Why am I developing a porn site?

I am currently developing a website called MoPyica.com, which displays porn. The main purpose of that is to give me a project to work on, and it might make money. If it doesn't make money, I can reuse almost all of the program code for MoPyica in my next project, which is inventing a new open source web programming language called Lyvathon.org. Lyvathon users develop their websites using that language, and I host those websites at a site called Lyvasites.com, which is yet to be created. It turns out that the websites hosted at Lyvasites.com are very similar to the porn collections (in terms of the underlying program code) hosted at MoPyica.com. So that's why I'm currently into developing a porn site.

MoPyica

I've decided to go ahead with the development of MoPyica.com, and abandon my short-lived Drumbeats Tech Services project. MoPyica is a website that lets you manage your image collection. The first MoPyica programming task is to enable the user to register, by entering 3 text fields and a password field: email, first name, and last name. The email field need not be a valid email address, however it needs to be well-formed (all alphanumeric characters, periods, underscores, an at-sign in the middle, with hyphens allowed in the domain portion of the email address). Both of the other 2 text fields must begin with an upper or lower-case letter, and at least one of those fields must contain at least 2 upper or lower-case letters. I may or may not muster enough ambition/motivation to get my ass off the couch and work on MoPyica this evening.

Drumbeats Tech Services

This evening I started a new project, contingent upon receiving funding from West Neighbourhood House (WNH) where I volunteer, and that project is called Drumbeats Tech Services. This afternoon I went grocery shopping and finished reading the Globe and Mail. Last night I stayed up all night editing an autobiography which was written by a student at Bang The Drum, part of WNH where I volunteer as a computer tutor. Yesterday afternoon I registered a domain name for my student's blog (it took me a few hours to troubleshoot), and that blog links to both the English and Portuguese versions of his autobiography. The English version is 55 pages long. Yesterday morning my depression was completely lifted and I took a shower. I hope to go to bed soon and get some sleep. Now it's time for a slice of process cheese and 2 Swiss Rolls (snack cakes), washed down with a glass of milk. Yummy! A song by the Beatles called Rocky Raccoon has been in my head for over 24 hours, and before that it was Bob Dylan's The Times they are a' Changin' (for a few days). Been so busy I haven't read the news at cbc.ca at all today. No rest for the wicked.

The Sweet Life

I have absolutely no worries. In the past 5 weeks I've been depressed twice (not including the depression which lifted 5 weeks ago). My most recent depression lifted yesterday evening, and lasted almost 3 days. My most recent 2 depressions were milder than most of my previous depressions.

I'm not worried that Mopyica.com (my latest project) will fail, since I have 2 backup projects: Lyvathon.org and AppaTeach.org. Lyvathon is a new programming language I invented which is used for web programming, and AppaTeach is a website linking paid and volunteer tutors with those needing instruction.

The 3 main factors contributing to my improved morale lately are as follows: 1) in early July I made a spreadsheet telling me that I need not obtain paid employment as a computer programmer in order to avoid running out of money in my old age, since I am comfortable financially; 2) I have a good project to work on, Mopyica, along with 2 backup projects to fall back on; and 3) I'm no longer too concerned about connecting with the opposite sex, since in the past I suffered disappointment when Robin spurned my advances and Diane didn't get back to me right away. I later called Diane, who hasn't forgotten me, and she may (or may not) contact me to arrange a date (going to the ROM), and I won't be too disappointed if she fails to do so.

Today I met with Luis at Bang The Drum, and registered for him a custom domain name, www.luisbook.com, for his blog. I will meet with him again next week to tie up loose ends with his blog, and on Tuesday I meet with Manza to continue teaching him MS Word. Luis is a nice guy. I must buy computer paper and order online a new toner cartridge for my printer. The Life of Hahnbytes: the saga continues.

Depression visits my abode

I had a spell of depression last weekend, 3.5 weeks after my previous depressive episode. This evening I called Diane the travel writer, and she said she still intends to go to the library to obtain the MAP pass, so we can go to the ROM. Today on FB I stumbled upon a link to an anti-porn website (fightthenewdrug.org), which claims that porn is addictive. In my case I feel that even though I have to keep on seeking new images of different women, it will never escalate to viewing hard-core videos which include violence (I don't watch videos anymore, or rarely). So I probably don't have to worry about acquiring a heavy-duty porn addiction. I've always been dependent on porn, ever since my mid-teens (Playboys in most of my life). In the unlikely event that Diane becomes my girlfriend, I will probably stop viewing porn.

Tomorrow I will resume going for walks, and soon I will buy more bananas and apples, which I've been eating lately (but not today). This evening (certainly by Wednesday) I hope to resume educating myself on Flask. My next 2 things to learn are unit testing and Jinja templates. Flask is a tool used along with the Python programming language to develop the server-side code of websites. Lyvathon is based on Flask, and is implemented in Python. Despite a blip in the road caused by a spell of depression over the weekend, I continue moving forward. If I only get depressed every 2 or 3 weeks, that would be a big improvement, and my most recent depression was milder than most. Less depression, more Lyvathon (and healthier living)! I'm on my way, towards happiness and success in my professional life (and maybe even romantically, but we'll have to wait and see).

Back to AppaTeach?

This evening I went through the Flask tutorial and recently I went through the quick-start portion of the Flask documentation. I then came to realize that AppaTeach.org has a higher probability of success than Lyvathon.org, so I might well decide to move Lyvathon to the back burner and resume AppaTeach development. I have been eating fruit every day and going for 30-minute walks almost every day, and intend to continue those healthy habits (also I intend to get into the habit of flossing my teeth every other day). I haven't been depressed in 3 weeks. Last night I went to a free Jann Arden concert with my sister's friend Joyce Penner, at Nathan Phillips Square, and ran into Diane the travel writer at that concert. I'm going to call Diane tomorrow ("Hi Diane... how did you like the Jann Arden concert?") and remind her that she told me that she would obtain a free MAP pass so we could go to the museum (the ROM) sometime. Now after writing the above I am loath to give up my beloved Lyvathon, so that decision is still up in the air. I will have another slice of process cheese and then go to bed. It's wonderful to be enjoying half-decent mental health for a change, over the past 12 months (and especially the past month thanks to Lyvathon and no more money worries). Also my computer's working better since I solved the intermittent Internet connectivity problem. Looks like all systems go 'round these parts.