Feeling… jumpy.
As most of my friends know, I am not 100% thrilled with my vocation. I like the work itself, but I hate the whole ‘consulting’ thing. In some ways, it works great for me. I can do pretty much what I want on my own schedule. In other ways, it is hell. I don’t have any structure to rely upon. I never know what my income is going to be next week or next month. Even as I chafe at too many rules, I like knowing what my paycheck is going to be next week. Know what I mean? Most importantly, I like to see things grow. I like to write code, see it improved, altered, trashed, and phased out. I enjoy the development lifecycle. I usually don’t get to see any of that as a consultant. I come in, fix your problem and I’m gone. Lately, I have been trying to do something to change my status. I have talked to some about flipping. I have talked to others about doing longer contracts. All of this leaves me feeling very, very uneasy at times. This is one of those times.
I am craving another road trip. Yes, I know I have been on 2 on the last 3 weekends with over 3000 miles traveled on my DL since I picked it up on August 6th. So what? I have this amazing new machine and I want to get the fuck out of town. Today, I started thinking about escaping for the holiday weekend. And I do mean escaping. My usual road warrior companion has other plans, so it will be a solo run. But to where… Alaska? Hyder Alaska is about 1200 miles from my door step. I can do 500 miles in a day without too much trouble. If I strip down and do a psycho-run, I bet I can do close to 1000 in a single very long day. Basically, this trip is 1000 miles from Seattle. I have read it is very doable in a single shot and even enjoyable… Iron Butt kinda of stuff.
So what to do? Leave Friday. Stop in Auburn for the free hotel room or push as far north as possible? Then hammer hard on Saturday. I should reach Hyder by… Hmm? Laze around for a day, then blitz back. Get back when? I honestly don’t know when I would be getting back. It could be Monday. It could be Thursday. It could be never. Who really knows.
Would that work? Can I get everything taken care of so that I can leave without feeling guilty or risking too much in lost wages? Can I get everything packed and ready?
Hmm… It’s a thought. The laundry is going…. I have some new gear to pack up, but a stripped trip doesn’t require very much at all.
At the very least, I could get into Canada and spend some time on Victoria Island. A couple days and nights of lazing around the island might be nice. Options…. options… options.
<shrug>
I guess I should re-heat some pizza and get back to my coding projects.
PS: IZZE Sparkling Pear is pretty damn good and it doesn’t even have my fav chemical compound, caffeine.
