Why am I so obnoxious?

I find myself getting asked the following questions quite often.

• How do you like being a parent?
• What do you do for a living?
• How is owning your own company?
• How is married life?
• I heard you took on a business partner, how is it going?
• Do you like your Mac?

These questions make me gush, get emotional and pour out a passionate response. I think these question reflect a pivital point/change in my life. A change/decision that I can't imagine my life without. They're changes in my path that brought me to a better place.

My answers to the questions above

• My son is the coolest person I know, he has all the best things from me and all the best things from my wife. Hearing him laugh for the first time made me feel like I was in the clouds. You'll never comprehend how much your parents love you until you have a child.
• I design web apps, I make websites make sense and I work from home. There are so many killer people in my industry its exciting to watch the stuff people make. I read blogs that make my head spin with excitement, see other's works that make me green with envy. I love what I do for a living.
• I work with the most awesome people on the internet. We're constantly doing awesome things and its something I look forward to each day. The people I've met and the things I've learned from them are priceless.
• Anna, my wife, is my everything, I would be lost without her. She's the most beautiful, funny, loving person I know. I look forward to spending the rest of our lives together.
• Steve is a genius, he's like no one you'll ever meet. He has multiple skill sets which is amazing, I couldn't partner with anyone except Steve. Steve makes me better at what I do.
• You've never really enjoyed a computer until you have a Mac. Once you buy a Mac, you'll kick yourself for not buying one sooner. AHHHHH I love my computer!!!!!

I'm not just passionate about my answers. I'm so passionate that I feel like the person asking can't possibly imagine what I truly feel, so I go overboard with my excitement. Some people call that being obnoxious, I call it love.

1 Comment

captproton said on May 30, 2008

It’s funny how guys 1000’s of miles apart can feel so the same about the same subjects. I agree on all counts, except the business partner thing. I gotta get me one of those! ;) I’m guessing my son is about the same age as yours, and yup, I would describe him the same way. I live near San Francisco, and interacting with smart website guys is thrilling. My wife, well let’s just say that I can’t see living my life without her. What my high-school friend says about the Mac is true, “One they go Mac, they never go back!”

BTW, passionate people and rails development seem to pair up pretty easily out here.