As a challenge I’m going to complete a post before I get to the city this morning, so beware: coherency, intelligence, and an actual topic are optional for this post.

Today I’m doing training, which means that I get to take a class on something and then do all the work that I would have been doing had I not been in the class. I’m going to be learning about the parts of Boost that are planned for inclusion in the new C++ spec. I know, I know, riveting material here. Actually, I’ve been looking forward to it a lot; Boost is one of those things that I totally ignore until I need something, and when I do need something Boost usually has it, in an elegant, robust way.

But that’s not all: today my empire at work becomes complete. My new hire gets moved to the desk across from me, and in the process scores a window seat on his third week with the firm. I told you people to submit a resume; perks abound.

Ah, well. I finally feel like I’m making real progress again, and moving forward feels good. Between that and the springtime warmup, I’ve gotta say, things are well.