One man’s voice Thoughts, rants and commentary from a husband, father of five and professional web geek

Where the heck have I been?

If it's any indication as to my whereabouts and free time, this post was originally started on January 22, 2010. Crap.

I wish I could tell you where I have been and what I have been up to this year. The truth is, I can't remember. It has been a whirlwind year so far, wrought with long hours at work, long hours working at home, cleaning the house, riding Bart, more cleaning the house, more long hours at work and all sorts of other goodies along the way. I can honestly barely remember the ball dropping to ring in the new year let alone what I have done since then. But the few things that stand out the most are:

• My car is getting fixed
  After more than a year of trying to raise the money to buy my replacement engine and have it installed I have finally been able to get it done. Almost. My car is in the shop as I write this and the motor should be in within the next couple of days. This will be such an enormous stress relief for me because I am going to now be saving literally three extra hours a day on commuting. I so can't wait.
• My career path is currently under review
  For some strange reason I decided that I'd post my resume on Dice.com a couple of weeks ago. Holy crap, was that every a crazy thing. Within an hour I had two calls and by the end of the day I had eight calls and five emails. I guess the valley is in need of PHP developers. Whatever. All I can say is that it is nice to know that in this crazy economy my skill set can still provide for my family.
• My weight is still an issue for me
  I have been trying hard to get my weight back under control for the last couple of months. I had lost about 35 pounds toward the end of last year then allowed myself to fall victim to the Christmas holiday. That was so stupid of me. I have put back on about ten pounds since then, but the worse thing is that I don't feel as healthy as I did just a few months ago. I'm battling this every day, and I feel like I'm losing the battle. But still, onward I fight.

I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting about a boat load of things to mention for this year so far. I hope at some point I can slow down and remember enough of them to post about them. If not, just know that if I vanish again it isn't because I have forgotten about my blog or have died or something heinous like that. It is probably because I am either at work or sleeping.

Mmmm, sleep.