Coming to terms with my progress
I switched projects from the hackathon near the end of February, and really didn't get to start working on it until the beginning of March. Since March, I have kind of put off the fact that this is an incredibly complex project. I ignored it.
Poor choice. While I am happy with my work and really glad that I have the opportunity to build this, I have to make peace with the fact that I will not finish.
What do I present on for my "TED-style talk"? I don't know. I'll definitely speak to the process of creating Carp, roadblocks, etc. How do I tell the class, straight-up that I failed? Or did I?
I don't think I've failed yet. It's slow work, certainly, but if I keep working on it through the summer, then it will have been worth it to change my project focus. But damn does it feel bad not to finish two independent projects.
I can't think of any original photos for this blog post, so I am going to give you a slightly more random picture.
Here. Have a cat.
Despite my worries about presenting something horribly incomplete, I should probably note that Escape Lit (!) has left me with something valuable:
I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye
to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.