www.praetorlabs.com/profile/np…

A quote I found from a book.  Part of a great review @ CodingHorror: www.codinghorror.com/blog/2011…

"A group of participants were asked to select a negative experience. One group of participants were then asked to have a long chat with a supportive experimenter about the event, while a second group were invited to chat about a far more mundane topic - a typical day.
Participants who had spent time talking about their traumatic event thought the chat had been helpful. However, the various questionnaires told a very different story. In reality the chat had no significant impact at all. They might just as well have been chatting about a typical day.

In several studies, participants who have experienced a traumatic event have been encouraged to spend just a few minutes each day writing in a diary-type account of their deepest thoughts and feelings about it. For example, in one study participants who had just been made redundant were asked to reflect upon their deepest thoughts and feelings about their job loss, including how it had affected both their personal and professional lives. Although these types of exercises were both speedy and simple, the results revealed a remarkable boost in their psychological and physical well-being, including a reduction in health problems and an increase in self-esteem and happiness.

The results left psychologists with something of a mystery. Why would talking about a traumatic experience have almost no effect but writing about it yield such significant benefits? From a psychological perspective, talking and writing are very different. Talking can often be somewhat unstructured, disorganized, even chaotic. In contrast, writing encourages the creation of a story line and structure that help people make sense of what has happened and work towards a solution. In short, talking can add to a sense of confusion, but writing provides a more systematic, solution-based approach."


Keep writing. It helps.  Best thing I've ever done for my life.


I should write more.

This exists now? <-

scat-sense.blogspot.com/

14 entries so far.

There are some old ones on there, but some new ones as well.

Having finished my program and met requirements, having been married to the love of my life, and having moved into an apartment with no phone, internet, or otherwise.... I figured it was a good time to put away this blog on deviantart and start a new one. a new chapter in my life.

If you are reading this, you are appreciated.

I'm almost graduated,  not long left at all.

Getting married soon though, pretty cool!

What do with my life.