It's been a strange sort of week. I spent much of it feeling as if I'm battling a cold, and am just a little bit out of it. Yesterday, for example, I spent the entire day chasing down a bug in the code that turned out to not really exist - it was an oddity created by a bad assumption. Then I attended, and was somehow unexpectedly roped into sitting on a panel for a local business conference, only to discover just beforehand that I was actually wearing two shoes that didn't match; my left and right shoe each came from a different pair, one dark brown, one black. Somehow, I'd mixed up my dress shoes in the closet and not paid enough attention to notice.
The worse part is that I have a sinking suspicion that I've been wearing them this way for weeks.
In my own defense, the photo makes the difference look more obvious than it really is, but still...
That said, the panel itself was fairly fun, and I'm glad I was able to do it. I had to turn down a panel directed by Highway 12 Ventures and Brad Feld in May because I'll be traveling, so at least I got to sit in on something. Tony Hauser (BookLamp's President) also sat on the panel, along with Tony Dupont, the founder of one of the businesses in the Boise Incubator called IO Dupont. We had a little bet going to see who could get the most laughs from the audience - between Tony Hauser and Tony Dupont, Dupont won by one laugh. We didn't keep track for me, but I think I took the overall prize - partly because I stood up at the beginning and pointed out to the audience that they were taking advice from a guy that couldn't get his shoes on correctly.
I've gotten a number of responses from The Wheel of Time post, which I think is interesting. I thought it would be a bit too nerdy for most people, but apparently there's a few that find this stuff as interesting as I do. I'm considering packing up the results and firing them off to Brandon Sanderson, assuming he hasn't seen them already. If nothing else, it'll give me a chance to chat with someone that shares a passion for writing, and had a fair amount of success at it.
The panel also made me want to finish up a series of short posts I contemplated writing a while ago about my perspectives on starting a business, similar to the Chances of Becoming Famous post I made a while ago about the odds of actually becoming a famous actor if you decided to try. There's not enough time in life.
But on the upside, the weather here is starting to get very nice. We took a walk along the river by our office the other day, and you can see from the photo that it's really starting to get pretty out. Second, we'll be adding a new programmer to the team, starting next week. I'll introduce you next time I get a chance.
