Unfortunately, I haven't been as active around here as I've wanted to. Part of that is just exhaustion, part of it is distraction.

I've been consistently prodding at my own things for a little while now, though. Maybe it's time I finally start directing some of that energy towards my page here.

I've been messing about with a Windows Phone: the Lumia 640. It's a really nice piece of hardware -- I'd actually go so far as to say it's a nicer phone than the Moto G. The problem lies in Windows Phone, though... while it's a really nice OS, there's just a few gaps that severely need to be fixed before it could really be used as a daily driver. I don't see myself dropping Android at all, but I'd certainly like to be able to just grab whichever phone suits my mood on a given day.

I'll say, though, I adore the tiles. Having your icons be little windows to show off the wallpaper is absolutely <i>beautiful</i>, especially on such nice screens.

And as a phone, these things blow anything else I've used out of the water. Typing on them is bar none the best experience I've ever had on a mobile keyboard, and the call quality seemed pretty good! (considering I was just using it for a couple minutes to check my voice mail once, though, I dunno if this counts...)

It's not my first Windows Phone (that one being my 635, another sub-$50 purchase), but it's the first one to really make me think "holy shit, why has this not caught on?"

Maybe I'll get my new icon up sometime soon. (it's already up on Twitter, just send me a mail if you're curious about where I am!)

As for work, well, it's another long weekend half-over with for now. As much as I gripe about losing my weekends, this is way better than what I had before. Short days aren't too bad, and the consistency is really, really nice.