I wasn’t kidding with that post I wrote back in the beginning of November. That’s not to say that nothing has been going on – it has – but I’ve yet to put pen to paper, so to speak.
Everything seemingly is a mess, so many things broken, very very tired but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Or maybe it’s one of those torches that’s halfway down the tunnel or maybe it’s that oasis in the desert which is really a mirage, I don’t know.
Shortly after my dad got back from India, my uncle was hit by a motorcycle and landed in the ICU. 2011 has not been kind to the Vasudevan family. Another uncle is surgery getting a hernia worked on as we speak.
But, positives – there are positives. First, the kids are delightfully delightful. We had some hiccups in our trip to NYC, but overall it was tremendous fun. We may need to skip Macy’s going forward, since the last few times they did NOT have the ornaments we looked for and we always seem to get very short fused when we’re there (for a multitude of reasons). But… it’s Macy’s in NYC. Also? the Macy’s in Philly is nicer. Maybe we’ll swap the two. Added bonus: Reading Terminal is down the street of Macy’s, and there’s nothing but overpriced eateries in that area of NYC.
Second is Lisa’s story(ies) to tell.
Third is that I did in fact sell my ipt and ipad1 for an ipad2. Well worth it, just because multitasking and pdf reading work so well. I considered holding out until an ipad3, but there are a couple of rumors that the A6 processor (quad core) won’t make it into the ipad3 by March – in which case, it will have a retina display with an underpowered CPU, leaving the end user with the same problems we saw in the ipad1.
A number of developers mentioned that they hated working with the iphone4 principally because (and I’m paraphrasing here, since I can’t find the link) that ‘no one buys non-retina enabled apps’ and that pushing retina level graphics on underpowered units forced devs to cut corners. It’s true, though – on a retina display, non-retina enabled apps are blurry, even text based ones. It’s a lot to ask to push those kinds of resolutions.
Fourth – the hallway tile is done, the basement tile is done. I went through 35lbs of grout, which is no small feat given that the stuff triggers my asthma like you wouldn’t believe. I had to do that work with an N95 mask strapped on, which added to the discomfort by a factor of 10.
Fifth, my cousin started employ here at my office and I have someone I can rely on. It’s been a great help thus far.
That’s it. I guess I’m not breaking 1000 this year, but hey, eight years of doing this, not bad eh? eh?
Feel better, Leesie
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