Ryan Kanno: The diary of an Enginerd in Hawaii

As some of you have noticed, I haven’t been blogging as much as I’d like to… it’s been quite a busy semester so I figured I’d fill people in with what’s been going on (and what will be going on) in my somewhat hectic life.

1. My second to last semester in the University of Hawai`i MBA program came to an end two weeks ago. One down, one more to go! This semester was quite interesting as Scott, Brad and myself helped investigate acquisition strategies for a local tech startup. All in all, I felt it was a very interesting experience. Thanks to everyone who helped fill out the survey!
2. I actually ended up winning an award during Business Night as the Outstanding MBA Student in Finance. I had a chance to eat dinner with the CEO of Bank of Hawaii, one of the largest banks here in Hawaii that donated my award. It was a very engaging experience. Considering I’m an engineer by schooling, the award was a pleasant surprise. CFA, here I come!
3. This summer, I’m currently enrolled in the Capstone Field Study which involves consulting for a local Hawaii business. Hopefully, our team ends up producing something realistic and viable for our client to implement.
4. I decided to run (again) to be on the Board of the Home Owner’s Association of the apartment complex I live in. Luckily, I was elected for a few more years!
5. As for exercise, I’m playing a basketball league out in Halawa on Sundays, Alumni league next month, and a YBA league in July. I’m also waking up earrrly on Sundays to attend the marathon clinic at Kapiolani park. It’s been a rough few weeks to say the least, but this year I’m going to train a little for the marathon (instead of just waking up and doing it).
6. In a few weeks, I’ll be in “HOTlanta” to watch a friend graduate from OCS school. Congratulations Sako! It’s been a while since I’ve been out East, but I can’t wait for some Waffle House!
7. From July 24-28, I’ll be in Portland, Oregon for the infamous O’Reilly Open Source Convention aka OSCON. I’ll be attending the Django session, two Ruby on Rails sessions, and of course, the Googs session. I’m hoping there’s a discussion about the distributed VCS’s ala Bzr and Hg. I’m also hoping I get to hang out and meet a few cool people in the open-source world.
8. Finally, I’m working hard, or is that hardly working on http://www.wegoeat.com. I know, I know. It’s ghetto. But, with the help of Mr. Harper, it’ll be pimpr.com And… if you’re one of the lucky few to get invited for the beta release…

Whew.

That’s about it. Once everything clears, I’ll add another tutorial or two about what I’ve been playing with in Django. Until next time!