This week I’m eating “vacation time”. At work we have a “use it or loose it” policy and I’m “using it”. We took our family vacation in April when we went to Cancun and really didn’t feel like traveling to visit relatives. So I opted to spend this week of my vacation at home just doing “whatever”.
I had planned on doing some work on the house I’d been putting off but the first part of the week was rainy and hot and the back end of the week is forecast to just be hot (high 80’s, low 90’s). I also wanted to play a bit of golf but who want to play in 90 degree heat and shoot above that!
So far, I’ve played with my new software toy that I wrote. I’ve dubbed it Sondaicus. It’s a web based application that uses embedded JavaScript, Java and XSLT. I used the Spring Framework to run it and Quartz to grab some RSS Feeds. The last bit was to use this new web framework to create an AJAX based web page that can display RSS feeds. Works well. It needs a bit or restructuring on the Quartz side, but it’s serviceable. I’ve learned a lot of new technologies, frameworks, etc.. worth the invested 2 days.
We were scheduled to take a trip to Maine Wednesday - Saturday, but that fell through due to a scheduling problem. Maybe some other time during the summer. It was disappointing, but those kind of things happen.
Instead, Hannah and I have been hanging out at the pool. We also managed to squeeze in a trip to the movies to see Johnny Depp in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. Not bad. Isn’t a remake. Worth the afternoon admission price.
Yvette picked up the latest Harry Potter book (Half Blood Prince) and finished it before Monday morning. We just had to be at the bookstore at midnight on Friday for the first purchase. I’ve finished my latest James Ellory book, Clandestine, which is the precursor to the “L.A. Quartet” series that includes “L.A. Confidential“. I’ve become a big James Ellroy fan ever since I read “American Tabloid“. If you haven’t read any crime fiction, read James Ellroy!
With 4 days left on this vacation cycle, I’m still hopeful to get in some golf. I’ve been ignoring my work email (it’ll be there when I return) and having too much fun just hanging out here at home, enjoying the summer.
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