Today was supposed to be a big day. Last day of the Pipeline Pro.
But no, I was sorely mistaken. Yesterday was the final. Dreams of basking in the glow of the sunshine, the bikinis, and pounding surf of Hawai'i via live video whilst coding my life away in New York City were summarily crushed.
No matter. Life goes on, headphones on, Jack Johnson on. Enjoy the space that goes with not being completely slammed with tasks, go to a meeting and review the client requests. Talk about the World Cup taking place in Qatar in 2012 and just how those poor bastards are going to survive kicking the football around in temperatures of 112 degrees.
It's your duty to sew the things you love into the fabric of your life. Luckily, I'm surrounded by people that like the things I like. They send me links to live casts of surfing events, they invite me on snowboarding trips. Every morning I do an appreciation ritual where I try to stem the tide of unwavering cynicism by being thankful for some things, any things. I forgot to do it at home, so I do it silently at my desk.
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Ok, I feel a bit better. Troubleshoot some issues, learn something new. This is life as a developer at a digital agency.
Around 6:30 one of the tech directors and I leave to see the guy who invented PHP give a talk. The guy who invented the programming language that we use everyday has come to OUR CITY. The other developers are marginally interested.
We leave without them, go to the talk and drink a beer or two. I really am lucky to be here.
About the author: Gregg Meluski codes, writes, plays songs and does whatever keeps him from roaming his apartment (or New York City) in boredom. Find more at meluski.com.
