If I can make back my money in 6 months (hopefully less) I'll be quite happy.I'm in this for the long term

this guy, too

I hope to pass the chore of monitoring bitcoin mining rigs on to my kids...

lol, don't have any kids yet or rigs for that matter

I really believe in bitcoins from a philosophical standpoint but reality is, i'm mostly looking for (development) projects which would earn me money (in the long term). The reason I believe most in bitcoin is because from a technological point of view it's imho the most correct solution. I have nothing against PayPal for example but reading how they act and freeze accounts. That's simple something that's not possible with bitcoins.. (as far as i known..)
As far as investing in hardware, I'm willing to do that as long as the ROI is quick. I don't have enough money to invest in something that only makes a profit in a year. (I know that from an investment point of view a year is nothing but not for me it is right now)
I hoped that with ASIC being the cool new thing, it would take a while before everybody would adopt but reading the forums more and more I have some doubts. Everybody with some investment in the bitcoin scene is following this and this won't be the easy money I had secretly hoped for. But that's ok, I'll find myself the right project someday..
I'm a good developer and a have a nice bitcoin related project that is halfway hehe

Hope to release it soon.
thanks all you guys for your replies..