Wrapping things up and getting ready for the next bit
Sprint 1 of the new project is winding down, which is good since it is scheduled to conclude yesterday. There are still two open tasks though, so I find myself at work on a holiday weekend. But I’m more-or-less all right with that. The build process takes just an insanely long amount of time that it really throttles back my productivity (and there wasn’t a whole lot of reserve capacity there). Sprint 2 promises to go easier for me (at least I think so). I’m losing the best developer on my team, but gaining another, and a couple other developers too, so with any luck I’ll be free to concentrate on quality control and fire extinguishing this time around. That’s the plan, anyway.
On the home front Karen is feeling very, very tired. She’s escaped morning sickness per se, but not the general feeling of nausea. It’s safe to say that she’s sick and tired of being sick and tired. I read that this gets better soon. That’s the plan, anyway.
The holiday season has gone relatively well, despite having to work more than I’d like. I got to see my family and hang out with Karen’s family. I ate a bit and gifts were exchanged. Pretty standard fare, and I dug it.
Stephen needed some pictures of himself, his girlfriend and her daughter for a Christmas card, so I met him out at Forest Park and clicked the shutter button a few times. I’ve not taken a lot of pictures lately, but this happens in the winter. The shoot went well enough, I think – I’ve not heard bad things anyway.
I picked up Portal2, and that’s consumed a bit of discretionary time. It’s tons of fun though. Stephen and I have been playing the co-op version when we should be working.
And that’s about it, at the moment. Tonight I am off to see a hockey game and next weekend I’m off to Colorado to poke around the high country.
