A Weekend This Way Cometh
Thursday, almost the end of another week. Work's been grinding lately. A lot of rush to complete the current project for a pair of demos. One tomorrow and one next Tuesday. When I started, I was worried about getting it done. Something I don't worry so much about now, as I find myself a bit ahead of the game development wise. All the components I was to make are done (or as done as your get before they are tested), and now I'm waiting on a component to be made for me to use. I was told its a 'make or break' project for the company. That, all by itself, is enough stress for me. I'm aware I've enough skills to attract most potential employers *but* that doesn't mean they'd offer me a job. 'Overqualified' can be a very scary word at times, especially now in an economy that is very fluid.
In the News, seems scientists think they've found life on Mars.. or are pretty sure they will. Microscopic and bacterial life anyway. Pretty good article on it here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6981361/
Brings food for thought there. If there is bacterial life in caves on Mars, and we take into account that an organism will grow to an approximate size that will help cause an equilibrium in its environment (humans notwithstanding, right now we make a better parasite than anything else when it comes to the environment!), I wonder if in a large enough cave, simple life, like cave fish or reptiles or who knows what will have evolved in the darkness of the Martian caves? Makes you wonder doesn't it?
On the book front, I finished editing part one the other day -- now for edits round 2. Got a bit burnt out yesterday though. Tried to edit the manuscript, but just couldn't bring myself to do it. Not that its uninteresting, I'm just so worn out from engineering work it makes it hard to shift gears like that. I started a short story, something science fiction to give me something different to get my mind around. That seemed to help. I guess I should just keep a battery of projects about to work on to help ease any burn out from the main manuscript.
In the News, seems scientists think they've found life on Mars.. or are pretty sure they will. Microscopic and bacterial life anyway. Pretty good article on it here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6981361/
Brings food for thought there. If there is bacterial life in caves on Mars, and we take into account that an organism will grow to an approximate size that will help cause an equilibrium in its environment (humans notwithstanding, right now we make a better parasite than anything else when it comes to the environment!), I wonder if in a large enough cave, simple life, like cave fish or reptiles or who knows what will have evolved in the darkness of the Martian caves? Makes you wonder doesn't it?
On the book front, I finished editing part one the other day -- now for edits round 2. Got a bit burnt out yesterday though. Tried to edit the manuscript, but just couldn't bring myself to do it. Not that its uninteresting, I'm just so worn out from engineering work it makes it hard to shift gears like that. I started a short story, something science fiction to give me something different to get my mind around. That seemed to help. I guess I should just keep a battery of projects about to work on to help ease any burn out from the main manuscript.
posted by Chris Ash | 8:43 AM
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