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I am almost "en route", I'm living out of a suitcase and drifting from location to location until my roots can take hold in Hawaii(I'm posting via a open Wi-Fi connection). I like the travelling life, but I'm ready to get to the final destination. All things have fallen into place, all projects completed, now it's just a matter of leaving this island for the next.
Since this site(www.awfulmonkey.com) somewhat spiraled off on its own into much more of a personal site than what it was intended(a web design showcase), I have now created the subdomain design.awfulmonkey.com to play host to those projects under the name of A.M. Web Design. This site will continue to be a site that I send to family and friends(still working on the photo gallery), but all professional projects and links for clients will be made available on A.M. Web Design.
After getting my car back from its hibernation and repair, I must already bid it adieu. I had missed driving it just for the sake of driving it, but now it must be crated and shipped ahead of me. I have had very little opportunity to even drive the thing when I bought it due to weather, and I think these past 4 days have been the most driving I've even been able to do(I filled the gas tank 3 days before I was supposed to ship it... requiring me to have less than a quarter of a tank). I fear that it won't even arrive in time for me to claim it in Hawaii before I must depart there myself.
Friday will be the culmination of a year long project that will finally have the seal of completion upon it. That will bring a good sense of closure and accomplishment(and money). I will place links to these two projects in question when they have been finalized on Friday. Then you can send me e-mails with complaints about my code and design(which of course I will take to heart.........).
Twenty one more days and counting!
Only 27 more days until the great Exodus of Kodiak. I will finally depart the island in a week long journey to to yet another island. Nah, I'll be spending some time out East before I get there, learning a little bit more for my job and visiting friends and family. It may seem like another stint of relaxation, but I'm just sitting in the eye of the hurricane. Once I get there the beginning of a new job, a new city, a new cuture, and numerous foreign viral infections mutating the air I breath. Errr......
But the clock is ticking, and the tasks to finish are dwindling. I am heading to the crest of the wave and am starting to plan the descent. Wish me luck!
I had a nice little respite last week down in Petaluma where I was sent for some training. The travel time spent in San Francisco was excellent, and gave me a bit of time to collect my thoughts about all the pending tasks. But, now that I have returned to Kodiak and created a list of what must be accomplished, it has become very apparent how little time I have.
I now have full ownership of a new sports car that does not currently run because it sat so long through the winter, so now I must have it towed, repaired, then shipped. I have four projects looming over my head at COMMSTA that I must complete before departure. I have to prepare everything for shipment within the next 2 weeks. About the only thing that has gone smoothly is the completion of two web sites I was creating for some people. I was able to put the finishing touches on them this morning so that they are ready to be published.
I feel that once I get to Hawaii I will have about 2 minutes to relax, and then the excitement of a new job begins.....there is never rest for the weary.