Oracle DB, you suck !

As I'm working on a multiple supported database application, most of the issues i faced are because of Oracle Database...
Point 1 - The official jdbc driver sucks.
Since i write in Java, i need to go through the JDBC driver to access the Oracle Database server, while it should be transparent and a fairly easy piece of software to maintain, they do an horrible job... Let's consider a moment that Oracle DB server is the best database server in the world, going through it with their JDBC driver is just pure abomination... It's like driving a Porsche with a loose steering wheel, i would rather drive a Renault then.
Point 2 - Empty string is not NULL !
Oracle DB is the only database that i know considering "" (Empty string) as NULL. This is plain stupid.
Let's say you want to enter a value which can be empty or undefined, well you can't... (unless you have a special string that means undefined).

Those are the two main points I'm thinking about at the moment.

Mid-life crisis

I just realized that i have some symptoms of Mid-life crisis.

I'm literally changing many things in my life right now, and want to do lot of new things.
First i'm buying my very first house up in the mountains. Second i'm getting married next year. (Chronological order)

Now I regret i didn't pursue on skydiving but will do my first paragliding fly this year !

Also, if you would have asked me about motorbike riding 3 weeks ago, i would have tell you this is something for people willing to die and wanting to show-off. For the past two weeks, i just kept thinking about riding a motorbike to come from my house to the office... And i don't want to die, neither i want to show off. I want to learn something new, i'm very excited about learning that. (I still need to find some money and a place to park...)

Anyway what scares me now is that it looks like a mid-life crisis. Nobody really teached me how that works, but since i just turned 30 last November, does that mean i only have 30 more years to live ? I've been told that there is a one-third-life crisis too, i hope that's it.