Brian's Bits

Things within the community site seem to be going really well. I'm excited for some upcoming additions. There should be some subtle changes, and hopefully (eventually) some bigger changes. You'll have to wait and see what it's all about.
I've been trying to keep everything active, which consequently leaves my own blog a bit neglected. In any case, I'm hoping people are having fun with some of the contests and games we've set up. I've had a lot of great participation from the T-shirt a day contest and some enthusiasm for the new Times Square contest.

Outside of work, my life is pretty boring. I suppose it's a combination of things that have kept me from going out and doing exciting things. I blame my lack of a car and the temperature. In any case, I know they're just lame excuses. I usually stay in and mess around on my computer. I'd been playing around a fair bit trying to get some familiarity with PHP / MySQL. I've known the enough PHP to get around, and only vague familiarity with MySQL in the past. This has been a nice refresher, but fairly time consuming. In the end, I hope I'll have produced something worthwhile, so I can feel accomplished and again forget all knowledge I will have worked so hard to gain.

I guess I'm now at the point in my life where my typical activities are becoming mundane and boring (remember, I've only lived here for about 5 months). Perhaps I'll need to find a new, more "active" hobby to keep myself occupied. I'm happy that I'll be travelling back home - in the US - in another week and a half. Familiar food, faces, currency, language...have I mentioned food? Anyways, this post is long enough.