LeeMobile

So, I guess I was a bit vague as to why I’m so happy this summer in my last post.  I wasn’t sure if I could write about her, so I asked her before I could.  You guessed it, it’s a woman… and I’ve become completely smitten with her.

In a lot of ways, it feels like the “reason” I’ve come out here this summer is to find her.  I’m not sure if I believe in “fate” or something similar, but I feel incredibly lucky that we have crossed paths.  I should start buying lottery tickets.

We compliment each other so nicely and in so many ways, yet in spirit we’re almost like mirror images.  We’re both very boom or bust types of people, and so the spark between us has been pushed full throttle.  She’s only really been a part of my life for over a week, but it feels like we’ve known each other for years.  Things have been moving in a frantic pace, and we’re closer in a lot of ways than most “long-term” couples.

This is really reckless and scary.  I say this because I’m leaving at the end of August, and my future after I graduate is very uncertain.  I’ve never had to deal with a long term relationship before, and I have always shied away from the idea in the past, but I’m completely re-evaluating my stance on this now.

I wish I could say more about her, but for many reasons I can’t.

I can only say that I’m completely smitten, and that this summer may be a huge fork in my life.

–

I spent the weekend camping at Silver Lake, about an hour’s drive from Ottawa.  It was a very restful and relaxed weekend.  Frank and Mel’s over packing meant that we camped in absolute luxury.  I’m pretty sure that if we stayed for another few days we’d have more than enough supplies to last us.

It was nice to get out of the city and enjoy whatever “nature” the park provided us.  Even though it was busy and a little cramped, it was a nice and quiet getaway.  The weekend left me completely drained however, and I felt like passing out in my cubicle on Monday from exhaustion.

I never knew lounging around all weekend in a tent could be so exhausting.

–

I finally have some work to do at work.  Not only that, but I find it to be completely interesting and I know I’ll be totally engrossed in it while at work.

The project is to basically convert a lot of our data to an open standard, so that it can be shared internationally and, more importantly, with the American agencies.  As you can tell from my Linux post a few weeks ago, I’m all about open standards and open source projects, and this is right up my alley.

My main job is to write an interface to allow for the extraction and conversion of our proprietary data into the open standard.  What’s really strange is that I’d never expect my division to do this type of work, as we seem to be really entrenched in proprietary tools and products.

It’s a sign of hope that government agencies will discover the many reasons to accept the “open” philosophy of software.  Internationally many government agencies already have converted, or are in the process of doing so.  I would not be surprised if in the near future (like, a decade or so) that the Canadian government would openly accept and embrace open source software.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 at 12:08 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.