the changing of times: post-head trauma.

i haven’t posted any updates in a while. it seems that every time i sit down to blog, there is something else life-changing that happens. it sounds dramatic, but it’s true. to re-cap some of the things that have happened over the past month and a half, in no particular order:

• a week ago today, i was biking to pick up some eats when a car ran a stop sign. i slammed on my brakes in an effort to avoid being hit, and succeeded in doing so. what i didn’t succeed in was avoiding the pavement. i was not wearing a helmet. i hit it hard; broke my skull in four places, blacked out for a few seconds and managed to stagger up, but the car drove off. if it weren’t for an RBC Financial employee standing a few feet away, i don’t know how i would have made it to the hospital where i spent several days in emergency.
• as a result of the above, i’ve relocated to my hometown of quispamsis for a week or two in an attempt to recover. things are much slower out here. it’s peaceful and calming, but my active nature causes me to quickly grow bored and frustrated with the way of life out here. so…
• i’m taking the time off to figure out my employment plan. a few prospects that i’ve been scouting have finally started to mature and take off. nothing official yet, but i’ll release more details soon.
• i’ve also had to spend quite a bit of time restoring websites hosted on thedrop.org, my server, which was attacked by some kind of malicious php injection script a few days before my bike accident. if you discover any strange errors or warnings on my sites or the sites of others on this domain, please let me know.

all of these developments have left me very little time to photograph, though that will change soon. i have plans for a photoshoot with a local pop/acoustic outfit called she roars! in the next week.

i’ve also started another blog, not to replace this one, but instead to accomodate it. i’m a geek at heart, so while i enjoy this little place for my life and photography-related endeavours, i was lacking an outlet to rant about my technological obssessions. these include, but are not limited to: linux, drupal, eve online, wordpress, open source, etc. if any of these things appeal to you, check it out here: http://tuxedout.thedrop.org.

life is getting back on track. i can’t remember that last time i felt this optimistic. i realize that i’m extremely fortunate, and i hope the trend continues.