Sooo many updates to post, so many things to say. Not sure where to start! Let’s go with the fun stuff, that’s always nice. I went to see a Canadiens game last Wednesday – the first home game of the season. It’s been amazing as usual. I’d really love to be able to compare crowds throughout the NHL, I do believe Montreal fans are quite hard to top in terms of ambiance, involvement and general fanaticism – in the good way. It’s always fun to see the Habs play. I went with my sister and a friend, we (and by “we” I really mean “I“) managed to get tickets in the white section of the Molson Ex zone. For those of you who ever went to the Bell Centre for a game, you just know that’s where the party’s at. Every chant, every wave, everything that spreads throughout the attendance starts right there. Plus there’s some ridiculously hot babes in equally ridiculously tight outfits doing crowd animation. We were sitting below the section with animation though, but we got to stare at her butt often enough were able to participate anyway – just couldn’t win free beers. Anyhow, it was a fun time, and the Habs won, so it’s all good.
On another note, I’ve come to an agreement with my bosses at NVI. It’s been some time since I’ve felt challenged at work, and I was really starting to get bored and demotivated, so we agreed that it was better for both of us that I leave. Don’t get me wrong, NVI is a great place to work, with great, great people. I’ve simply done my time there. I will surely remember NVI as one of the best places I’ve ever worked, and I’ve worked at a lot of places. So I’m currently looking for other opportunities. I have several interesting companies that I want to talk to in Montreal that I think would benefit from hiring me, but you know how that is – there’s what you want and what you get! I’m hopeful though, and not stressed one bit about finding a new job. The market’s in pretty high demand for programmers right now, even with the financial crisis, so it’s all good. For those of you from NVI reading this article, worry not, I will keep contact with you. After all, I do live 3 minutes from your offices and have a relatively known interest in alcohol and parties!
I’ve also thought of continuing my project of self-employment. It’s kind of difficult, to be honest with you. I really want to do it, but I know it’s a lot of work, especially in the beginning. And I don’t want to create something to end up with exactly the same feel to it as the company I just left. I’d like to do it. I love to code, it’s what I do. What I don’t want to do is everything that’s not code, basically. Public Relations, Account Management, Marketing, Integration, Design, Sales… all of that is not for me. It’s too early in the lifecycle of my company to hire people to do that for me, so I’m kinda stuck here. I’ll have to think about it. Either way, I’ve started the process already. Registered the domain, hosted it, and will register the name this week so that if I want to go with it, everything will be ready. I also need to talk with some key people that might be interested in launching this with me, but all in due time…
On that my friends, I shall conclude my article with some wise words from a friend of mine…
Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.
Wise words indeed…
