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Necromanti
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I miss cold and rainy weather.
Bubble tea.
Oh. I work in Belltown, but I have no idea because I don't drink that stuff.
San Francisco via Los Angeles via Bath via London via Edinburgh.
distantmantra
Member
Down at Golden Gardens with my daughter playing in the sand. Great weather. Paseo and Fremont Brewing next. Good day.
GG is nice.
My wife got some awesome pics of bald eagles last time we were there.
platypotamus
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distantmantra
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Summers off, duder! Go back on August 25th.
Goddamn
distantmantra
Member
I'm a dirty teachers union employee (school psychologist). You knaow, destroying the fabric of American society and all.
Down at Point Defiance Zoo with my daughter today. It's HOT.
distantmantra
Member
I could never work for Seattle Public Schools. The special education paperwork I get from them is an absolute mess that totally ignores Washington state law. I don't know why they're not sued more.
Interesting. Yeah I hear the reverse end of that;that a combination of State and Federal law/budget changes have made it hard for some special education programs to exist in Seattle.
distantmantra
Member
They're currently being controlled by OSPI because of massive compliance issues.
distantmantra
Member
My basement is sanctuary. Never gets hot and my beer fridge is next door in the garage.
I don't like you. My apartment has windows facing the sun. And like most of this city, no air conditioning.
Top floor, vaulted ceilings, westward exposure. Not that bad today, but this place turns into a sweatbox when it gets into the 90s.
distantmantra
Member
I own a brick house. Aside from my daughter's room with the AC unit, the rest of my house is a fucking oven.
Sitting on my patio with some buds drinking sour beers right now. Awesome times.
I have full house AC. When we bought it, we were like, who the hell needs AC in Seattle?
But now it's all underwear parties in the basement.
TheFightingFish
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We live close to Lake Washington, so at night we just walk down, everyone jumps into the water and then we head to bed nicely cooled off.
Only bad thing for us is that I keep getting up at 5 am because it's basically as bright as midday in our bedroom at that point.
Only bad thing for us is that I keep getting up at 5 am because it's basically as bright as midday in our bedroom at that point.
Darth Pinche
Member
Yup, breaking out the kayak tonight to cool off in Lake Washington!
TheFightingFish
Member
They need something like Kayak storage lockers at more places on LW. We'd love to get them for the family or paddleboards, but we live in a condo so we don't have anywhere to put them.
So jelly.
Bobs Big Boy
Member
My only regret of World Cup is not seeking out new bar experiences downtown. Have such a simple routine with Sounders have no idea where else to go for that.
platypotamus
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If I could, I'd go to Von Trapps on Sunday. My buddy has been going there for the Germany games and said it was pretty great
distantmantra
Member
Atlantic Crossing is an awesome soccer bar.
distantmantra
Member
Yup, Gorgeous.
Heading over to visit a friend living in Port Orchard and going to the Bremerton Beer Festival.
I've heard wonderful things about Bremerton.
distantmantra
Member
Fremont has some killer stuff pouring all day. Enjoy!
distantmantra
Member
Holy crap it's muggy out. Grilled burgers and corn on the cob, gonna eat on the patio table with my daughter, and then we get attacked by wasps.
Now sitting on the front porch. This sucks.
Now sitting on the front porch. This sucks.
patrickthehedgehog
Member
I think this is the most disgusting weather I've yet to run into here in Seattle. Feel like Houston *barf*
lastflowers
Banned
yep. Reminds me of the good ol' summer days. My stomach sticky with sweat. Shirt basically taped to my back. Try to go for a run, die on the inside. Get back home. Jump in the pool. Go back inside the house, AC blaring and its still hot and sweaty
I see my GA weather followed me up to Seattle and stuck around after I left. Apologies for that.
My interview went pretty well I feel, but the decision has been complicated a bit so I will not actually know the final decision until sometime this week, as opposed to the day of, like some of their other interviewing processes had implied.
While I hate to go ahead and start looking at relocation logistics and getting my hopes up before actually having the offer in hand, it's probably a good idea to be proactive on this in case my relocation timeline is short. Thinking of coming up again this weekend to coincide with the International and look around the area for apartments/homes at the same time. I chatted with one of my interviewers over lunch and he recommended that I actually look at Issaquah if hiking is my thing and I don't mind a half hour commute or so. Would be cheaper too.
I'm torn, since I like having the amenities of a city immediately nearby, but I'm not exactly the downtown type. I like good bars, breweries, a good set of restaraunts, and a dedicated card shop (if I do get back into Magic and, given the area, why not?) but I also like some quiet, don't really need nightlife- at least not on a weekly basis, and want my car and parking. Staying in the city would be nice if I could find a good compromise between all of these aspects, but I wouldn't be averse to going outside and looking at some place like Issaquah so long as Seattle is an easy few minutes away. Seems like $1400 is about the norm for a one bedroom and, while that's a little more than I was looking to spend, I think I can swing it if the place/location is worth it. (And if there is a really good fit for even a little more than that, I would at least consider it, so that's not the top end of my pricing by any means. Don't see myself paying $2000 a month, though) Thanks for any tips you guys might have on this. I know you get asked for this sort of recommendation all the time, so I'll read back through the thread, although I have a feeling my exact set of preferences may be a little different than is the norm.
None. My former college adviser did mention I should reach out to an alumnus in the area, though, who's with 343. Adviser thought he was still with another company in the area, but I checked his background and it looks like he's moved on and joined the Halo folks.
All of my programming background is in the consulting industry, not game development, and having never shipped a title nor even fleshed out a small prototype or anything on my own, I don't see that side of the software world working out for me right now. If the right positions popped up, I'd give em a shot, sure, but I'm focusing on companies that I feel I have a better match with at the moment.
My interview went pretty well I feel, but the decision has been complicated a bit so I will not actually know the final decision until sometime this week, as opposed to the day of, like some of their other interviewing processes had implied.
While I hate to go ahead and start looking at relocation logistics and getting my hopes up before actually having the offer in hand, it's probably a good idea to be proactive on this in case my relocation timeline is short. Thinking of coming up again this weekend to coincide with the International and look around the area for apartments/homes at the same time. I chatted with one of my interviewers over lunch and he recommended that I actually look at Issaquah if hiking is my thing and I don't mind a half hour commute or so. Would be cheaper too.
I'm torn, since I like having the amenities of a city immediately nearby, but I'm not exactly the downtown type. I like good bars, breweries, a good set of restaraunts, and a dedicated card shop (if I do get back into Magic and, given the area, why not?) but I also like some quiet, don't really need nightlife- at least not on a weekly basis, and want my car and parking. Staying in the city would be nice if I could find a good compromise between all of these aspects, but I wouldn't be averse to going outside and looking at some place like Issaquah so long as Seattle is an easy few minutes away. Seems like $1400 is about the norm for a one bedroom and, while that's a little more than I was looking to spend, I think I can swing it if the place/location is worth it. (And if there is a really good fit for even a little more than that, I would at least consider it, so that's not the top end of my pricing by any means. Don't see myself paying $2000 a month, though) Thanks for any tips you guys might have on this. I know you get asked for this sort of recommendation all the time, so I'll read back through the thread, although I have a feeling my exact set of preferences may be a little different than is the norm.
Which game developer are you interviewing with?
None. My former college adviser did mention I should reach out to an alumnus in the area, though, who's with 343. Adviser thought he was still with another company in the area, but I checked his background and it looks like he's moved on and joined the Halo folks.
All of my programming background is in the consulting industry, not game development, and having never shipped a title nor even fleshed out a small prototype or anything on my own, I don't see that side of the software world working out for me right now. If the right positions popped up, I'd give em a shot, sure, but I'm focusing on companies that I feel I have a better match with at the moment.
You have a pool?
We have plenty of software elements that aren't shipping game code. Shipping software can be surprisingly similar regardless of product.
lastflowers
Banned
no no, this was back when I lived in Houston under the tutelage of the parentals.
Yeah, and if my actual programming background were more substantial, I'd be more inclined to give it a shot. My last consulting gig ended up putting me on production support, though, so I ended up doing more investigation and analysis than actual software writing. (Part of the reason I left, as it seemed like Accenture wasn't going to get me anywhere in terms of software engineering experience or more technology exposure) My skills declined a bit and I had to bring myself back up to speed to where I was in college during the job search over the past few months. While I don't really like selling myself short, I do try to be honest with my current weaknesses and strengths, and my current strengths are definitely more analytical and soft skill oriented in nature, which is the reason I've generally been looking at consulting companies. Do you guys hire programmers fresh out of college or those with equivalent level of code writing skill? (Bachelor's level, not Master's)
TheFightingFish
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Given what you are listing out I'd have a bit of a possible recommendation. That would be to list out some of the major bus lines that head out north, south and over to places on the Eastside. Then trying looking for places that are directly on those lines. My family and I are not city-city folk, but we really do like heading in for dinner and activities pretty often. We live directly on the 255 bus line on the Eastside, so getting into the city is just a matter of walking down the street and hopping on the bus. Having a single shot into the city (as opposed to driving to a transit center and busing or having multiple transfers) makes it pretty easy to still get into the city for work / fun.
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