Growning Pains
I have to take a break for a few minutes. My brain is effectively mush right now. My big project is one of those that requires me to do things I've never done before. I'm writing SQL that is way more complex (and efficient - I hope) than anything I've done previously. And the code I'm writing is, like, wow! I am really stretching the old brain cells on this one. As usual this "growth opportunity" comes with a very tight time frame so I'm not only brain fried but I'm also majorly stressed out. Google was no help today and the co-worker with the brain I need to borrow is out sick.
Hence the short break and then I'm moving over to a different program, one that already exists, that I wrote, and that I freaking understand.
This past weekend was taken up by work, some TV and a movie, and finishing Tethered by Amy MacKinnon. Good book even though I figured out the twist and the bad guy way before the ending. I liked how scarred and flawed the main character was. I also liked that she was well aware of her outsider status and had formed a comfortable life that worked for her. I also like how there were people around her who kept trying to get her to let them in despite her continuing to rebuf them. If just felt real to me. (No, I don't have the emotional scars but I am completely inept socially so there was some empathy there). The ending was a bit cliche' and the whole thing felt like a first book - or almost like a fictionalized journal, which may actually have been the point. Parts of the book are still popping into my head and dreams days later so there's some deeper subtext going on beyond what you read on the book jacket. Definitely worth picking up if you're in the mood to try a new writer and I'll keep an eye out for the MacKinnon's next book.
The garden just doesn't seem to know when to die. The tomato plant bloomed again and I now have probably a dozen little green fruits on it. If the squirrel doesn't get them I'll have another harvest soon. And more beans have come in despite the plants looking like they've been through the apocalypse.
OK. Breaks over. I have to get some more work done before heading to the gym for at least 30 minutes. I'll check in when I can.
Hence the short break and then I'm moving over to a different program, one that already exists, that I wrote, and that I freaking understand.
This past weekend was taken up by work, some TV and a movie, and finishing Tethered by Amy MacKinnon. Good book even though I figured out the twist and the bad guy way before the ending. I liked how scarred and flawed the main character was. I also liked that she was well aware of her outsider status and had formed a comfortable life that worked for her. I also like how there were people around her who kept trying to get her to let them in despite her continuing to rebuf them. If just felt real to me. (No, I don't have the emotional scars but I am completely inept socially so there was some empathy there). The ending was a bit cliche' and the whole thing felt like a first book - or almost like a fictionalized journal, which may actually have been the point. Parts of the book are still popping into my head and dreams days later so there's some deeper subtext going on beyond what you read on the book jacket. Definitely worth picking up if you're in the mood to try a new writer and I'll keep an eye out for the MacKinnon's next book.
The garden just doesn't seem to know when to die. The tomato plant bloomed again and I now have probably a dozen little green fruits on it. If the squirrel doesn't get them I'll have another harvest soon. And more beans have come in despite the plants looking like they've been through the apocalypse.
OK. Breaks over. I have to get some more work done before heading to the gym for at least 30 minutes. I'll check in when I can.