Life's been a whirlwind lately. I feel a little like Sally Field, "You like me! You really like me!*" I've finally been selected to work in a position that encourages my creative mind instead of stifling it. Of course it will be a challenging and rewarding endeavor to work at a renown Microsoft Partner as a SharePoint Design Consultant.
And the irony is that as I am compelled to write this down in my journal, I must write it using an open source app on a Linux box. Why am I still fooling around on a Linux box, you ask? I ask the same question. Time to move in with the big dogs. I've got to move to a Windows server.
Time to bring out the wallet and reluctantly part with some hard earned dollars.
SharePoint is an amazing app. I am so excited to be a part of designing and delivering solutions to businesses big and small. And wait until I get to use SharePoint Designer the way it was intended to be used. Hold on to your socks! I would love to be the Heather Solomon of Indianapolis. She is brilliant! I had the opportunity to meet her at the Microsoft Conference in Vegas. Dustin Miller and Heather are like Robert Plant and Jimmy Paige to me. Rock Stars! Can't wait for their upcoming book even though I'm not keen on the title.
So in order to build my SharePoint muscles, I think I need to just let loose and play around developing my own site using SharePoint. Or I can convince my employer to send me to this bootcamp, http://www.sharepointbootcamp.com/sharepoint_branding_bootcamp.htm. Either way, I am currently shopping around for a hosted SharePoint solution with adequate support and storage. It's expensive stuff!
So be prepared for another site overhaul.
I've zapped my previous site template when I upgraded ("reinstalled") to Drupal 5.5. I'm pretty busy though and it's not really a priority to get it back, especially if I'm going to move to Windows.
I feel like I'm in college and it's finals week. The pressure is on and I am a little nervous. And guess what? I've decided that I'm not going to even cheat and smoke a ciggie. I have gone 30 some odd hours without a smoke and I'm doing okay. I've been a little edgy but that is because my nervous system has some adjusting to do. The Chantix is great but sometimes my nerves get a little hypersensitive and I want to curl up in a ball and tell the phones to stop ringing, the emails to stop My life is extremely hectic right now but exhilarating too as I make preparations for the transition. Thanks to everyone for their support and love. It's been wonderful to know how happy you all are for me!
**Sally Field won Best Actress for "Places in the Heart," and her Oscar speech included the following line: "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" (1985)
