About two weeks ago, I started a new job (which explains at least part of my blogging lull, you see). I’m working on Free IQ, which is a streaming media site for entrepreneurs. There’s more to it than just the streaming media (you can upload video, audio, PDF files, PowerPoint presentations, etc.), but I’m still learning the ins and outs, so I don’t know the full scope yet.
When I interviewed, they were favorably impressed by the fact that I’m a WordPress developer. [...]
I’ve discovered a bug in my clock that’s been causing me all sorts of headaches. It’s really messing with my ability to complete projects when others are expecting them. If I can’t find a fix soon, I’m definitely going to have to get a new clock.
See, the problem is that this clock only counts 24 hours in a day. I think I need to upgrade my clock to a 36 hour model. That would probably give me enough time to do all my work, spend some time with my family, and maybe even get some sleep every once in a while. Yep, a 36 hour clock is what I need. . [...]
I’m a working stiff with three kids and an hour-each-way commute. I think that’s all the explanation needed for the long break, right? 
It’s not like I didn’t have anything to write about. Since my last post, Jamie had a birthday, Mary did some really cool stuff with squids for a science project (and I can’t believe I forgot to take pictures!), Claire started walking, I had to give our dog an emergency midnight bath, and Susan started finals in her grad classes. [...]
I know, I know… I haven’t been very active on the blogging front lately. Once again I’ve been sucked into a swirling vortex of job and home projects, with little-to-no time for participating in blogdom. I’ve managed to keep up with most of the latest memes, and I’ve added a few new del.icio.us bookmarks, but there’s been no opportunity to develop any nifty code or write about the subject of the day.
I’ve got eight draft posts in my queue, and three of those are no longer timely, and so I’ll probably end up deleting them. [...]
Alice takes her car to a repair shop on Monday. She walks inside and talks to Bob, the customer service representative behind the counter. “My car seems to work pretty well, but occassionally it makes an odd noise. When can you have it fixed, and how much will it cost?”
Bob smiles and replies, “we can have your car ready by noon on Friday, and it will cost $200.” Alice says that this is acceptable, and leaves her car to be worked on.
On Wednesday afternoon, Bob talks to Charlie, the mechanic. “How are you progressing on Miss Alice’s repairs?” Charlie gives Bob a blank look.
“I gave it a quick look yesterday, but I haven’t even started working on her car. [...]
Today, so far, has not been a good day.
Maybe it was an omen when our dog ran away this morning… I opened our front door to let him go out for his “morning consititutional”, but he spotted a rabbit in the yard across the street, and he bolted after it. I chased after him, and came close to getting him to come back, but then he ran off again. We haven’t seen him since. All we can do right now is hope that he either gets hungry and finds his way back home, or that someone friendly will call the phone number on his collar and dog tags.
At work, we were preparing to preview a new web design and process flow for a big customer of ours. [...]
Our group’s management has told us before that if there is any kind of work-related training we’d like to take or conferences we’d like to attend, to let them know. So when An Event Apart Atlanta was announced in January, I put in a request the same day. . [...]
I’m still here. I’ve just been really busy lately. We’re going through some minor growing pains at my day-job, and it’s kept me really tied up. It’s nothing bad, just that the company is moving from a very loose and informal culture to a slightly more structured one. On the one hand, this means that we can’t have beer in the office anymore. But on the other hand, it means that other groups will quit dumping requests on us developers without any regard to the projects we’re already working on. But during this transition, we’ve gotten a few “gotta-have-yesterday” requests that really do need to be taken care of quickly. [...]
function do_stuff() {
if (in_array($date, $holidays) && $vacation == true) {
travel('away');
visit_family();
$gifts->exchange();
eat();
travel('home');
}
if ($new_year == true) {
eat() && drink();
$weight++;
$sleep = false;
}
$slack = false;
$resolve++;
$work->resume();
return(true);
}
Merry Christmas to me!
I get to unwrap one of my presents early this year, and it ranks up there with some of the best — a new job! I’ll be working with Alex King and the other fine folks at Crowd Favorite. I’m really excited to have the opportunity to work with this crew to tackle some great projects.
Four years ago, when I joined in on the development of WordPress, it was just a fun thing to do on the side. [...]