Post your latest accomplishment

I wanted to start a thread where folks can post their latest accomplishments--whether big or small, gaming or otherwise.

Here's mine: Today, I swam a mile. Without stopping. At 5:30 in the morning. And I feel great!

Nice cheesy! I've never been a terribly strong swimmer, I'm always impressed by folks that can swim a distance like that. Good on ya!

Thanks. I'm kinda surprised myself. Just had to keep telling myself not to stop.

Congrats!

I had to do that when I was in Boy Scouts. Can't remember if it was for Swimming or Lifesaving merit badge. That was 20+ years ago. Now? I doubt I could do a quarter mile without being wiped.

I made a game!

Final Warrior Quest.

cheesycrouton wrote:

Thanks. I'm kinda surprised myself. Just had to keep telling myself not to stop.

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I posted here.

I got out of bed.

Grats on the mile, though! What was that, 65 laps? I'd be lucky if I could do 10.

I have so far managed to not strangle a manager from another team who is doing an exceptionally good job of interfering in my work. Unfortunately this is one of those "collaborative" situations where listening to his hot air is mandatory.

Floomi wrote:

I have so far managed to not strangle a manager from another team who is doing an exceptionally good job of interfering in my work. Unfortunately this is one of those "collaborative" situations where listening to his hot air is mandatory.

Man, that is an accomplishment!

I managed to not go on a murderous rampage the other day when they stuck me during breakfast peak making sandwiches with only one other person in grill, that being a NEW person who barely knew how to cook. So I'd call that a win (on the not killing people part of course).

Vector wrote:

I made a game!

Final Warrior Quest.

That looks so cool! I had fun with the BoD VII and will have to try out your game Vector. Congrats!

I ran an 8' 44" mile. May not seem like much, but I've generally averaged around 10' a mile and am heavy and just getting back into running. Woo hoo!

I repaired two electrical cords after they melted into each other and one of them snapped off of an old convection oven that had a lot of sentimental value for my wife. Rather than pay $80+ to get it fixed and get a new extension cord, I spent about $15 on wire strippers and new plugs, and learned a new skill in the process.

cheeba wrote:

I got out of bed.

This is one hell of an accomplishment for me these days!

cheesycrouton wrote:

I wanted to start a thread where folks can post their latest accomplishments--whether big or small, gaming or otherwise.

Here's mine: Today, I swam a mile. Without stopping. At 5:30 in the morning. And I feel great!

Congratulations cheesy! That is an amazing feat!!

lostlobster wrote:

I ran an 8' 44" mile. May not seem like much, but I've generally averaged around 10' a mile and am heavy and just getting back into running. Woo hoo!

Congrats!! Have you seen the various jogging threads?

I just wrote a decently complex SQL query, which is something I have to do once in a blue moon. I enjoy the challenge of stretching my brain though when I get the chance.

imbiginjapan wrote:

I just wrote a decently complex SQL query, which is something I have to do once in a blue moon. I enjoy the challenge of stretching my brain though when I get the chance.

I wind up having to do that every couple of months. Had one last week that was taking around 90 seconds to join 9 tables. Indexes were fine, and being used, and it was 2 big tables and 7 little ones. I wound up doing all my filtering on one of the big tables in a subquery, then just joining that to the other 8, and it dropped to less than 2 seconds on average. I've been reading everything I can on indexing DBs, and am completely stumped as to why what should be much slower is so much faster.

Bonus_Eruptus wrote:
imbiginjapan wrote:

I just wrote a decently complex SQL query, which is something I have to do once in a blue moon. I enjoy the challenge of stretching my brain though when I get the chance.

I wind up having to do that every couple of months. Had one last week that was taking around 90 seconds to join 9 tables. Indexes were fine, and being used, and it was 2 big tables and 7 little ones. I wound up doing all my filtering on one of the big tables in a subquery, then just joining that to the other 8, and it dropped to less than 2 seconds on average. I've been reading everything I can on indexing DBs, and am completely stumped as to why what should be much slower is so much faster.

I usually just roll by the seat of my pants when it comes to that stuff. SQL is really tangential to my primary job and I generally just need it for one-off stuff, but it's pretty fun. It helps that I'm a quick study when it comes to programming and query languages.

I just managed to not lose my sh*t when my publisher demanded I change a photo in an article because she doesn't like one of the chicks in it.

This one should go down as MonoCheli's accomplishment as well as mine. We've been recognized by the Ohio Hotel and Lodging Association as the Bed and Breakfast of the Year!

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Last month I landed a job with a regional orchestra that will complement my other job nicely! Woo!

Teneman wrote:

This one should go down as MonoCheli's accomplishment as well as mine. We've been recognized by the Ohio Hotel and Lodging Association as the Bed and Breakfast of the Year!

Wow! That is so cool! Congrats.

Congrats Teneman!