This Is My Life - Early 2011

Schools been really exciting, and put quite a strain on my life. I wouldn't say I've been stressed, just really busy. But the same old excuses start getting old after a while, right? I'll be done with both of my certificates (Java and C++) at the end of next semester.

Work is picking up because we are in full production mode now and hitting real milestones on the game. And my best buddy/favorite cousin is getting married in May. It's going to be a flurry of activity for the next couple of months.

SCD is going well. I recently had deluge of tests and procedures done to follow up with Crohn's at the one year mark. I'm steadily holding a small amount of inflammation in my ileum. I'm thinking about if I should take some light and relatively safe medication to get rid of the inflammation, but I'm largely undecided right now. In hind sight, I probably should have taken something early on while doing SCD to avoid scaring. But it was a very conscious decision to do SCD alone and even knowing what I know now, I'm still very comfortable with the decision I made.

Programming is going really well I think. There have been a few times are work where I dig into some simple code and find an error that previously people thought was at a higher level. Those moments are really rewarding. In my java class we have finally gotten around to making user interfaces, which makes my programs more viable in today's computer world.

I have to run of and be responsible now. But I'll leave you all with links to my first (VERY simple) Graphical User Interface (GUI) programs. Temperature converter and background color changer.