What a week..

To say I've been busy lately is an understatement.

This week has been really hectic for me... On Monday I accepted a job offer for a Flash Development position and gave my final 2 weeks notice at work. In what used to be my free time I've been trying to pack everything I can and trying to find a new place to live, so all of my personal projects have been put on the back burner for now.

The job is in the Baltimore / Washington DC area, which is somewhere between 3 and 4 hours south of where I currently live. The distance makes it a little hard to "shop around," but I enjoy a good challenge. I've already found a nice apartment and I hope to finalize everything this weekend so I can move into it the week of October 3rd.

I've also been trying to polish up SolVE a bit. Until I move, I have a feeling I won't be making any more progress on it since I don't have the time in the evenings anymore.. but I already have some enhancements/fixes complete. A partial list:

• Support for Arrays (Date, XML, etc. coming whenever I get time)
• Fixed a problem with UTF-8 support for String values
• Added French, Bulgarian, and Chinese translations, as well as a menu to change language on the fly. Special thanks to those who translated the resource strings (I need to give credit to them on the project page)
• Fixed the starting path on Windows for "Open from Player Folder"

Sometime before the middle of October expect an update with at least those changes. I still need to apply for a sourceforge page (maybe I'll apply at tigris instead). I want to get the code out because I'd like other people to be able to contribute if they want. Java SWT is pretty fun developing in, too.

Additionally, the FedEx truck arrived today to drop off a package of Macromedia goodies. However, I wasn't home to sign the receipt form, so I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if I got a Tweener shirt or a Goto And Play one. I already have a Goto And Play shirt from FlashForward, so hopefully I don't get a duplicate. If I do, I'll have to try and strike up a trade with someone!

So, now that you know probably more than you wanted to about what I'm currently up to.. I need to continue packing my things up. The next 2-3 weeks are going to be pretty quiet from me as I uproot myself from the Lehigh Valley and settle into the new home. I'm looking forward to trying to spend time with Ted, Chafic and Sam, Chief and Branden once I get settled since I know they're in the area.

A parting thought - If you run a PC, have you tried PearPC yet? Amazing little piece of software, hopefully it continues to improve. My next computer is going to be a Mac without question. A 1.3 GHz emulated G3 isn't fast enough.. :-)