Getting ready for sabbatical

One day last month I was feeling particularly whimsical and had a crazy idea.  Perhaps it was a hint of spring in the air, or a good night sleep, or the sobering knowledge that my wife was going to give birth in mere weeks.  The idea was simple:

I should take a year off from the computer!

At the time the idea really scared me.  I really love playing with computers - it's super stimulating.  And that is just the problem.  Whenever my mind is idle I find myself thinking about my current computer projects and I have trouble "being present" to the rest of life.  I don't want to miss my child's first year of life!  Secondly, I've always wondered what else I'd accomplish if I didn't spend so much time on the computer.

So I'm going to do it!  By Monday, March 14th at midnight (00:00) my laptop and desktop will be boxed up and stored away.  Before then I have a few loose ends to tie up:

1. Tidy up my AwareEngine project so that I'll be able to understand it when I resume the project next year.
2. Write some blog posts about a couple project ideas I've had floating in my head lately.