Getting knocked out isn't so bad

So what does working 5 years for a growing software company give you?
Health problems.

I've had abdominal pain for the past couple weeks and decided I needed to finally go to the doctor. I have spent years avoiding modern medicine and now I'm binging on all it has to offer. I've gotten my first three IVs of my life, all in the last two weeks, drunk barium, gotten a CT scan, and today had a flexible camera shoved down my throat. Luckily, the docs give you some wonderful drugs that knock you out and it causes short term memory loss, so you don't remember anything. I'm lying on the table and the doctor says she's going to give me something to make me drowsy. Next thing I know they're telling me it's all over. I have to say it was one of the best naps I've had in a long time. It's a shame you can't get those drugs legally. It would come in real handy when you're tired or have to sit through another long meeting. Think of it, pain killer and short term memory loss. What more could you want for a meeting? So far, it looks like all is normal, with the exception of some acid reflux. I guess that's good news, but still no explaining the abdominal pain. I have a sneaky suspicion I'm suffering from long exposure to argon, lack of sleep, and stress. I think the remedy might be simple, but not easy.

It's amazing how some health issues, even if they're not serious, can cause you to rethink everything in your life. Work has been such a driving factor in my life over the past couple of years and now it seems like a bad joke. Some things just aren't worth it. Not that work, a career, and striving to better yourself aren't important, they're just not the most important. As things have gotten worse at work, I've talked to lots of people that share the same perspective that it's bad and getting worse. Knowing the collective unconscience of all these people doesn't help much, but realizing that I work with a lot of great people does. It's easy to miss the important things in life. The best part of work, isn't work, but the people.

I guess sometimes it takes getting knocked out before you can wake up.

A step and a fall

Hmm, not a great way to start the journey.  

It turns out that 15 years in the software industry doesn't amount to much.  I haven't been able to post anything because...wait for it...I forgot my username.  This does not bode well for me.  Hopefully the rest of the journey is more successful.  Time will tell.

embarkation

The proverbial journey of a thousand miles starts with a step.

More to come...