And on and on and on it goes…

Hello again.

Once again I must admit how embarrassed I am that I can’t post a few times a week… but I was waiting all day for Sunday night heheh. I can’t believe the Saints loss to the Jets! Let’s go Saints! (You didn’t think I was rooting for the Jets did you?) It is what it is… or es lo que es. I have been extremely busy and have not even scratched the surface of getting things done. I have a goal that I have been trying to complete for a month now (getting up consistently at 6:30a). I have two kids and a wife, but I don’t think that should interfere with my goal. My son or daughter usually wake me or my wife up. My son is 21 months old now, and he likes to get up around 3 or 4 am to eat. I don’t think that’s the problem as I usually just go to bed too late (around 2am in the morning). I like to eat a late night snack, and I think that may be hindering my 6:30a goal. 

I don’t know how much sleep my body can get and still be extremely productive, although the recommended amount is 8 hours (I don’t know anyone who realistically gets 8 hours on a daily basis). I wanted to aim for 6 or 6 1/2 hours. I was doing that all the while in school, and I don’t see why I couldn’t do it now (albeit I’m getting older). I heard a story of a preacher who would get up at 5-5:30a in the morning, and in his old age couldn’t get up that early anymore, and said he felt he was being lazy! Now that is severe discipline! 

Thought of the week: If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.

Hanging in there…

Hello all.

I went to eviction court yesterday, and guess what? I was given time to pay (in full) the rent I owe! Sounds great, doesn’t it? I met with the building’s lawyer prior to the meeting with the judge. I guess he was just doing his job as he asked me “Do you have the money for the rent?” I looked at him incredulously and shook my head no. So, that means more time and more work! I got to get this business running fast! 

For the tech aspect of things (as my blog is called livinginnyand”it”), it appears I may have to learn programming a little faster than I wanted to. I wanted to enter the IT game with basic computer/network support. But those are my plans, and my plans usually come to nothing. That’s the frustrating thing, when you think that you have a brilliant plan and it can’t or just doesn’t come to fruition. Can anyone relate?

Since I have about 20 followers (yay!) I want to leave with you with a thought of the week:

“People may plan all kinds of things, but the Lord’s will is going to be done.”

 

I am personally experiencing that, and therefore I want to encourage you with that. If you can prove to me different, then let me know your secret hehehe… 

 

PS. You may be asking, why would the Lord’s will be done and not mine? Without opening a can of worms, if what you plan happens, then GOD allowed for it to happen. It’s humbling, especially in my life. If it was up to me, I would be making over 100 grand a year and living in some backwoods in Pennsylvania…

 

How can it be done?

I have to get some wifi or something… I only have my “4G” to work with. Great news though, I finally installed Slax onto my netbook (btw that reminds me that I need to become a member of the Linux community)! Now I have two operating systems on my netbook :-). Ahh technology… it can be enjoyable, but a headache, like many material things… I have to do more networking and have to get some funding since I have a court appearance for not paying rent. I may have to make a marketing video (It may become more popular than I want, since it would deal with a mayor of NY).

I have become a researcher and I need a strong internet connection at all times. Anyone know of a cheap fast internet? I may be dreaming asking that question. Perhaps I can make it… slowly and surely I leak into the IT industry. Speaking of leaking into the IT industry, I may just start posting when I have something to post.

Makes sense right?

it’s been that long already?

Hello again!

I feel like I’m letting you guys down… I’m struggling to post as the days progress. The beneficial thing is it shows that I’m busy. The only thing is I feel like I’m doing “busy work” and not getting work done. But “little by little, bit by bit” I’m making it happen. I enjoy wordpress since I feel I can reflect on this like my journal, albeit a public journal. I want you guys to get some glimpses as to what goes on in my life, and that’s why my blog has the name that it has. Where did I leave off? I believe I mentioned my netbook problem and I found a new operating system (Slax 7). I remember my netbook was running faster with Windows 7… I think it’s because the thing boots from a 4GB flash drive that may be slowing it down. I was thinking of getting a bigger flash drive to see if that would work, or the alternative would be to install on a hard drive. It appears the maker of the operating system didn’t design it to do that, but that’s what I’m in the IT business for: to learn how to hack (make things do what I want them to do). I like languages, and it appears with Linux you have to learn a different language to communicate with it. Chinese anyone? heheh. I want to learn Chinese, but Linux doesn’t deal with the Chinese language, unless you choose that language for the system to utilize. 

I want to stay focused on 3 things: running a successful business, becoming a National Master in chess, and taking care of my family. I believe the first plays into the next two… let me know if you disagree. So, I was able to hustle some money together (thanks to a buddy of mine) where I was able to make close to $600 in 3 days! (And it was legal!) I’m thinking if I could do that for my business, I would be set! My goal is to make $100K in the first year, albeit I haven’t made a dime yet, but I was informed that during the holidays that IT assistance becomes a vital factor for companies. I pray I get to see that happen. I’m still marketing and trying to find out what’s the best way and who’s the best people to speak to about launching the business off the ground. I’m not too concerned about the government closing down partially since it appears this is being done to make a statement (if you recall, earlier this year there was going to be another shutdown, and I don’t even remember for what….). 

I think I caught up on things… I still have rent wayyyy overdue (I know some of you share my pain heheh). I still haven’t been brought to court and I thought that would’ve happened. I’m just trying to play some catchup since I appreciate that I still have a roof over my head. I forgot something… I may go into marketing to raise funds for the business. I’m not an expert at marketing, but I do have a sense of humor and know when things are able to catch on. I sent an email to someone about a little diddy that I made for Little Caesars. I haven’t gotten a response, but I plan on following up. 

For those who may be “black” centric, I just found “The Network Journal” that would assist entrepreneurs.

 

Stay tuned…

How long has it been?

Hello all…

 

Talk about IT trouble… I was unable to post for a while due to IT issues. No internet (or slow internet connection) prohibited me from posting. I even tried posting on my phone and was experiencing trouble! I went to McDonald’s, as well as the Public Library trying to download a Linux type of operating system. On one occasion, I downloaded it (there’s a library in Manhattan that the Wifi is crazy fast… I’ll keep that a secret for now hehehe). When I transferred it to my computer, it wasn’t showing the size of it. It was like it split into two files. Then I started looking for smaller Linux OSes. Found one!  There’s even one that’s 50 MB. So I finally fixed the netbook (still have to fix the F5 button). It was a snap before (literally) to put back on. Now it’s giving trouble… 

Didn’t get the eviction notice yet, but find it funny that I lost my keys… The business is going… still a lot to do… Gratefully I haven’t felt the effects yet of the Federal gov’t shutting down. Anyone out of work because of it?

Days go by…

Where do I start? It’s been a few days since I’ve posted. Please note this post is from my smartphone. My netbook’s hard drive failed because of my frustration. I even opened up the hard drive to see if I could fix it! I have another hard drive from a PS3, but it only has 40gb. I was thinking of getting a Linux OS to install on the netbook… i played at a chess club last night and tried to download the file, but wasnt able to finish the download. I paused the download thinking I could download somewhere else… didn’t happens. I lost the chess game by giving. My opponent a piece like a patzer… i arrived late to the game because my old lady forgot i play chess on Tuesday nights…

To add insult to injury, i got a quasi eviction notice! I was told i had 3 days to pay or i would be evicted. They have to give me official documents for that to happen. Well, now my blog is official as I’m livinginnyandit hehhh. I don’t like these negative weeks, but thank GOD for them. It helps me to remember what’s important: Life.

What a day can bring…

Hello all!

Time goes by so fast… I didn’t check to see if I posted Friday, but I’ll discuss yesterday. I was a part of Chess-in-the-Schools chess tournament in Central Park. First off, I showed up late because I went the wrong way in the park. I literally started jogging to get to the tourney on time, and still showed up late! There were six rounds, and I missed the first. There’s something called a “bye” for all you non-chessers that means you’re given a half point. In a chess tournament, every game you win equals 1 point, and a loss is 0 points. Maybe I should make a chess blog… that’s a different story for a different day… Perhaps when I have my chess site up and running. Back to the story: So I won 3 games and loss two and had a bye for the first round. So my total is…  3.5. I thought I would’ve gotten a trophy, but the competition was serious! There were 7th place trophies and those people won 5 games! I met my goal of winning at least one game since I loss the first two games that I played and went on a 3 game winning streak! (I have to give kudos to a chess buddy’s cousin, I thanked him personally.). He got my “brain juices” flowing. There are these two black chess players who are phenomenally exceptional players (Justus Williams and James Black) that played and I believed they played each other in a sudden death match (I’m not sure who won) but it was like a high school fight! People were standing on chairs to see the two play! I enjoyed myself for the most part, I plan on playing next year. I did get a free shirt hehehe…

Continuing on to techie things… My netbook (Acer Aspire) still isn’t working. A freak accident of milk spilling on it has caused it to malfunction with the keyboard. I tried giving it a rest and fixing it today. I appeared to have fixed it, but some of the keys were malfunctioning and pressing other keys. For example, if I pressed the M button, it would type m,. Some keys weren’t working and so I tried to fix it. I got frustrated and pressed on one of the non working keys and may have damaged the hard drive. I have to switch hard drives to see… I have an 80gb hard drive and have to see if it’s compatible. But I was thinking of buying a white keyboard since the netbook is onyx blue and black. It would also allow me to use it in the dark if the keys were white. I guess you can tell I’m using a different computer… I’m an Acer fan, but I can be swayed to another brand hehehe. I also have to do a little more research for a reliable website (I’m thinking of going the fatcow route since I believe it’s cheaper than godaddy). I made a free website via wix.com but it loads slllloooooooooooooooooooowwlllyy. That forces me to buy a website… Any insight would be greatly appreciated. 

Just another day…

Well, I guess I’m not able to post everyday… I thought I would be able to. But on to today! I thought someone hacked my netbook (pre-tablet look a like) because I couldn’t log in! But I had a freak accident: I put my netbook on my laptop and they were on the table. I was trying to eat breakfast (pancakes with milk… mmm mmm!) and I tried to push the laptop further back on the table with milk in a cup in one hand and my pancakes on a plate in the other. The milk came swishing up and wet both the laptop and netbook! I wiped it immediately with alcohol and a cloth of sorts. I went somewhere to use it and I noticed I couldn’t log in! I came back home, a bit frustrated, but was believing it was going to work. (Things like that drive one to prayer! If only I could fulfill the verse “pray without ceasing”). So I get home after reading about resetting the password and trying to finagle resetting. I didn’t want to download any malware so that wasn’t an option. Then I thought to myself: why don’t I try to log in one more time to see what’s the problem. (I may be hinting at my password at this one… attention all hackers hehehe) I pressed the letter “M” and noticed it was typing it twice! That’s why I couldn’t log in! But you know when you’re typing without looking at the little black circles you (I) wouldn’t recognize the problem. So that was the problem, the milk must’ve made the keyboard sticky and hit the letter “M” twice! 

For all the hackers out there… you still have a few letters to solve to hack into my netbook!

Note to all (although microchips are made of sand, they are not liquid friendly…)

 

Good day,

Steve

Putting the pieces together

Today I spent looking for contacts for potential business. I found a website that would assist me with my endeavor. I would say… but I don’t want to give my secret away just yet… I had a coworker who would be upset if she read my posts, she didn’t like the … thing. I believe she got her masters in English. I like English, and I like to switch it up as English has a lot of stolen (or “borrowed” words). Restaurant is an example. Speaking of restaurant, I believe it was a few weeks ago where my old lady asked why didn’t I start a restaurant instead of an IT staffing agency. I relayed something to the effect that my heart wasn’t in that, and I would need major funding, and I would need to follow all of the bureaucracy of NY in order to get it up and running. I don’t believe I would’ve been in business more than a year, but I did watch that show with the English guy who was like a project manager and would go to stores and help them to pick up business. I forget the name of the show… I know it was on Food Network… BTW I don’t have cable so don’t feel like I’m trying not to say the name of the show… …. … (giggles like a school girl in his mind…) . 

So, I’m trying to stay with my mantra (TRCA) or trucka. It’s easy to remember. This isn’t for praying, but for remembering what to stay focused on: Technology, Research, Chess, and Art. Speaking of art, I was told that my logo was too plain and that I should look up some logos to improve it. I relayed to the person that I made the font and therefore didn’t think anything else was necessary. Take a look and see if you can say I plagiarized. It stemmed from my college days where I was going to a community college and thought that I would create an art movement. In a sense, I’m still having an art movement, albeit I’m tweaking the term for ‘art’. Absium was supposed to specifically be an art movement, but it turned out to be more than that, and I’m thankful for that. And I would like to push my website till the day has come for it to expire: http://gogetfunding.com/project/absium . I like to say that one has the opportunity of helping a start up that may become a big thing in the future. “Who despises the day of small beginnings?” Imagine, you can contribute to something that may one day effect the country, perhaps even the world… If you haven’t seen one of those lotto commercials where the person missed out on winning money, just pray the same thing doesn’t happen to you…

Absium is more than just an IT staffing agency. That’s just the start. Google started with the search engine, and now look what they’re doing! It almost feels as if they’re trying to dominate the world! I’m not Google, but that’s not going to stop me from my ultimate goal of becoming a cyber security force.

Good night,

Steve

 

Am I working?!?

Hello all!

I like to say with the business that I’ve started that I don’t want to do busy work, but be busy with work. Busy work is when your doing things that aren’t productive, but just keeps one busy. Being busy with work is when one is actually accomplishing something. I spent what seemed like 3 hours and didn’t feel I accomplished anything. Feelings can be misleading at times, but then you have to look at the facts and the outcomes. I only made one phone call for clients and that was it… I have to now act like I’m a boss to boss myself around and give myself a set schedule (sometimes it’s best to have a boss heheh). 

Not sure if you guys are like me where the rent is piling up as the months go on… I need like an impetus to get this business off the ground. I think my starving belly and family should be enough impetus to drive me… but regrettably it’s not… I heard on a YouTube video a guy who said “You have to be in business, to be in business”, and I think that’s a profound statement as I see that it is true. Different avenues open up while one is in business, and I was told that yesterday. So, those of you who are the 99%, you have a chance to become a 1%…

 

Good night,

Steve