Things are good here. Really good, in fact. This is notable considering my lingering issues with sleep. Mostly in that it totally escapes me. I am watching A LOT of Daria these nights.
On to the good bits:
- I got the Dream Job. My official title is Web Producer. The desk will be in the hygge building that houses a Seattle public radio station. I busted my tail to get that job, crawling over 160 other applications, interviewing with 7 intimidating smart people, and killing many trees for portfolio packets. I start next week.
- I found a new D&D campaign! I am playing a half-orc rogue. Go ahead and scoff, but I can’t think of many things I’d rather do on a normally boring Sunday night. (Also, playing 4th edition is an unexpectedly hard transition.)
- I am teaching myself Ruby. I want to be a better schemer, and the community around both Ruby and Ruby on Rails is amazing thus far. Next step: take over the world.
- I am taking more photos. However, I cannot post them. I know I am not adding anything of consequence, so it’s difficult to justify posting them. Let’s just say that I am falling in love with my surroundings again. I have the snow to thank for that.
- My important friendships are flourishing, despite my sudden departure from Facebook. The site became an ugly reminder of parties I wasn’t invited to and family members I don’t talk to and friendships long neglected. (Truth time : I was also visiting the site in alarming numbers.) Trim the fat, as they say!
To my special friends who held my hand as I embarked on this scary step of figuring out my career, thank you. I have been but a shell of my normal cynical naysayer self, and I have to admit that this brighter world is pretty inspiring. Thanks for being here with me to celebrate.
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I am so excited and scared and anxious for this new adventure your on.. and not JUST as a rogue, MY fav class(half-orc though.. REALLY?)! As for jumping off the facebook bandwagon.. while I DO miss your comments to my ramblings.. I commend you whole-heartedly for making the plunge many of us can, and never will. KUDOS! Enjoy Ruby, I know Shane was/is deep into that whole business and it DOES seem to have a buzz otherwise as well. not having a definitive need MYSELF for such dev tools, I cannot speak anymore to it than that. You are an inspiration my friend, I hope that I can muster HALF of your courage for my new endeavors this year! And if they pay off you are REQUIRED to come play a SWRPG campaign at the store when it opens!
Ludie, I heart you.
Half-orc now rule as rogues, thanks to a 2 DEX and 2 STR. I’m going Brawny Rogue. Also, since Half-Orcs are medium size, I can move pretty fast. Try it!
And you better believe I will be there at your store. Any launch dates in mind yet? I’m overdue for am ABQ trip anyway.
Holy smokes, lady! I am sooooooo excited about your new job, and I can’t wait to share notes. I have so many to share from last week alone… we should have a weekly Web Producer pow wow on Skype or GChat or something. Totes. (ha ha, “totes” is my new favorite old word, thanks to this photo, shot during last week’s insane cold snap: http://www.dukecityfix.com/profiles/blogs/dude-its-cooold).
Also, virtual high-five for the Ruby learning!! I’m hoping to learn Python once I’m finished with this MBA program. Why not?
Also, YAY for taking photos again. I LOVE your photography, and am so sad when you stop snapping shots. We got a cool new camera, partly cuz of you, and I’d love to hear your thoughts on our recent shots. We’re still connected on flickr, yes?
p.s. which frames did you choose?
woopsie daisy. Take that ) off the end of that link to see the awesome photo.