March 2, 2014: Learning NoSQL Deployments

More working on my project today, all day.  I am still on call for the office today but unlike yesterday, things were quiet.  I was in the basement for the majority of the day.  I got a lot of good work done, I was very happy.  I have been learning a lot.

I learned a lot about OpenShift today, and a bit about hosting Node.js and MongoDB.  This is the first that I have worked on deploying Node.js applications or with a NoSQL database.  It was all very interesting.

It was a long day and I did a lot of work but my project was over by the time that I went to bed.  A very productive weekend.

March 1, 2014: Starting on a Project

I was home all day today.  I am on call this weekend so can’t really go anywhere anyway, but that really wasn’t a problem.  There is a lot to be done at home today anyway.

My day was spent learning about MongoDB, Node.js deployments.  I spent much of the day working on Red Hat’s OpenShift trying to figure out how to use that.  That was the majority of my day.  A lot of learning about some new software and Red Hat’s newly available PaaS system.  It was very educational although not incredibly productive in a grand sense.

I was on call today and worked for several hours for the office, but that was expected and mostly scheduled ahead of time.  No big deal.

I did get a bit of time with the family today too.

February 28, 2014: Things Come to a Head

Today was a rather eventful day for me.  The day was a bit of online drama that I was not around for which was nice, I got to miss all of that, or nearly so.  I was at work today, it is a Friday, and work itself was essentially uneventful.

After work the evening was spent on a call.  It turned out to be a really important call and, one that I assume, will have ramifications for many years to come.  I can’t disclose any details too much right now but needless to say I am in for one very busy weekend, that is for sure.

More news as events unfold.  And so ends my February.

February 27, 2014: Drama Begins

A relatively low key Thursday.  Weather has not been bad, winter is winding down around here.  Normal day in the office today.  The one thing of note about my day today was an excess of online “drama” that I noticed happening.  Today actually was quite an important day but, at the time, I really did not have a feel for it at all.  So it was mostly a quiet evening as events moved in the background to which I was not really privy.

As with many of the days recently, I am so tired by the time that I get home and I get so little time in front of the computer that I am just falling more and more behind in my SGL updates.  I am trying to get caught back up but an really having a tough time doing it.