What I’m Doing Now
This is a now page.
In the Foreground
I’m Looking For A Software Developer Role
After five years as a data analyst, I’m looking to move into software development as I find it both more engaging and better aligned with the skillset I want to build. Over recent years I’ve explored website creation, functional programming and used Linux exclusively on my home computer. I’ve also read about the history of computing and visited a few computing museums. I’d be looking for an entry-level role with room to grow, and I think my ability and interest make up for my lack of formal experience.
I’m Thinking About Going To University
I would study Computer Science. I figure such an extended period of time under expert guidance studying the principles on which these magical machines are built and the practice of effectively manipulating them will grant me great foundational knowledge that I can build upon for decades to come.
A key apprehension is the opportunity cost, but over a thirty-year career there will be ample opportunity for this education to pay for itself. Besides, I’d rather spend my life pursuing mastery of craft than I would optimal financial gain.
In the Middleground
I’m Sorting Through Trip Photos
On January 2nd of this year I returned from a three-month trip across central Japan, Bali and eastern Australia, a wonderful trip from which I’ve created many fantastic memories. Over this time I accumulated some ten thousand photos. I’m slowly making my way through these photos with the intention of narrowing it down to just two hundred that are emblematic of the whole such that I can then look over them more easily in years to come.
I’m Reading More Fiction
For the last few years I’ve been an avid reader, though the vast majority of the books I’ve read thus far have been non-fiction, particularly in the domains of philosophy and technology with some others surrounding relationships, art and general self-help.
Over the last few months however I’ve enjoyed reading some Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels and would particularly recommend William Gibson’s Neuromancer and Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy. I’m also looking forward to my first foray into classical literature: Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey followed by Virgil’s Aeneid.
In the Background
I’m Figuring Out What It Means To Be Autistic
I don’t know what led me to reading Annie Kotowicz’s What I Mean When I Say I’m Autistic and Devon Price’s Unmasking Autism, but I found myself relating to the autistic experience as described by them. Does that mean I’m autistic? I don’t know.
I’m less bothered about formal diagnosis or confirmation. I don’t care about whether or not the label autistic accurately describes me. I’m more interested in gaining a better understanding of how I experience the world and why. Viewing things through the lens of autism seems to help that, and that’s good enough for me.