Howdy! I'm Mark Nelson, and I'm the Tech Lead for the next release of Solaris, and an avid rock climber.
Many of my work friends (and most of my family, for that matter) think I'm crazy because I climb. In particular, they don't understand why anybody would voluntarily spend the night on a portaledge suspended hundreds of feet above the ground.
My rock climbing friends, on the other hand, think I'm crazy because I sought out a position at work that was guaranteed to require long hours and high availability. They don't understand why anybody would voluntarily give up climbing time to sit in front of a computer.
I've decided they're all wrong. Or maybe they're all right. Or perhaps it really doesn't matter, because I love my job and I love my dangerous hobby.
Check in once a while over the course of the release; I'll be writing more about both.
--Mark
Posted by Daniel MD on June 14, 2005 at 03:23 PM MDT #
do what you love... i think life is too short to even bother what other people think about what you love to do. how i wish i could be as lucky as you... having been able to do both. good luck and enjoy....
Posted by Leeyan on April 21, 2008 at 08:15 AM MDT #
Hey, old friend!
Not that you're old. But our friendship is old. And sure to god I'M not old. No, no, no.
But look at you! It makes me grin huge to see you climbing and writing and acting and doing Mark things.
Thanks for introducing me to Boulder all those years ago.
Posted by Katie C on April 30, 2008 at 02:29 PM MDT #