Looking back on this year, I haven't posted much since the Geeks with Blogs Game Contest last summer.
I am working as a Project Manager on a security accreditation project at work. Obviously I can't post much on that since I would be compromising the NDA. Doesn't leave me much about work to talk about, although I love using Microsoft Project.
I have six months left on an MBA, which takes some time in the evenings and weekends.
I wish I was more like George Clingerman and his XNA3Way buddies (despite the somewhat embarassing title/reference). I think XNA sounds cool. Unfortunately my heavily myopic eyes just can't stare at a screen all day long and then do it some more while cranking code at night.
So what is left to do? After exercising my left brain for twenty years I have been getting more in touch with my under-developed right brain.
I bought a DigiDesign MBox2 home recording studio setup with Pro Tools software and I have been writing and recording a progressive "rock opera", PilgrimsProg based on the classic book Pilgrim's Progress. I find that recording is also very programmatic, especially when arranging song segments and drum loops.
Often I find "reading for pleasure" to be a nice respite from work and school.