no, really

We had a call with the outsourcing firm we’re looking into yesterday morning.  I continue to be amazed at the level on which these guys operate.  Anyone who’s worked with me knows that I have an absurdly high expectation of the people that I work with, particularly in their ability to examine a problem and understand all its facets.  The particular tech lead we had the conversation with asked all the right questions.  I actually got the feeling I was a little under-prepared for the conversation.

I spent the rest of the day preparing the tools they’ll need to finish spec-ing out the project to give us a quote.  I set up a duplicate copy of the site for them to browse and poke at.  I also took the time to finish installing Trac.  At FiLife, we used Trac, and I actually learned to like it.  It may not do any of the big features amazingly well (wiki, ticket tracking, planning), but I came to appreciate the cross-links between the different feature sets.  Plus, it’s a very easy way to browse a Subversion repository.

Tonight we’re going to visit the Food Film Festival in LIC (bringing our own beverage, of course).  It’s going to be a gorgeous evening with the sunset and all, so… sangria, anyone?  I wish I could take the ferry, but there are conflicting reports about the east river ferry running.  We’re waiting for Bill’s week off to take a day trip from the Williamsburg landing to Pier 11 in Manhattan to Ikea at Red Hook!!

I’m also having fantasies about trading in the truck for a BMW 135.  SO HOT!