I’ve spent a year-and-a-half now working more on concepts than implements. If you count the final months of TicketsNow, when I was all about documentation and re-coding, it’s been more than two years since I felt like I’ve actually built anything. This blog, as a matter of fact, was supposed to be this customized e-commerce/journal/community web site, but it got about 50% done and stayed that way. (Once I got to IU and realized how prevalent blogging was, I was also a bit embarrassed I had try to create something from scratch.)
Now, at the end of my third semester and possibly heading into my final few months of formal schooling, I find a strong need — but not desire — to start building again.
First, there is my obligation to the School. Two apps, both high priority this week and during the break. Need to get those out of the way. Next, I have to take our hodge-podge of web things (blogs, wikis, family photos, portfolios) and create a uniform presence. This is a personal prerequisite for me before I start sending out resumes and avoid saying, “Hey, I’m a tech guy (but don’t pay any attention to the things I put on the web).” Finally, I have a host of I-have-no-money gifts to create, from little movies to works of art only close family and friends might appreciate. Yet, all I want to is read and philosophize and continue to refine my new world view.
The end to this semester was suprisingly calm. One all-nighter, more a result of failing technology than lack of preparation. I’ve got one short collaborative paper due before I leave for my Mom’s in a few days, but otherwise the semester seemed to fade out. It’s deceiving, though, since most of my intense writing and analysis is going to come in a very packed semester. To paraphrase Jerry McGuire, I glimpse tomorrow’s overwhelmedness.
