I love programming

It must be a good day in my world as I can say that I really enjoy what I'm working on right now. I'm working on some brand new code where I pretty much get to make all the decisions and there are no outside dependencies. Almost every project I've ever worked on has relied on something, starting with NotifyMail required server configuration, to my handheld work that required code to work with third parties that I can't control. Having full control over my code (with the exception of maybe Apple bugs which I haven't encountered any with my current stuff) makes it so much more enjoyable to do my job. While there are still tricky parts to my code, they can be solved without too much effort. This isn't to say what I'm doing is easy (I still code in my sleep). I'm sure I'll move on to something that I can't control real soon, but for now I'm going to enjoy what I'm doing.

Obsessed with weather

Now that I'm running regularly, I am checking the weather a few times a day to see the forecast. I don't like running in the rain and am not all that fond of the cold. I lived in Portland, OR for a year and ran there sometimes; it was miserable. So, I keep crossing my fingers that it doesn't rain when I have to run. This just happens to be the time of year that it rains in San Diego, so it is kind of hit or miss at least for a few more weeks, I hope. I've run on a treadmill at the gym, but frankly that sucks. It's boring, there are smelly people around, there is no wind blowing on my face and the TVs show something that I don't care about. Yesterday I was quite lucky in that the forecast called for rain, but it cleared up around 9 am and stayed clear until about 7 pm when it poured for a little bit. I'm spoiled to live in San Diego.

Another run

I went on another run today following the same course I did 2 weeks ago, but 2 miles longer. The course, around a bay and along the ocean is a decent run as there is only 1 stoplight which lets me keep running (I encounter it both ways) and pretty much I can go whatever distance I want without looping back until I'm done half way. Today took me within a block of my parents' place, but I didn't stop in as I wanted to keep running. Maybe next time I'll have to use their place as a refueling stop. The Forerunner again told me all I needed to know and kept me going at the pace I'm targeting (right now about a 9 minute mile). I actually beat my pace the last time I did this run which shows that I'm improving. Now I hope that I can make the distance.

Mini Review of Garmin Forerunner 305