So I’ve now spent 2 days in Nashville and I’ve learned quite a few things. The first of which is if you’re ever IT and going to an area to be told their problems, you’re fresh meat. I’ve spent alot of time being told the seventeen thousand things the previous programmer of the application I now manage screwed up. I still like the job, in fact since I know how much of a difference it will make I’m pretty pumped to get started. However I have decided to re-write the application the way it should have been written so it doesn’t resemble a plate of spaghetti. I actually just got home from a joyous 10 hour day. I made a few tweaks to the system to improve it overall.

I did take an hour long break however to run to the bookstore. I ended up leaving with 3 things I think will help my career. The first being the heavily work related book, MS SQL Server 2005 Unleashed. One of the things I wasn’t told is that I’ll be fulfilling the role of database administrator, and my MS SQL is a bit weak compared to MySQL. Thus I picked up the book so I can brush up where need be. Secondly, an issue of HOW magazine, which is much like Cre@te magazine, a designer magazine I used to read. Lastly, and my favorite purchase in iWoz, the autobiography of Steve Wozniak. For those of you that aren’t familiar with Woz, he’s solely credited for the creation of the personal computer, and co-founder of Apple. Hopefully by reading this, somehow I can watch my desire for the iPhone subside.

Well I’ve had an excellent few days off. Played a few great dj gigs. I also splurged a little and picked up a digital camera. After doing a bit of research (i.e. calling my Uncle Mike) I decided it was time for me to own a digital camera finally. For a point and shoot, it seems to do fairly well with a bit of tweaking. Because of this, I also setup a Flickr account to host my pictures. They make it so easy, it seems to make more sense than setting up Coppermine or Gallery. Sometime this week I’ll probably setup a Flickr plugin with WordPress to share my pictures with everyone.

I’m flying out to Nashville tonight for work. It’s my first time actually being sent anywhere for work so I’m excited, and of course I’m going to take lots of pictures. Work has been going great although I feel a bit overwhelmed with everything they want to do. Everything has to be done yesterday it seems. The past 5 day weekend has been the recharge I’ve needed.

I don’t understand it.  I get these urges to have something every now and then.  Usually its some bit of techno wizardy.  Be it a cell phone, or the XBox 360 on my shelf, of my tv.  Money vexes me. If I have have it, it screams at me, get me out of your bank account, NOW.  Sure I’m usually happy with whatever it is I just have to have but it makes saving money particularly hard.  That being said, I’m going to start actually saving money.  Someday I need to buy a house and I’m making too much money to not be saving.  Someday I’ll have all of these debts paid off.  Then I’ll buy a house.. or a Sky Redline.. or.. okay I’ll stop.