daily grind: June 2007 Archives

I spent the majority of the weekend setting the groundwork for the work on my project. In the process I decided to make a decision that will impact the goals I set forth. Instead of using Ruby on Rails to develop the application I am working on, I've decided that I'll use Java instead. I know a lot of RoR fanboys would most likely give me a hard time over this, but in the end I decided it would be much wiser to narrow my focus and work with something I'm more comfortable with.

This decision will enable me to work faster without questioning whether I'm doing something correctly. I know that by stating, "This project is not defined and is very open-ended as to it's purpose." is going to pick up a lot of criticism. For all intents and purposes it is very broadly defined. I know what kind of functionality I intend for it to have, but I do not know the exact context in which it will be used. At this point, however, I don't believe that will be exceptionally limiting. Time will tell.

As with my decision to stick with Java - as more work is done, I expect for more of it to take shape, become more narrowed and better refined. As of today, I'm kind of glad that I have started work on it and I'm looking forward to the day when I'm ready to put it to work. A song I listen to for inspiration . . . Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright because I don't want the chorus to apply to me

Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for
Used to be
Still it's
hard Hard to see
Fragile lives
shattered dreams

Last week, while my family and I were in North Platte, Nebraska waiting for my wife's mother's memorial service, we threw around the idea of moving back there. Normally I'd have sooner stuck the barrel of a Smith and Wesson in my mouth and pulled the trigger. However I found that idea ( moving back there ) somewhat appealing for a few different reasons.

It's kind of like this post . . . as it has a few different reasons because they all depend on each other. This whole idea of moving back there came about as the wife and I sat beside the pool as the kids swam and enjoyed the sunny, warm weather. On a previous visit the idea had popped up but my wife wasn't particularly interested. I think what solidified the idea in her head this time was the fact that she was able to get a hold of and visit one of her bestest-ever friends and visit for a while.

Afterwards she had expressed her thought that perhaps it wouldn't be so bad.

Sorry no post earlier today. My family and I had to make an unexpected trip back to Nebraska due to a death in the family. Most likely I'll be here for a few days. I'll try to post. We have a room with an Internet connection.

The trip up here was not very fun. Although is was sunny and what not, it was incredibly windy on the interstate making it a very stressful drive. It's late, but I'm putting a post together for tomorrow. Until then . . .