So… what’s up?

A friend and his family came in from Boston over the week, which was nice. Reminds me how many people I don’t keep up with on any sort of regular basis. Just weird, with essentially one group of people I still consider friends, most of whom I haven’t seen in 8+ years outside a day or two here and there at weddings.

Ah, well.

Got what amounts to a title change at work, recently. Sort of weird – one of those “New Year’s Resolutions” that’s come true in about half the time I thought it would take. Next year, I’ll resolve to become wealthy enough to retire, or something. It’s sort of a mix of good and bad. On the good side, I’m learning a reasonable amount – the new job’s a challenge, because it’s a mix of doing what I really like to do (designing games), and something I’m not terrible at (I think) but don’t really like to do all that much (manage people).

On the bad side, there are issues I won’t really talk about here, and there’s also the fact that the company’s major strength isn’t in organization and management. As a result, it’s hard (no, it’s impossible) for me to say, learn from someone whose *process* I really respect and admire. It’s not like a mentored position where I can learn under someone, grow to trust them, absorb the knowledge, and then step into the position. Instead, it’s more like, “Oh. Okay, here you go. Good luck with that.”

I think I’ll be able to deal, but thus far, it’s been odd. Essentially given the ability to do something I like to do, placed in the middle of an incredibly volatile political minefield. It’s a weird situation, for sure. Still, another goalpost knocked down. In terms of career pursuit, this is essentially the end of the road. This is as high as I want to go in my field. It’s a strange feeling.