The two most exciting things to happen are that (a) I passed my Grade 4 AMEB Cello exam a few weeks ago, and (b) I passed my TOGAF 9.2 certification exam the other day. The Azure and Architecture Certifications project page has been updated with my new badge. The cello exam certainly ended up being a bit stressful. First of all, my teacher of 2 years has developed a shoulder injury and could no longer teach from November, so I had to find someone new....
Some of my thoughts for 2022 and what I want to get done: If I aim for a cello grade each year, my grade four exam will be coming up in May. However, my teacher has injured herself, and won’t be doing any more teaching this year. So, unless I can find a new teacher here on the Sunshine Coast, I know it will be difficult to pass this exam. I’m going to take another crack at a low-FODMAP diet for 8 weeks....
So many false starts with my health and career development. I will try create a regular habit to write here. What I’ve been doing The aim is to write about whatever problem I’m trying to solve at work, whether I think it’s interesting or not, as well as new habits I’m trying, and interesting things I’ve baked. We’ll see what comes up. What has actually happened since 2020-05-02? Well, I finally got those in-person cello lessons, and I actually passed my grade 3 exam the other week....
I’ve been reading a lot about Warhammer gaming recently. I was a serious collector in my teens but I haven’t touched this hobby for years. Quarantine at home seems like a good time to restart these kinds of hobbies. It’s been a good time for baking and cello practice, too. What I’ve been doing I recently discovered Wahapedia with all of the updated unit statistics for Warhammer, and it has been fun re-living my high school days a little, reading over the content there....
I picked up the cello in November 2019. I’d been thinking about it for a long time, and, inspired by the Piano Guys, finally bit the bullet. Plan of attack My immediate goal is to be good enough to play at our church Christmas carols this year, but I haven’t been only practicing carols. I purchased Essential Elements for Strings: Cello (Book 1) when I started, and have simply been working through the exercises and watching a few videos to help with technique....