SSDD
Well, it's very much an SSDD situation around here. Nothing really outstanding seems to happen anymore, and perhaps that's good.
I'm enjoying my new job at Rosetta Inpharmatics. It's kind of like Safeco in its corporate environment - but what Safeco would be if it were cool. I didn't even have to ask my boss for a laptop to use when I need to telecommute ... how cool is that? The initial contract is 6 months, which could then be extended to a year at that point. I hope that happens. I am tired of being a software vagabond.
Head Case Radio continues to grow, I just competely revamped the web site to not use frames anymore, instead using a nested table based liquid layout. Happy with it so far, but (of course) in a few months I'll end up doing it all over again.
So, overall, life is pretty decent. My body is cooperating as best it can. One thing that's very nice is having dialogue with my oldest sister. We weren't raised together (she's my sister from a different father - we both look just like our mom; in her case it's almost freakish how much she looks like mom) and never really ever spoke to one other more than once or twice until last year. That, coupled with the great relationship I've developed with my brother (from another mother), almost makes up for having grown up an only child.
Not that growing up an only child was bad. I think that, looking at it with the 20/10 vision that hindsight affords, I'd have had a hard time with a sibling. But how am I to know that? I'm an adult now, I have no idea how I'd have reacted as a kid. And I never will unless I perfect the art of time travel. :)
In any case I plan to travel back to Montana over the Xmas holiday to spend time with family. Montana is an interesting place. The small town my mom and brother live in is very quiet, which is nice over 2 or 3 days. Any longer than that, though, and I find myself yearning for the white noise and fast pace of Seattle. I guess I'll be a 'city kid' until the day I die.
I wasn't real happy about turning 36 in late September. Hard for me to get my head around the fact that I'm that old ... still trying, but not doing all that well unless I pull an ostrich act and stick my head in the sand.
And that's about the most exciting stuff going on right now. I shouldn't complain. My family has had enough excitement for several families over the past couple of years. Now it's time to hope for no news ..... no news, after all, is good news.
I'm enjoying my new job at Rosetta Inpharmatics. It's kind of like Safeco in its corporate environment - but what Safeco would be if it were cool. I didn't even have to ask my boss for a laptop to use when I need to telecommute ... how cool is that? The initial contract is 6 months, which could then be extended to a year at that point. I hope that happens. I am tired of being a software vagabond.
Head Case Radio continues to grow, I just competely revamped the web site to not use frames anymore, instead using a nested table based liquid layout. Happy with it so far, but (of course) in a few months I'll end up doing it all over again.
So, overall, life is pretty decent. My body is cooperating as best it can. One thing that's very nice is having dialogue with my oldest sister. We weren't raised together (she's my sister from a different father - we both look just like our mom; in her case it's almost freakish how much she looks like mom) and never really ever spoke to one other more than once or twice until last year. That, coupled with the great relationship I've developed with my brother (from another mother), almost makes up for having grown up an only child.
Not that growing up an only child was bad. I think that, looking at it with the 20/10 vision that hindsight affords, I'd have had a hard time with a sibling. But how am I to know that? I'm an adult now, I have no idea how I'd have reacted as a kid. And I never will unless I perfect the art of time travel. :)
In any case I plan to travel back to Montana over the Xmas holiday to spend time with family. Montana is an interesting place. The small town my mom and brother live in is very quiet, which is nice over 2 or 3 days. Any longer than that, though, and I find myself yearning for the white noise and fast pace of Seattle. I guess I'll be a 'city kid' until the day I die.
I wasn't real happy about turning 36 in late September. Hard for me to get my head around the fact that I'm that old ... still trying, but not doing all that well unless I pull an ostrich act and stick my head in the sand.
And that's about the most exciting stuff going on right now. I shouldn't complain. My family has had enough excitement for several families over the past couple of years. Now it's time to hope for no news ..... no news, after all, is good news.
posted by Scott Wedel at 10:32 AM
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