August is going to be close to wrapping up the 101 Things in 1001 Days, so I’m eyeball deep in trying to get shit wrapped up. So this month, the plan was to get three things done:
- PCAP Certification
- Rebuild My Littlefoot Plugin
- Finish “Master Python” Syllabus
PCAP Certification
This did not happen. The month was too fucking crazy to even get to this. Maybe in September. FAIL.
Littlefoot Plugin
I had some severe issues with a plugin I call WP-Littlefoot, which is an implementation of a WordPress shortcode that uses BigfootJS to create nice little pop-up footnotes. I got the Javascript library re-done, and I need to implement it in a WP shell next. Pretty excited. PARTIAL WIN.
Master Python
I’m calling this done. Between all the work I’ve been doing at the office, hobby pursuits, and having a good guide to mastery (syllabus), I did work through this mess. I’m pretty pleased about it. WIN.
Minor Accomplishments
- Knocked off a few bucket-list concerts: Public Enemy, Guns N’ Roses, and Weird Al.
Reading
Had a productive month between the book covers. I almost bailed on The Rise of Endymion — there were parts of it that made me feel more than a bit icky — but otherwise, I was ripping through books left and right this month.
Blockers
- Prepping kids for school burned up a bunch of time.
Lessons Learned
Summers are busy, especially August. Getting anything of significant substance is really fucking hard.
