David's Go Dojo

I came into work this morning much earlier than normal, as I was unable to sleep after about 6am. Shown at left is my Go board that I keep at my desk for demonstration purposes, as well as a bonzai tree I got last week at the state fair. The pattern on the board was laid out based on a pattern I saw elsewhere, showing the smallest possible living shapes to make with 2 eyes and the space required to outline them.

Here is a better shot, top down. It makes for good study:

I’ve gotten more interest from co-workers in learning more about the game from this simple visual exercise than anything else I’ve put on there since rescuing the board from my house… (it had to go when it was determined that the pieces look just like tiny candies to everyone in the house, including my one-year old.) I am going to sit down with one of the database coders on Wednesday during lunch and hopefully teach him enough about the game to pique his interest in playing further.

As for the tree, I’ve never owned a bonzai before, so I’m learning up on it now. There’s plenty of light most of the time, and my desk at work is pretty stable and safe for a small defenseless life form. Plus, I love the look of the panda meditating beneath the tree upon the board

Good luck in avoiding a “case of the mondays“, as it appears Fall has begun here in Seattle. The rain feels long overdue, despite the short summer, like a tardy but familiar friend.