So all the big projects at work have been keeping me a little busier than expected. In the last month we completely moved to a new house. So there has been even more delay in the projects I originally had planned. Baby steps are need in these times I guess. I started another semester teaching. Coming to the realization that I have been ‘teaching’ college classes for over 6-7 years now is kind of hard to believe. It’s even hard to believe I’ve been out of high school for 10 years. We recently had our reunion and while it was nice to see my classmates … something was very different. Hard to describe really. I personally was very disappointed. I have accomplished quite a bit in the last 10 years and am very grateful for everything I have. However, I can’t help but wonder if I could do even more in the next decade. Only time will tell…
So last time I wrote an entree I was in the middle of a very large project at work. It was pretty big… big enough to end up in Wired magazine. It was weird seeing my work as a published article in a magazine I normally read. The success of this of course led to larger projects which have kept we working 12+ hour days at work. The whole life/work balance has really been off. Thankfully, I have a partner who understands — I love what I do. I’ve also been busy working on a museum exhibit. Hard to believe. I helped design and build a museum exhibit. I’m also exploring some serious media encoding thanks to my new Apple TV. Which spawned me starting up a small on the side software business. We’ll have to see where it goes from here. Lately I’ve been doing some traveling. A definite change of pace.
All in all life is good. Now if only I could get my ToDo list a little smaller.
Been a little busy with life in general. Work, work, work, LEGO user group, and such. I have started to notice I do not code as nearly as often as I used to. I miss it.
As a side effect I’ve begun to question decisions made in the past. We all do it. We wonder if we ever really learned from our mistakes. I can safely say I have learned from most.
As a result of the project we embarked on at work. I have noticed others around me get… well tired. The quality of product our team used to put out has changed.
I noticed that the more and more our LEGO user group does the more and more opportunities present themselves. We are going to do a very cool museum activity - display next year. Makes we wonder where the lines need to be drawn. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
I recently questioned a decision I made in college - not to take a job as a faculty member. I still kick myself. I know I would have my Ph.D. by now. Now I do not know when that will ever happen.
I just do not know where things are headed and right now… I am just not comfortable with the side effects.
My boss called me at home around 9:35 PM CST Sat Sept 18, 2004. It seems Chris was in an accident on the lake. At first I thought this was a joke (cruel I know). But, then when he repeated himself I slowly let it sink in. My co-worker is dead. I find it kind of hard to believe the guy I hung out with every weekday is gone.
Chris was a great man and will greatly be missed. He was a full time employee, small business owner, and a family man. Which brings me to the more important manner family. Chris leaves behind a wife and two children who from this day forward will never be the same. I feel so hopeless you want to reach out but can not find anything that you know of that will help. Even as I type this I find myself choking up physically, emotionally, and mentally.
My co-worker/good friend is dead. I do not know what to do. The company I work for is small, about 20 employees, and to lose the network guy is huge. The good news is that I’ll be spending more time at work. I guess my educational background is about to pay off. My boss also mentioned he would be leaning heavily on me to get things up and running. This should be loads of fun. But, for the few minutes tonight I as think about work and how things will be very different. I keep focusing back (and where my mind should be) on the family Chris left behind.
Chris left behind his little daughter that was just a ray of sunshine in his life. His son is into computer just like his dad and spent hours helping his dad build his characters up. It’s just interesting to see how things are going to change for them.
I really don’t have any details as to how he died other than in a jet-ski accident. My co-worker is dead. I wonder if the children saw their father during those critical minutes. Was he trying to save one of them. The questions go on and on in your mind. You just can not help but wonder.
Only time will tell the tale… and only fate will write it.
Lately I’ve been finding myself creating automation scripts. During my search I ran into a concept car by Toyota called the PM. Very interesting…
SMS is really interesing. You can just email right to the cell phone kind of nice really.
- Sprint - @messaging.sprintpcs.com
- Cingular - @mobile.mycingular.com
- AT & T - @mobile.att.net
Are some that I have found out by goofing with. If others know some and what to add them by all means please let me know.
