Application goes live tomorrow

The application we've been working on since June goes live tomorrow. As with most software applications that are pushed to release faster than they should be, we've got a laundry list of issues that still need to be fixed. The last week has been spent trying to resolve issues that have come up, and unfortunately they've been popping up faster than they can be resolved. Ultimately we're going to put out a broken product tomorrow and going to spend several more weeks of long nights trying to get things fixed and regain our ability to see the customer without wanting to run away.

In other news its Sunday, which means a trip out to the airport to get a haircut and some football tonight. I'll probably be focused more on work than on the Giants - Cardinals, but hopefully I get some downtime to watch a quarter or two.

Giants looking good

I stayed up way later than I should have last night. The Giants played the Cowboys and the game didn't start until midnight here in Baghdad. I could've just went to sleep and watched the highlights in the morning, but I've come to realize that watching the Giants play every week is the closest thing to life back home as I'll get. I think that a lot of the guys here feel the same way, because I definitely see a lot of tired-looking folks walking around camp today. The Giants, by the way, beat the Cowboys and went to a 7-1 record and are looking good to have another spot in the playoffs this year.

The photo above is a UH-1 Huey flying over at Al Asad Marine Base from last week.