Architects Rodeo

That was an excellent movie and true to the overall quality of the Bourne series. On the edge of my seat, but too too much popcorn!

So how did my big architecture meeting go today? Well the only way I can describe it is that its a bit like being at a rodeo - I'm the one with th lasso and all the others need roping in. Quite exhausting especially when you have to synthesize a coherent design out of all the discourse.

As a software architect, I sit in between the people at the Enterprise level (they state policies like all building have to have 10 doors regardless of the number of rooms) and the Business (they just want their paper system on the internet, no security or anything else to worry about). So its a bit like brokering a sensible solution. More on the perils and joys of being a "go between" architect another day.

At least everyone there had some creative thoughts and I always like to end the day on a positive thought. Now where did I hide that bottle of gin?!

Identity to Ultimatum

OK OK, so this is the first entry in my blog -

LOADING IDENT RICH

IDENT LOADED

The wonders of microchip technology allows me to work from home quite a lot these days. With a broadband wireless connection and several PCs, my desk looks somewhat like mission control- except with a lot more mess - yes I need to catalog and file my expenses... nothing changes here - I've never been good at paperwork.

Its not only the expenses that interrupt me and annoy me, I also get a heck of a lot of phone calls every day too. You see, as a software architect, you're the guy that's meant to know everything. So everyone does call you to find out.

Anyway, as usual, I've carried on working way after finishing time. But at least tonight I'm off to see Bourne Ultimatum and that's where I'll pick up from tomorrow.

Oh, and I'm not working from home tomorrow (!) instead, I'm running an all day forum known as the Technical Architecture Group in Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham.

So there it goes and it went and its gone...