Can’t sleep

So I am sitting here trying to amp down from crazy developments in what I thought was a quick and dirty exploit on a customer’s site - thats 2 in under a week, and I have heard of other hits around the web, it’s getting bad - so I turned on “Walk the Line” for some background noise (good movie) and worked on a network map I have been doodling for a few days - it represents the expansion of FlockHosting primarily as Thrust Networks has been a slow grow lately, still plenty of clients to support itself, but FlockHosting has a higher demand, and sales up 5% over last year, it’s already a great year, with plenty more of the year to go.

The changes are more peering, more networks, more options for customers, including (going into testing end of the month) Windows based hosting! So expansion, upgrades, and new servers - going from the current 4 (retired a backup server recently) up to 10 - yes that’s a jump of 6 servers, a big outlay of cash, but this isn’t a plan to deploy say tomorrow - but my goal for year’s end - core of the network including 4 name servers are linux servers across 4 major networks, so no matter what 1 of 4 name servers will resolve domains - 7 servers for clients including Linux and Windows, and more as time goes on - and always expanding backup servers.

Why the sudden jump? Working on the balance as always, I find I get into friend time far too easily, and tend to neglect business end of things, or family time, so I have been sketching on this - and as always really just throwing this all up in prayer as I really desire more than my own crazy path/ideas on this, God’s guidance and wisdom about the next leg of my business, life, path, etc. I still very much want to take my road trip, which does mean putting most road trip funds towards a car - then re-saving for the trip, so probably a fall/winter trip - but should be fun too.

I am starting to get tired though, and morning will come early as always, really looking forward to Friday, get my bicycle back, get Rosie’s replacement tube for her front tire, and have a nice ride at Ming on Saturday early AM - I really need it - be a nice way to unwind and relax a bit after this up and down week of server “eh”-ness I do as always appreciate everyone’s prayers - I know my blog tends to be rather life based lately, but gotta unwind sometimes, and while I may not have someone physically here to hear me rant, this is better than nothing to vent a bit and let it out - better out than in - so thanks for reading, thanks for praying, more soon I’m sure. Night/Morning.