“Hmm, interesting how, as a programmer, I tend to look at most aspects in life from a very logical point of view” (Obligatory xkcd reference).

By this, I mean that I often find myself thinking in terms of computer logic when I think about how things work or happen. (This sounds so much geekier than it really is. I hope.)

As I continued to philosophize on the subject, I realized that it might perhaps make interesting subject matter for some blog posts or articles.
I then wondered if a domain name like lifeasaprogrammer.com, asaprogrammer.com, likeaprogrammer.com and/or ofaprogrammer.com would still be available. (This is when I realized I really should invest in a UMPC, because now I had to get out of bed and switch on my PC to check this…)

As it turns out, these domain names were indeed still up for grabs, so I very impulsively decided to order all those domain names plus their .net equivalents… They’re dirt cheap anyway

Right now the idea is to have a blog-like site on there, where I talk about all sorts of stuff that keeps me occupied as a programmer. What I’m writing on, which technologies I’m stoked about, that sort of stuff. But obviously I’ll also want to write about other aspects of life from the programmers point of view, because that’s what the site is called.

Especially the asaprogrammer and likeaprogrammer.com domain names are pretty sweet, because I can also make sections for things like tutorials (code.likeaprogrammer.com) and virtually anything else I can think of.

I also have a passion for such things as movies and games, so if I want, I can pretty easily create reviews.ofaprogrammer.com where I would review these things. The programmer aspect of it kind of gets lost there, though.

I still have a lot of pondering and designing to do though. What section do I want there? Will I use an existing CMS like WordPress or will I roll out my own using something like Django? What will my site look like?

In the end it very well may never really kick off. It all depends on whether I feel I can come up with something that is actually going to be worth reading. Because if the site would see as many visitors as this one does, then I really don’t think I should bother

Spencer Bear.
Click for a bigger version.

I may also have said something about setting one on fire if I did still have a teddy bear…

As you may or may not know, I’m turning 20 years old on Friday the 20th of June.
Today someone rang the doorbell, and when I opened it it turned out to be the mail man with a package.

After opening it I found the object you see to the right (unless you’re reading this on planet.tt-forums.net in which case it’s somewhere above this text; Screw you!), together with the note you see below:

The card that came with it. Nice HTML escaping!

Thank you Tenebrae for your gift! And after noticing how incredibly soft it is, I promise not to set it on fire

He is not actively telling me to, but in a horrible case of I-want-what-my-peers-have marketing, I find myself signing up to such things as LinkedIn and Twitter.

In the case of the latter service, it has so far not really proven too useful for me, because the only person I follow/following me is Sander. Who I sit next to every day. For 8 hours. And live next door to.

So if anyone is using the aforementioned services, feel free to add me as a buddy or start following me or whatever the action of subscribing to my person is called.

In other news, I STILL don’t have internet at home, even though the two weeks that would be needed to get me connected ended on Tuesday.