I woke up this morning with Jerry, used the toilet, and a few minutes later heard the ominous sound of water splashing on the floor.
The root cause of this catastrophe is as of yet unexplained.
Luckily we have a bathroom across the hall (the condo’s) which we can use. Unfortunately, the toilet cut-off valve doesn’t work completely so I had to hack this up:
How can I get ahead? I have so many dreams and goals - I’m unwilling to abandon them, but unable to pursue them. Recently (since returning from vacation), Jerry has begun going to sleep by about 8 PM. This is pretty amazing as it gives Eriko and me time to work on our hobbies, relax, etc. We both know how to entertain ourselves - we’ll spend an entire evening in silence, completely enthralled with what we’re doing. Her presence brings out that inner peace in me.
2007 ended wonderfully, with ~10 days of candy, crying, and spending quality time with the family. 2007 was an interesting year.
It started with:
It ended with:
2007 was a lot of adjusting - adjusting to Jerry’s ever growing demands of my heart and attention; adjusting to the thought of not retiring in the next ten years; adjusting to the reality that between Isilon and Jerry, I can’t seem to get anything else done.
Here I am in the bathroom on my blackberry. I’ve just finished writing seven emails, some of which were long, most of which may cause consternation - but all of which had me so excited that I couldn’t sleep.
I didn’t realize how invigorating the ownership of the development group would be. I think this goes along with my “decision” about my next move - I find it very difficult to focus on today if I don’t know about tomorrow. I’ve got focus - I don’t need to worry about when I’m going to learn Japanese or how I will figure out what to research - I know when I’ll tackle those problems and several years to develop my approach.
Thoughts of Isilon skyrocketing to a glorious future have turned out to be premature - but that future is still very much a possibility.
It is worth pointing out that not only is Isilon still facing a great opportunity, but so am I; it is unlikely I will have the energy, time, nor fortune to follow a company from an early-stage startup through its transition to a (prosperous) public company while being in a position of leadership - the position I will soon be given (in the next week) may be temporary or it may be permanent, but in either case it is a great opportunity.
