So, what have I been up to for the past nine months?  I got a twitter account, and you should probably follow me!  I’ve also been working, quite a bit.  Back in October we got a new project and it’s been quite an experience to get it finished, however it should be done in the next couple of weeks.  I had a chance to use some new things in this project, the different things we used are:

• ORM
• .NET 3.5
• LINQ
• WCF/JSON/jQuery
• CodeSmith with .netTiers
• SQL Server 2005
• SnapDragon Framework

I’ve had a few people ask me about one of my earlier blog posts about some heart problems I was having.  I’d like to go ahead and update everyone.  I haven’t had a heart palpitation in over a year, things are going really well since I started staying away from caffeine.

I’ve signed up for a paperMoney account at thinkorswim and I’ve been playing around in the stock markets.  It’s only a simulation, but it’s pretty fun to keep up with.  So far I’ve managed to turn $100,000 into $116,500, too bad that’s not real money.  I’ve been thinking about putting some real money down on the line, but I don’t want to start until I have a somewhat decent amount to start with.  I’ve met Anthony Davian, a hedge fund manager in Akron, Ohio, through twitter.  Anthony and Keith Barna host a happy hour show every week where they sample beers and talk about the markets.  It’s very interesting to attend and learn new things.  There’s also a newsletter that you can subscribe to for a monthly fee which will provide you with different trades that you can look at and see what they’re currently buying/selling.  If I were to actually go into the markets, I’d probably subscribe to that so that it’s not just me out there calling the shots, there’s someone else doing all the research and I just get to piggyback for profits!

The day after I drop it off I get an urgent phone call from the doctor saying that while I was sleeping my heart would stop beating for about 4 and a half seconds, making very low beats per minute. Soon after that I’m scheduled to see another cardiologist that specializes in heart rhythms. After talking with him he said that:

1. The pains were probably heart burn
2. My heart stopping while I sleep is probably from me snoring so much
3. The palpitations are most likely caused by an extra electrical connection which causes the electrical signal to pass through and back into the heart continuously in an endless loop. (Supraventricular tachycardia)

I have to wear another monitor for about 30 days to see if I can record a palpitation. After that they can make sure that it is actually supraventricular tachycardia and we can go from there. From what the doctor said it’s not very unhealthy to have it, it’s just annoying to feel. There’s a procedure to fix it where they go in and singe the extra electrical connection. There are also some pills you can take to control it, but who wants to be constantly taking pills?

That’s what’s been going on with me lately. 21 years old, dealing with heart problems . Nothing new on the iPhone development; I am having a lot of fun with the Mac, though.