stepping up

Today at work I drew an E/R diagram.

And it made me happy.


That may sound strange, but it’s not just because I’m a twisted man. (The book from which I’m learning Coldfusion makes the remark ‘Actually, there are humans existing on our planet who love gazing at databases, but with your prayers and financial support, science will some day find a cure.’ I’m really not that bad.)

Anyway, it’s cool because it means my job is turning into more than just glorified HTML-enhanced data entry and brochure-ware. That’s not meant to be belittling; I like my job. But I’m quite happy with the prospects of opening up to a little more creative work. I want to build things…. systems.

If you don’t understand this, imagine building with Legos (sorry, I mean Lego Bricks^tm) and for a while only building things that were just there to look good. That’s fun for a while, but if you’ll remember your childhood, the real fun starts when you get into building things with—yes indeed—moving parts. Space stations and castle drawbridges and hidden lairs…. building is always more fun when there is interaction.