Ambition

Once I feel like I'm taking on way too much, my first thought is to look at how many things I'm trying to juggle. This time, I'm just going to list some of the things I've been wanting to do, and why I'd like to do them:

• Rewrite Da Good Bitz - Good opportunity to learn more Rails, Glassflish, and have a web based army building app for Warhammer 40K
• Is it JRuby? - I wanted to see what it would take to throw up a look-a-like for Is It Ruby 1.9? as per Martin Sadler's suggestion, where we'd have a list of working gems on JRuby, and perhaps a fun hall-of-shame to help pressure native gem writers to use FFI
  
• Berzerk clone - Hash out collision detection in Gemini, and add another fun game to the list
• Find a job - This can be a project in and of itself
• Finish up obligitory work for Happy Camper client - Always keeping a promise implies we live in a world of absolutes, but we should keep'em when we can
• Doc Browser - A Monkeybars app that allows for quick indexing and browsing of RDocs and JavaDocs, which would eliminate one more reason to have a web browser up in the workplace
• JRuby specs - This will help the JRuby team fix my load of bugs that affect just me
• Fix Rawr bugs/make Rawr improvements - Rawr needs love, and if not from me, then who?
• Fix Monkeybars bugs/make Monkeybars improvements - Ditto
  
• Paint all of my miniatures - They just look a lot better that way!
• Be a good husband - As much as I'd like it to, this doesn't come automatic
• Be a good father - Ditto

I should have this wrapped up tomorrow in several generations. No wonder I feel like I have a lot on my plate!

Writing these things down allows me to forget them at least temporarily, and then my load feels easier. I also can rest easy knowing that I won't lose a great idea (and all of my ideas are great!).

What's on your plate?