I was in the middle of testing some code that I had cleaned up when the power went out in the building. There was a big collective “AAARGH!” as many people lost the code that they were working on. We all gathered and just chatted for a little while. Eventually, most of us got tired of sitting in the dim office, so we left. A group of us walked up Spadina, just trying to gauge just how many people were affected. Fifteen minutes up the street and still none of the buildings had any power. At that point, one of the people I was with got a call summoning everyone back to the office. By that time, it was already about 1.5 hrs since the blackout. When we got back, we found out that the CEO just told us all to go home and try to work from home. That was fine with me. Sure enough though, as soon as I got to the streetcar, the power came back on. It turns out that this blackout may have been caused by an errant squirrel.
So, this afternoon, I actually worked from home. This is the first time I’ve ever had to do so. It was so weird to be able to code in relative comfort. Usually I associate programming with varying levels of discomfort. Of course, that just might be my experience in Waterloo talking. HA! I got a good bit of work done. Still, without the work environment forcing me to have a little bit of discipline, I can easily see how this just promotes laziness, know what I mean? Though, maybe a little bit of laziness once in a while is good for the body.
So, hey, if I’m ever being really lazy, I can say that I’m just maintaining my health.
Or not.
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