The Calm Before the Storm

Today was supposed to be my "day off," a day where I do everything I want to and nothing I have to. Did that happen? Of course not. I really, really, really wanted to do nothing today. Looks like I will have to defer that freedom until next weekend. While I have been super-busy with a variety of personal projects, learning, and new opportunities, the last three weeks are almost certainly going to pale in comparison to what is coming up.

So what is next?

My next major goal is to get my new web server up and running. This means I have to redevelop my "Recipe Library" application, which is no small feat. This is the only project holding up deployment of the web server, so it is priority one. At the same time, I am working on a relatively-unplanned web application called "T2" (or "Time Tracker"). This is a JavaScript-based time tracking tool that I use at work and hope to release as a proper application for anyone to use by June. Of all my projects right now, this is furthest along, so I spend at least an hour a day working on it to stay on target. I am ahead of schedule for a June 1st release. I am thrilled.

Thanks to recent professional developments, I am taking on a new project for 2012: self-marketing. When someone Googles "Perrysburg .NET developer" I want to see my name on the first page of results. As it is now, I am actually on the third or fourth page of Google, which means I am not far from my goal. This would be a huge boon to me as a professional, and over the next couple of months I will be refining my personal website so I am more attractive as a developer-for-hire. My website will eventually become a display piece for all my strengths: .NET and JavaScript programming, creative writing, consumer-level support, and creative/technical writing.

I will also be spending at least 2 to 3 hours extra at the office over the next two weeks in order to stay on task with a major project that is wrapping up.

Point in case: I am a busy, busy man. I am not simply staying busy for the sake of being busy, however. I do have an end-goal in mind, a finale to all this madness that will be far-too-long in the making. Until then, however, back to work.

B3 out.