Newer developments
Baby steps, baby steps. This week has been quite interesting. The Hunter game got another upgrade with several fixes and improvements, and I worked on a couple of tasks for my new Québécois friend and he has expressed interest in working with me in a follow up to his beautiful game (Hi Jonathan if you are reading this!). Linden labs (the Second Life people) sent me a coding assignment which I spent quite a number of hours on. That stuff was hard. They had better be building rockets in there! Anyway, it is finished and has been sent back. My fingers are crossed waiting for the next step. Meanwhile, I heard from 2KBoston (formerly Irrational Games and makers of BioShock) and a phone screening is scheduled for next tuesday. These are only small achievements, but they represent little steps in the right direction. I am trying to control my nerves and prepare my mind for interviews. The odds are stacked against me, but my will is strong. I keep getting flashbacks of that movie, "The Pursuit of Happyness" (If you think the title has a typo, you obviously have not seen the movie). Poor Will Smith had to spend a few weeks sleeping in a homeless shelter right before he finally landed his dream job and the credits rolled. Those thoughts are enough to make my teeth grind non-stop at night. Why I decided to watch that movie right after quitting my job to pursue my dream while putting my family at risk, I will never know. But if my story has a similar ending, I am going to be the most annoyingly happy man you will ever meet! For a little while, at least :)