Young Hands Club

Below is my review written with the same format as last week.

Must Do

1. My primary task for the week is to continue last week’s task of reviewing the python version of keccak V.
   1. Write post on The V Manual Genesis / Ode to V. This includes doing careful background reading and asking questions for points that I do not understand.

   I failed to complete this on time. I may be able to complete this post tonight, after I write this review, but it is unlikely. I also fear a double beating would come from trying to publish something incomplete at the minute of a deadline. There are multiple reasons for my failure for this task. The first is time management. I perhaps went down too deep a rabbit hole reading the V Manual Genesis. I got caught reading into related material trying to fully grok the principle of identity being constructed on a fix support by others’ view and the idea that identity is inaccessible to the subject. The second is that after having my two previous assignments reviewed (my summary of Diana Coman’s post about feelings and my annotations on Stan’s v.py) I knew I needed to completely restructure my post. The main problem with my post is that it was written with the purpose of _I must demonstrate I understand what is V and why is it important._ But as diana_coman said this is a ~schoolboy mentality. Instead I need to make the post shed light on some aspect of V. Doing that will in turn show I understand V. The third problem was I had time laid out for today to review and proofread the post that got swept away by an extended meatwot visit. My local friend brought over some of my luggage I had left at his place and stayed over for extra few hours that included a surf session.
   

   2. Annotate Stan’s v.py code.
      Completed. I discussed the problem of my finished product with diana_coman. I was writing the post with the wrong intention, ‘to show that i understand V.’ Of course my annotations should show I have an understanding of V, but that should not have been my primary goal. As diana_coman stated, my annotations should have strictly added clarity to Stan’s code. My annotations did add clarity in certain places, but many of the annotations were noise.
2. 20 hours of saltmine work.
   Complete. I put more effort into my saltmine job this week. Working harder actually made the work more bearable. It felt pretty good getting this done right at the beginning of the week.
3. Write a summary of http://ossasepia.com/2017/01/25/feelings-are-helpful-but-not-for-idiots/
   Complete. I pondered more about the information I digested from the post than the writing of the summary. Since I already discussed with diana_coman my problems with the summary, I’ll write a short note about what I thought about after reading the post. The main thoughts I have are: in what ways do I let my emotions/feelings distort my interpretation of reality? Is there some insight I can obtain by thinking about my feelings in a detached manner? and what “small” behavior differences in ticos may give me a deeper understanding of their culture?
4. Setup apartment – grocery and kitchen supply shopping.
   I have what I need for now but there is of course a lot of home improvement possible.
5. Daily Spanish Study (begin interacting with my new community.)
   I had two long conversations in Spanish. The first was with my cab driver who took me to the convenience store. We were together for two hours total conversing in Spanish the entire time. I used what I learned from reading diana_coman’s advice to thimbronion and made an effort to actually get to know the cab driver. The second long interaction came from being invited to dinner with my landlords (a married couple) and their daughter + her friend roughly my age. Comprehending the dinner conversation was a little tough, the adults spoke clearly to me but the ladies my age spoke at full speed and I had to repeatedly ask for clarification / missed parts of conversations that were not directed right at me.

Time Permitting

1. Write a review of The Odyssey.
   Failed for lack of time.
2. Read 50 pages of A Tale of Two Cities. ((This is a book I have available with me right now, but I am open to suggestions as to what to read next.))
   Failed for lack of time.
3. Practice guitar for 45 minutes 5/7 days of the week.
   I played the guitar to relax, but I didn’t practice.
4. Surf (about 15 hours total, these are allocated throughout the week based on wind, tide, and swell conditions.)
   There were good waves this week. I need to get a waterproof watch to be able to know how long I’ve been out in the water.