A New Year, A New Blog - A New Perspective?

Welcome back to unpossibility. It feels as if I never left.

I was having fun just now looking over the few blog posts I did in rapid succession last year. Heh - sometimes I amuse even myself. Man, the thing I never realized about blogs is how you could look back and remember (as you read the old posts) the things that influenced you at the time you wrote them.

Is anything different?

Now I feel, well, inspired. Hmmm. Not quite, but close...Confident. Yes, that sounds much more correct to me. I am more confident than ever, and truthfully, I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because a former manager left (he was more a friend and role model, than the obtuse connotation the word "manager" implies). Or maybe it was because a ludicrous tyrant was also sent packing. Regardless, I feel empowered and yes, confident.

I know more programming languages and technologies than I can count with just my fingers and toes (which is impressive for me) and I know them all not just individually, but also how they all work together, better than anyone in my company. Arrogant? Yep. But you know what - I've earned that arrogance through 6 years of blood, sweat, and tears. And I challenge anyone to prove me wrong. *insert typical James sarcasto-sneer here*

I'm going to try to make this blogging a weekly thing again, if only for the extremely selfish reason that I want to experience what I felt earlier tonight again this time next year. Will I finally be a broken man then? No more spirit or passion for programming, just a yes-man corporate tool?

I suppose that could happen, but I'd rather learn more cool stuff and set myself further and further apart from those dreary souls lost amidst the stagnant mists on the isle of misfit toys.


P.S. Wow, that was heavy, hunh? I'm going to take a break and play Flight of the Amazon Queen. Why not try it out in ScummVM too? It's free, and I've been having a blast with it on Linux, Windows, and even my Pocket PC. ;)