I've been away from making entries for a while because life intervened.
First, my contract position at MS came to an end last week (prematurely) and I had to scramble to find another.
Fortunately, I've made some friends in my brief time here and one of them had a need in his group for a versatile program manager so I'm back in the fold again after a mandatory 48hr period on the bench. Odd, but they have to change over "resources" and the System cannot apparently deal with rapid movement from one group to another.
So I spent some time visiting the island, playing with cats and dogs (another story as my cat became very, very ill and needed an expensive trip to the vet to fix her) and I was able to spend a little time doing some photography.
Much delayed but much enjoyed. I'm loving the new Rolleiflex (more on that in another post) and it seems to take lovely pictures. I did a little landscape photography which I love because it is quite contemplative.
I came across some writing where the author suggested that using a medium format camera was good for relieving stress. You have to think with each picture (unlike digital) and so the end product is quite a bit better. Or so I think.
I'm now in the Windows Genuine Advantage Group - the new MS anti-piracy initiative. It looks to be interesting work as it is a very new group that will probably end up having a pretty high profile. Good, sharp people -- as is the norm with Microsoft.
Posted by artandscience at April 13, 2005 08:50 PM