It feels like I haven't written anything for the blog in a month or two.  Well that will be changing now that work is looking a whole lot better.  I notice that as work gets crazy I completely shut down this blog.  Now my work isn't going to get easier but it should be more interesting and enjoyable going forward.

I just recently completed a project de-identifying all the data in our dev and qa databases.  This basically means we scrambled all the data per some algorithm so that no one could use our customer data against us...again.  The project wouldn't have been so tough if it weren't for the fact we also had to create a entirely new environment.  That meant installing all the apps on this new box, configuring websphere and setting up several MQueues.  All in about three weeks right as we rolled out my tomcat application.  Stress levels were high.

With that behind me I have more time to enjoy the little things in life like movies, video games and my phone.  I'll be writing about my new phone shortly.  I'm pretty excited about the phone and use it a ton more than I ever used my previous phones.  I've been mostly playing Forza 3 on the 360 but I'm in a bit of a rut with that game.  It's great but it's beginning to feel like a grind to finish the current season I'm playing.

I'll probably also be writing more about technology then I had been on this blog.  My tomcat app is now in production but we have three more phases to release.  I've been working on performance tuning the application as well.  It's amazing how easy it is to find bottle necks once you have the right tools.  I'm excited to be heading to St. Louis for a couple days next week.  I'll be presenting a few different slide shows to an group in my company.  Hopefully this will help get them on their project and provide me with a little more visibility.