Followup from last year’s post: Programming: I really dug into Pandas and not I feel pretty comfy with Python & Pandas. This year, I’d like to focus a bit more on stats and machine learning. Work-life balance: I am freakin obsessed with my job, which is terrific. But I also feel comfy taking days offContinue reading “Goals for 2019”
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A self-indulgent post for a self-indulgent day
I think how I feel around holidays is a good barometer for how my life is going. For example, last year over the winter vacation, I just wanted to stay there forever and dreaded returning to “real life.” By contrast, year’s winter vacation I had a lot of fun, but I was looking forward toContinue reading “A self-indulgent post for a self-indulgent day”
Goals for 2018
A list of things that I think are doable that I’d like to accomplish over the next year: Become as good at Node.js as I am at other languages. I’ve been very impressed by the community so far and EcmaScript 6 is very interesting. I think I’m on track for good work/life balance, but makeContinue reading “Goals for 2018”
R&R
Andrew and I just took a month off to relax in a cabin in the woods. We are extremely fortunate to have jobs and lives that allow us to take off this kind of time, because boy did I need it. At the beginning of our trip, I was hoping to get so much done:Continue reading “R&R”
Life hacks
I was thinking about a couple of little things that have made my life a lot better in the last year and I figured I’d share: Buying cheese powder I love mac & cheese, particularly Annie’s sharp cheddar. However, 1) they always give too many noodles and not enough cheese and 2) Annie’s switched overContinue reading “Life hacks”
9 years of blogging have totally been worth it
Worth of Web is kind of a neat site: Oh well. It’s been worth it to me.
That’s senior programmer to you, buddy
After about a decade of professional programming, I have finally gotten promoted. For the first time. This is a weird industry. Regardless, I am now a “Senior Software Engineer.” Woo! Thinking about it, this has been a goal of mine for a long time. Now that I’ve achieved it, I’m not sure what’s next. “…andContinue reading “That’s senior programmer to you, buddy”
The Haunted Homesteader
Andrew and I have always loved old places. Optimally, we’d like to live in a wizard’s tower on top of a mountain. However, we’d be willing to settle for a castle with a thousand acres of land. More realistically, we’d like an old place with a couple of acres. That you can reach without aContinue reading “The Haunted Homesteader”
Recruiting review
Just got this message from a recruiter: I know I recently reached out to you, but seriously, you’re the cat’s meow and I can see you being the perfect fit for [company]. Your current experience at Google is spot on with what our Talent Team is looking for. [Description of company] If I am wayContinue reading “Recruiting review”
You do you
I’m a little tired and depressed this week. However, this was a very inspiring speech Neil Gaiman gave to new grads of an art school: Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012 from The University of the Arts (Phl) on Vimeo. I think that his point about doing what you love,Continue reading “You do you”
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