there is an unexplainable kind of glee that accompanies successfully completion of a task that has puzzled you in the past.

i am building a toy.

and by toy, i mean that it's work related, and is so much fun that i feel guilty being allowed to work on it at work!

one of my goals this quarter is to strengthen some of my geek-abilities in preparation for testing our new product that is currently in development. i won't bore you with the details, but my bosses' attitude is that i should find a way to practice to better my skills - and build something. it doesn't matter what. it could be an online pet store. just build something.

so. i am building a toy.

i use a site well-known to many scrapbookers - those seeking publishing at least - to submit many of my projects to magazines. this online tool, however, has a few usability issues, and a few major bugs that can make using it very frustrating. i've always wanted to build my own tool, but knowing how it would stretch me to do so, i simply knew i didn't have the time for it.

well, now that i'm being told that i can build something, even if it isn't directly work-related, just to better myself, i finally have the time for it.

and oh boy am i having a blast.

even though i haven't technically gotten the project approved by my supervisors yet. shhh. don't tell on me. ;)