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Where I’ve Been

December was a pretty rough month all around. Aside from the general hustle and bustle of the holiday season - I come from a rather large Scot-Irish family - there were a lot of family health issues. Two of my uncles are no longer harassing women half their age and telling us about crazy shit they did to our aunts as kids. A third uncle is recovering from a prostate cancer operation. January was more or less a kick back and recover and take things easy month for the most part. I did start a new job, though.

I’m working as a web designer and some times writing some Python and Django stuf. It’s for a startup company that wishes to not see their name in print, but maybe in the near future I’ll be able to talk about that more. I’m enjoying it, largely because I still get to work from home, and I get to work with my roommate. Aside from that, my free time has consisted of a lot of Rock Band, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance and a little bit of photography. I think it’s time to get back into gear and start writing more frequently, as well as writing more code.

I’ve been rolling around some sample code for a few different projects, and learning quite a bit about some solutions to problems I’ve run into in the past. Nothing too specific yet, largely because I’ve got too many projects vying for my attention right now. Currently kicking around ideas for a Source Engine mod, as well as a short comic (written by me, illustrated by InkyPhil) and, of course, always churning away gradually on Photopiles.

In the meantime, I’ve got some ideas for things I’d like to talk about over the next few weeks. Mostly related to developing and designing things in the web world. I promise, no politics.