Check out the /now page movement started by Derek Sivers. You can get a profile if you set up a /now page.
Where I am now
Living in Tucson, in Arizona’s Sonora desert. It’s been an interesting shift after living near Puget Sound most of my life.
Hey did you know it’s hot in Tucson?
Who I am around now
Let’s see. It’s me, Mrs Geek, and four critters.
The critters? Two dogs: Bouncy Dog and Jumpy Dog. Two cats: Jack and Barry.
What I am doing now
Of all the weird-ass situations.
After roughly a quarter century of writing code for pay, I gave up on the dumpster fire that is modern tech and its job market. I now work as a contractor in a commissary for the ADCRR, distributing purchases made by inmate customers.
I don’t like any kind of prison system. No I don’t have a better idea, or at least nothing that doesn’t involve fundamentally rewiring our culture from the ground up.
I’m finally paying my share of rent again. Meanwhile by the magic of providing decent customer service, this is already the most direct action I’ve done to help folks in need for easily a decade.
It merits a disclaimer, though. If your distaste for the carceral system is sufficiently visceral, you may not want to follow me.
My LinkedIn profile is still there in case the dream dev job comes my way though.
What else?
- adjusting to working for a living; this 53-year-old body is surprisingly happy to be moving again
- getting to know my customers and coworkers
- getting old; better than the alternative complaints range from a perpetually blocked ear to fingernail ridges
- enjoying code again generally, much of it revolving around finding new ways to make “you should have a blog” exceedingly complicated with blog, Tumblelog, and My Public Brain all rolled into one
Want more?
You can contact me via mailto:brianwisti@pobox.com — or Follow me online!