Part of it has been having a permanent job again. I'm in a position where I know I can't do everything at once, and so I'm having to ration the amount of work I try to do on a given basis. Theoretically I'm doing this for the sake of Laziness, but that's a long way from here, so I'm mostly doing this because it bugs the crap out of me if I don't do it.

Meanwhile, having a permanent job means I can finally have a permanent life. Between work and real life, the blog takes a back seat. I could make some pointed comments about Spring's idea of an ApplicationContext, but there's just no one technical problem that stands out right now. It's just a matter of laying a good foundation for the work coming next.

Even my technical books aren't being used. I brought them into work, and now every time I look I think "I can either read the book, or I can fix the problem." And the book goes back on the shelf. I will have to reread Domain Driven Design again at some point, but most of them are just lining the shelves.

And that's the way this blog feels at the moment. I may have something useful to say here, but only when I start exploring new territory.