My Dream Job
Aside from selling my soul in little pieces, have I mentioned lately that I love, love, love running VideoSift?
It's a satisfying feeling to read all the comments and see the connections and friendships that are here on the Sift. I'm not a naturally outgoing person- (kind of a hermit actually) but I value the friends I've made here and feel like I could probably sleep on many of your couches. (always a possibility)
I guess what I'm saying is that this is my dream job -- or maybe more of a dream pastime at the moment with job-like hours (ask Persephone) - but I wouldn't/couldn't give it up.
Beyond the personal connections- I'm hooked on Google Analytics and watching where in the world people are coming from for the first time to reach us. It gives me a sense of how big the Web really is. Today for example, we got linked in from what looks like a fairly tame link-dump site in India which will send us about 15,000 visitors by the end of the day. We also get regularly linked from this French gaming site that I wish I could read. Yesterday we got linked from some BBC radio show. Though I know it's self-serving (narcissistic?) to dwell on this stuff - it's such a blast to follow the web of links that leads back to our community. It's a big Sift world.
I don't usually gush like this, but there you are - big group hug. It is Friday, but I'm not drunk - I promise.
It's a satisfying feeling to read all the comments and see the connections and friendships that are here on the Sift. I'm not a naturally outgoing person- (kind of a hermit actually) but I value the friends I've made here and feel like I could probably sleep on many of your couches. (always a possibility)
I guess what I'm saying is that this is my dream job -- or maybe more of a dream pastime at the moment with job-like hours (ask Persephone) - but I wouldn't/couldn't give it up.
Beyond the personal connections- I'm hooked on Google Analytics and watching where in the world people are coming from for the first time to reach us. It gives me a sense of how big the Web really is. Today for example, we got linked in from what looks like a fairly tame link-dump site in India which will send us about 15,000 visitors by the end of the day. We also get regularly linked from this French gaming site that I wish I could read. Yesterday we got linked from some BBC radio show. Though I know it's self-serving (narcissistic?) to dwell on this stuff - it's such a blast to follow the web of links that leads back to our community. It's a big Sift world.
I don't usually gush like this, but there you are - big group hug. It is Friday, but I'm not drunk - I promise.
13 Comments
gorgonheapWow I got a hug from tomorrow. the group hug makes it less special but I feel the love, I'm glad you got your dream job.
blankfistI'm naked in the group hug and backing into Gorgonheap.
Crosswords"It is Friday, but I'm not drunk - I promise." Well you better promise to be drunk before the day is up!
In all seriousness it warms my heart to hear someone getting to do something that makes them happy, I aspire to one day reach such a state.
choggieglad to inspire, and trip witchas,dagman
NordlichReiterNever gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
rasch187You love your pastime. That's good to know while I'm writing a paper on the possibilities of non par value shares in Norwegian corporate legislation. Some guys have all the luck.
my15minutesi had a dream job once.
then i woke up, and couldn't remember what the hell it was.
maatcSiftCouch count for Berlin: one
(just gotta get the potatoes off)
swampgirlIt's great to know you're still loving the job, Dag
I've missed the avatar change Dag... Have I been away that long or have you turned Jedi? Well you sort of look like Jesus too.
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
^It's from KP's work here:
http://scifi.videosift.com/talk/Star-Wars-vs-VideoSift
lauracouch available in Silver City, fo sho
gwiz665And we love being here, so we're all happy...
it seems blankfist is especially happy, for some reason... *looks at gorgonheap*
my15minutesit wasn't self-serving or narcissistic.
sometimes we just need to be reminded that our actions
can actually have a positive impact.
an anonymous meatbag donated their points to me last night.
this had been one of the many times that i'd wanted to say much more,
but instead relied on probably not needing to.
*quality
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