The last few weeks have been insane for me. About three weeks ago, or thereabouts, the VC for the startup called me out for coffee. When engaged in a personal relationship, whereby romantic or professional, coffee for two is never a good sign. It wasn’t; I was laid off, presumably due to some financial short-falls.
An hour later I posted on twitter this sad news, and within an hour of that I was contacted by my friend Mike Labbe about some opportunity he was aware of. Meanwhile, I was furiously working my network, contacting all my previous leads, and even catching a few technical tests and whatnot at a few prospectives. I do not like to be without work.
Anyhow, turns out the opportunity Mike was aware of happened to be amazing. I’m now a Lead Network Programmer (I refuse to say Engineer, though that is my title, as such a moniker is an accredited label in Canada). I can’t say anything more than that, I’m even hesitant to speak of who I work for. Suffice to say, I’m rather happy. My first week was intense, but I’ll be damned if this isn’t what gets my interest piqued and my energy pumping.
Every new job I take I make a point of celebrating it by purchasing something I wouldn’t normally get. The first few jobs was fairly banal in this respect; mainly new laptops. In a way, for the last job I bought I house. But that was an odd situation given the savings pattern we were in at the time. Anyhow, for this one I managed to score something really special. It’s worth noting that I have, undoubtedly, the most wonderful wife in the world. Not only did she say yes to having the monstrosity I purchased in our wee little home, but she’s suggested slapping stripper photos on it to tie the feel together.
I got myself a four-cart NeoGeo MVS Arcade Cabinet; fully working.
Damn if that’s not one thing off my list of childhood dreams. Let’s see here…
Theoretical Computing Science Degree (SFU, 2007)Fall in Love and Marry a Nerd (Heather, 2008)Engine Programmer on a shipped AAA title (Army of Two, 40th Day, 2009)Home Arcade Cabinet (NeoGeo MVS, 2010)- Certain NSFW Items
- Travel Every Continent
- Become a Polyglot
- Write a Book
- Live in a Cabin overlooking a Lake
- Retire
