After almost three weeks of my Contract work,  I learned there may be only another 3 weeks to go,  unless some new addtions to their Web development staff is approved.   I have had the opportunity to learn ,  hands-on,  some really cool Cold Fusion stuff.  I hope the next 3 weeks will bring more of the same,  and more.  Maybe they might agree to funding me for 4 30-hour weeks instead of 3 40-hour weeks,  which would allow me an extra week to find other work,  and have some time to cram more extra-curricular learning on my own as I go.  I’ve been going through Ben Forta’s “Cold Fusion MX Web Application Construction Kit” during these three weeks in my spare time (which hasn’t been much).

I was initially very down when I learned of this today,  but then ,  I have been reviewing all of this.  Back in late June,  I was all aglow about the Old St. George development plans that were begining to roll as Larry and I began to exchange ideas.  I remarked on this Weblog that “Things are going to start hapening to me now” (taking a line from Steve Martin)…..and when this present contract  position happened,  I was intially a bit deflated that much of this work was to be “deferred”.  Now,  on the positive side,  I will be returning to this sooner than I thought,  but with the added anxiety of wondering again how and from where will come suffcient support funds for this work. 

What’s Next?

To continue from my post about the pending sooner-than-expected end to my contract work,  I am trying to celebrate the “restoration” of the sense of purpose and excitement I feel about the things that began back in late June at Old Saint George.  I plan to be up there again a week from tomorrow for the weekend.  

The Contract work has given me a foot in the door and a head start on adding some Cold Fusion capabilities and knowledge to my “web arsenal”.  I have at least another three to cram as much as I can into that time and add just a little bit of cushion to help us along until the next infusion of income.  I hope I can perhaps still grab a “Server Farm Night Watchman” job with a company that provides backbone and Server farm services for Internetcompanies, ISP’s and web Hosting companies.  The pay is not great but there would be time to “study” and do various Web work while getting paid to babysit Webservers and answer alarms (usually by calling a central location elsewhere).  I hope that I may be able to acquire one of those postions to pick up after my present postion is done (and there may yet be other work to do with this present company if additional project needs arise afterwards.  Also,  my present supervisor assured me he would gladly and confidently give me a good reference.   An uplifting and postiive twist to an otherwise unpleasant too-early end to what I had hoped would be a longer stint.  It could be extended,  but I don’t feel real confident of that.

I’m doing OK, though.  4 hours ago I was pretty dejected when I learned of the limited time I had left to have this wonderful weekly check.  NOw,  as I mull this over before my Weblog audience (whomever that may be),  I lean on the sense of anticipation and “things are happening” realizations to keep me looking forward;  and “looking forward to some more looking forward”.  I’m happy to be continuing on in faith and a sense that something is in the works,  and that there is a Christian community and good freinds who believe in various parts of this vision I am seeing unfold under the Old St. George umbrella,  and in the Great Good Place” that it houses,  hosts,  and seeks to represent and extend into the online world.