The Occasional Solipsist

So the end of the year came and went pretty much without incident. Went up to my old stomping grounds in Northern Ontario to my in-laws for Christmas, gained about ten pounds (mostly beer), and had an all-around nice time.

Had to slog through a ridiculous amount of snow on our dog walks while I was up there. and we ended up getting seriously snowbound the day after we went up.

I find it amazing how quickly I've forgotten what the winters are like up there. Almost as amazing as the difference in weather only 5 hours south. Damp and nasty as it is here, at least there isn't four foot snowbanks.

Yet.

Now I know how un-Canadian this sounds, but holy shit I hate winter. There it is. I hate it. The cold, the snow, the inability to just open the windows and feel a warm breeze. When we hit the lottery I am going to find myself a nice spot on a beach anywhere in the Caribbean and just stay there.

But I digress.

So Brian and I have decided to get serious about our web company. 8i has up to now been something that has been exclusively about beer money at best, and we're looking to change that. Which is good from my point of view because I love working from home. Or not working from home, whichever terminology you're most comfortable with.

I am going to try to be upbeat about everything because I think he and I can make a good go of it if we're serious. I get a little bummed lately because I no longer have a full-time IT gig (or any gig for that matter). I take pride in having taught myself pretty much everything I know about computers (the certs look nice on the wall, but I knew pretty much all of it already before I went to school) and it sucks ass that I'm not making even a modest income doing what I like. I have a few contracts to keep me sharp, but its not enough to buy that z350 I've had my eye on. haha, only in my dreams.

So how's this: I'll try to keep up with the blog for all the work I'll be swimming in shortly. That's got the upbeat feel of a fin to it, don't you think?

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