Greg

unexpected result of living closer to work

Now that we live in the single digits of minutes away from work, I've discovered an unexpected change in my work habits.  No, not that I'm running into the office at random times just because its easy to do and I have work to do (why do that when you can access your work machine through VPN?).  Instead it's that I get in later in the morning.  Before I knew that if I hadn't left by a certain time in the morning, I wouldn't have enough time to catch up on things before my first meeting.  Now I know that I have a lot more flexibility and my arrival time has slipped later and later...

News and notes in catch-up

A few random items strung together for my convenience's sake...

• The site is still acting strange.  At times perf is snappy and no complaints, other times it's dog slow.  Unfortunately it seems to be mostly in the latter category and seldom in the the former.  Apparently the db compaction from a few weeks ago didn't actually do the trick :(.  I know (part) of what I'm going to be doing this weekend :(.
• Went to the San Juan Islands for the weekend - specifically Lopez Island.  I'd recommend it for anyone looking for a quiet get-away.  There's a nice ferry ride out to the island and a few small shops and restuarants.  And other than that and some beaches, not a lot else for a visitor to do.  Got some reading done and some walks on the beach - exactly what the doctor ordered :)
• Things at work have been busier than usual which is one of the reasons there hasn't been a lot of posts here.  The most time-critical portion of it will be finishing up this week as I have the last of the review conversations and I'll start working through the backlog of things that I've been ignoring while working on reviews :(.
• The gardening series I planned to do as I learned about taking care of a yard dried up because I haven't been doing a lot of lawn care while there was no rain and I had no time.  It can start back up soon, because I need to figure out how to get rid of the moss in the grass :(
• Lots of photos from the summer (and the recent Lopez trip) to post-process and then post some online.  Hoping to get through a few this weekend and then stretch it out through the rainy season :)