# Status update

Published: 2005-11-22

<p>It's has been a very long away period, from the post history you would thought I was swallowed somewhere in Amsterdam :) (probably the best AND worse place to be swallowed in), but I haven't . <a href="http://conferences.oreilly.com/eurooscon">EuroOscon</a> has come and gone (on this regard, you should probably check out the <a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/41/presentations.html">available presentation files</a>), and things sunk in a bit, but I haven't really got up to do much after that, work has been sort of hectic, stuff that should be done by now is taking over and stress has been pilling a bit ... my fault really , but self-blame is mostly useless (although not harmless).</p>
<p>The next weeks ... nay, months, will be (I deeply hope) different from anything so far, in January a <a href="http://www.jinx.com/scripts/details.asp?affid=-1&productID=142">young geek baby</a> will make is debut, kicking and screaming (and something more, I fear :| ), and a mild life reflection should take place about my own future (income and free time will be a greater factor for starters :( ) , so I hope to somehow find the right track, the right motivation and a bit of wisdom (luck?) to make the occasional right choice :). This means I'll have to think less and act more, which has been my problem for as long as I remember (a sure sign that things will not change THAT much), and improve my ability for self-motivation (or rather, find one), and a good measure of how good I'll be doing will be this very blog :) , and that's what I'll in six months to see how well (or not) things are going :), so, for those who actually visit this, and for those who have to see it for a few moments on <a href="http://asterisco.paradigma.pt">P*</a>, I hope I can at the very least make those short minutes a bit more interesting for you :). For now .. I'm just glad to be back here, to active blogging life ;)</p>
