Digitally Disillusioned

So. I’ve been having fun.

I’ve got more than a few drafts of super wound up blog posts detailing my recent antics in the queue, but let me skip their unfinishedness and cut to the chase: I’m fucking busy. I’m super fucking busy. I’m so god damned busy its unbelievable. I mean I could tell you more, but like I just said you would not believe me. So why should I bother?

The thing about switching industries is that I reek like the new kid on the block at work. And the thing about my new industry - video games - is that it above all celebrates talent and crushes incompetence with no mercy. I am constantly having to sprint up extremely steep hills, and at the top is just the bottom of another steep hills.

I’m learning stuff. I’m performing well above where I ever performed before. I’m actually liking it, too. I’m really liking it a lot.

But bloody hell is it tiring.

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There have been a lot of different ups and downs about moving to Edmonton. But let me introduce you to my lunch:

• local, fresh baked light rye bread
• locally produced  pastrami
• fine imported authentically swiss Emmental
• dijon mustard

This is the best sandwich I’ve ever had.

Some other time I’ll tell you about the coffee.

My wife made me try this (I wonder why?). It was extremely tasty, but at $2 a bottle kind of out there price wise.

Please meet Landocalrissian Butler!

Let it be said that I think all parties involved deny creating any aspect of the whiteboard session.

Clearly then, someone is lying.

There are few things as long as this that I recommend reading in their entirely. However, this is one of those things.

#4 - The voice of Neko Case

Age as of yesterday: 31

Temperature with wind chill yesterday: -43C (-45F)

Cost for dinner for four at Ruth’s Chris with tax and tip: $468

Difference in price between the wine we had at dinner and cost of same bottle of wine when we were in Montana last summer:  $44

As seen at Rexall Place.