Post 1 of 2006.
Last year I started by complaining that this blog had become a complete waste of time and effort. I'm still here. Here's what I believe to be ahead for me in '06:
* We are going to try to be living in or near Boston before the end of the year. Toronto is nice, but I have a feeling I should try to seriously get my ducks in a row before making that leap. Naturally of course this is happening simultaneous to people I want to get to know moving to California - my luck, but regardless I need to end this exile now, before I'm trapped forever. The discussion on how we're getting to Boston is going to happen in the next few days. It's going to be painful, and I put it off myself because I wanted a Christmas-birthday period where I wasn't dealing with uncomfortable issues, unlike last year. I've gotten that, and I'm thankful.
* We want to get married, in Boston. That of course requires living in Boston first, in our case. When that comes to be, I will probably mention it, although there's all sorts of RL issues involved that we haven't been willing to broach about it. It may not happen in 06, but if it does, expect late October/early November.
* You will not see me at a convention, period. FC's decision was mostly made last year in January, although I had kept my options open. By now, it actually comes down to money. I'm spending a lot for the holidays for myself and my loved ones, but after this week I shouldn't and probably won't spend any money at all.
* Nocona has half a chance of getting off the ground. It'd be the first real project I've pushed along in a very long time. I very much think it's worth it, and I think you will as well.
* Blog posts will continue at a rate similar to December. You're likely to see me less and less online, though, and if I move you're going to see nothing but a series of blog posts by phone for a few weeks at least.
* My guess is that I won't get my certifications by the end of the year but I'll have a new job doing similar work anyway. How this is going to work going forward, I don't know, but I have to start on it now, which is why I'm going to probably trim my online time.
* I'll be posting a lot more about the next generation of computers, home-theater PCs, and in particular, the DRM battles ahead. More toward the later end of the year when it's going to start really mattering.
* I'm ambivalent right now as to how much I'm going to talk about kinks outright. I've been trending both ways, and I'm undecided. Weirdness will always abound. I do notice that I'm being a bit more forthright the last few days, perhaps this is a sign.
* I don't expect to be tackling my depression this year. Too many other things going on, and a potential gap in health insurance won't help.
* Cube will develop as a character, but I won't have enough time to really do much with him. Hopefully he'll be patient.
* My expectation is that the 2006 elections will not be a sea change in any real manner. Life will go on, a lot of noise will be made, but nothing much will happen in the U.S. My opinion of the American people will lessen even more, but I won't talk about it much, because, why? There are also late signs from Der Spiegel that we're thinking of bombing Iran. That'd be fun, wouldn't it?
I'm really going to be sorry quitting this job. It's the most stability I've had in my life in a long time. But I've gotten far too comfortable and complacent.
Regardless, I'm not looking too forward to 2006. I'll try to hold onto the bright spots ahead.
Birthday tomorrow. I'm working. Woo.
* We are going to try to be living in or near Boston before the end of the year. Toronto is nice, but I have a feeling I should try to seriously get my ducks in a row before making that leap. Naturally of course this is happening simultaneous to people I want to get to know moving to California - my luck, but regardless I need to end this exile now, before I'm trapped forever. The discussion on how we're getting to Boston is going to happen in the next few days. It's going to be painful, and I put it off myself because I wanted a Christmas-birthday period where I wasn't dealing with uncomfortable issues, unlike last year. I've gotten that, and I'm thankful.
* We want to get married, in Boston. That of course requires living in Boston first, in our case. When that comes to be, I will probably mention it, although there's all sorts of RL issues involved that we haven't been willing to broach about it. It may not happen in 06, but if it does, expect late October/early November.
* You will not see me at a convention, period. FC's decision was mostly made last year in January, although I had kept my options open. By now, it actually comes down to money. I'm spending a lot for the holidays for myself and my loved ones, but after this week I shouldn't and probably won't spend any money at all.
* Nocona has half a chance of getting off the ground. It'd be the first real project I've pushed along in a very long time. I very much think it's worth it, and I think you will as well.
* Blog posts will continue at a rate similar to December. You're likely to see me less and less online, though, and if I move you're going to see nothing but a series of blog posts by phone for a few weeks at least.
* My guess is that I won't get my certifications by the end of the year but I'll have a new job doing similar work anyway. How this is going to work going forward, I don't know, but I have to start on it now, which is why I'm going to probably trim my online time.
* I'll be posting a lot more about the next generation of computers, home-theater PCs, and in particular, the DRM battles ahead. More toward the later end of the year when it's going to start really mattering.
* I'm ambivalent right now as to how much I'm going to talk about kinks outright. I've been trending both ways, and I'm undecided. Weirdness will always abound. I do notice that I'm being a bit more forthright the last few days, perhaps this is a sign.
* I don't expect to be tackling my depression this year. Too many other things going on, and a potential gap in health insurance won't help.
* Cube will develop as a character, but I won't have enough time to really do much with him. Hopefully he'll be patient.
* My expectation is that the 2006 elections will not be a sea change in any real manner. Life will go on, a lot of noise will be made, but nothing much will happen in the U.S. My opinion of the American people will lessen even more, but I won't talk about it much, because, why? There are also late signs from Der Spiegel that we're thinking of bombing Iran. That'd be fun, wouldn't it?
I'm really going to be sorry quitting this job. It's the most stability I've had in my life in a long time. But I've gotten far too comfortable and complacent.
Regardless, I'm not looking too forward to 2006. I'll try to hold onto the bright spots ahead.
Birthday tomorrow. I'm working. Woo.