Personal Creativity

A while ago, I had this idea of creating an open-source GIS application. It’s safe to say now that the idea is dead.

My job title changed some months ago – I went from being a geophysicist to full-time programming. I work with a small R&D team, which can lead to really challenging and satisfying work. Today, for instance, I put the finishing touches on an interpreter for this scripting language I created.

However, with this transition to the new job, my desire to do creative work (programming included) outside of work hours has all but died. I spend so much time exercising my brain at the job that when I arrive home I just want to sit down and relax. This feeling is the exact opposite of what I had when I wrote Rice Tea, or worked on Docks and the Piracy doc.

I need to find a way to reinvigorate myself. Or at least not feel so damned drained after work.

In unrelated news: I now have a significant other.