Bend in the Weather

MX is a free commuter magazine published in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

A regular feature, they ask commuters a question.



Given their time again, I think John and Claire would answer differently.

Source: PhotoBasement

Well it's been about 3 months since my last blog post.

What has happened in that odd 90 days? A lot and not much.

The last few months have been tough. I've been mostly wading through a pool of emotional jelly. Whilst movement has been slow and tedious, some good progress has been made.

Recently my family buried my grandfather. I can't say I felt overly close to him, so it came as a shock how much it affected me. It managed to dredge up a lot of family crap that I thought I had dealt with, but it seems such things are only buried and resurface when your guard is down. Quite a quandary really, you physically bury something to discover other items resurface in their place.

His death has made me re-evaluate my own life and mortality; subjects we often don't give much thought to. As a result, I've been quite a bit more reflective than usual.

One of the questions I have been rehashing has been:

'How do you wish to be remembered?'

I can't say I have the answer to that question yet (as I think it's more complex on reflection); particularly as you're likely to mean different things to different people.

I certainly don't wish for fame or fortune. That's not my style... though I would like to leave a positive influence on people.
How I go about this... doesn't appear to be clear cut either. I do believe it's part of life's journey and something one masters over a lifetime. I also believe the answer is a personal one and what is right for one person, may not be for another.

So yeah, it's been a deep, complex month or two.

On the coding front... I've been quite stagnant over this period. That said, I'm missing it and looking to get back into it. I have two large projects at the inception stage and I'm excited about making some good progress on those over the next few months. I'll release more details on both at an appropriate time.

I hope to blog a lot more regularly over the coming months, though I make no promises!