Right lets see.

Last Friday I inherited a project. The person looking after it was going away for three weeks. So with pretty much no notice and a 30 minute handover meeting I got the project. It was supposedly all done and it was just bug fixing to get it to the final deadline which was pretty close. All this was well and good…as much as it could be.

So anyway this week comes around and I actually get a look at the thing. It’s about this stage I start raising my hand and pointing out that the deadlines were in risk and the scope of the project was much greater than I first thought.

Anyway it rolls around to today and I’ve had more meetings and calls about this than anything else I’ve worked on in a long time and I have one major bug which is a show stopper. It’s coming up to 5pm and I have a call with lots of people to talk about. I’ve spent most of the afternoon on calls or listening to some Aerosmith and trying to get the fucker to work.

I’m suffice it to say pretty stressed and been in a foul mood for most of the week. It really got to a head today when I realised that if someone wasn’t able to answer any questions I emailed, my emails were ignored. That was an on the spot escalation.

Anyway it’s 4.57 and it all clicks. That lovely lovely moment where you become one with the code and it flowed. I could feel the stress leaving as I looked up and smiled at my boss. I said something like “that xxxx bug is fixed” and went on the call. It was a good end to a shit day. I’ll implement the fix in the morning and then all will be good.

I have to say I like the product and I’m using it myself right this moment at home.

So anyway tomorrow is Friday, if a cheque has managed to reach my bank account it should be a good day. Lunch somewhere with the team and then some beers after work before settling into a quiet weekend.

Slept well last night, well not all that well but better than lately and for much longer so I felt a hell of a lot better this morning.

Acoustic rock is a great thing, I shall be listening to this on a fairly regular basis I think.

AIM, I’d really love to see something which showed me who has me on their buddy list. I’ve been blocking those except on my list for a few days and I’m wondering