"some things never change...."

I got a facebook friend request from an old co-worker at Hasbro Interactive. It's great to reconnect with old friends, so of course I said "yes!"

I had a horrible time sleeping last night - lots going on, and I just couldn't get the brain to shut down. I was up in the middle of the night, and around 6 am I figured "what the heck, may as well go to work...." and posted this status: "feeling like a knotted up stress ball this morning. May as well get ready and head in, since I haven't been asleep in hours.", with a "some things never change" response from this old friend.

So, I thought about it. I don't have a diary that chronicles where I was 10 years ago on June 25. But I have a pretty good idea. Let's review June 25, 2009

1. I have a game in that critical stage between Beta and GM.
2. I'm waiting for approval from the IP holder
3. I'm listening to barbershop on my headphones while looking at bugs.
4. I ate pizza for dinner last night.
5. I am volunteering at work today for an event that involves bringing your kids to work.
6. I'm wearing a t-shirt that has branding for the game studio.
7. The shirt is bright orange.
8. I've got at least 5 big things going on outside my work life.
9. I'm a Senior Producer on the project.

When I think back to 10 years ago, here's my best guess list:
1. I have a game in that critical stage between Beta and GM. CHECK
2. I'm waiting for approval from the IP holder. CHECK.
3. I'm listening to barbershop on my headphones while looking at bugs. CHECK
4. I ate pizza for dinner last night. CHECK
5. I am volunteering at work today for an event that involves bringing your kids to work. POSSIBLE CHECK - Odds are good I was volunteering for something.....
6. I'm wearing a t-shirt that has branding for the game studio. CHECK
7. The shirt is bright orange. 10 YEARS AGO, MY ENTIRE WORKSPACE WAS ORANGE.
8. I've got at least 5 big things going on outside my work life. CHECK
9. I'm a Senior Producer on the project. 10 YEARS AGO, I WAS THE A Senior QA Lead on the project.

Yep. Some things never change!

Off to show games to the kiddies......................