Geek Love
Originally published at Skyspun.org. You can comment here or there.
An oldie but a goodie found in my Flickr photostream.
I have spent the last 24 hours sitting in front of this computer screen, attempting to create Jessica Gallagher.com. I purchased it what seems like forever ago, but have yet to actually make a portfolio out of it. It’s been so long since I’ve actually coded something, I felt like a fish out of water. It’s a good thing there’s a door to this office, because I’m pretty sure I’ve called the computer every name in the book (and a few ones that never made it to the book). It probably would have helped if I had some sort of plan, or idea of how I wanted the site to actually look like… but that would have been something called “planning ahead” and I’ve never been too good at that. I have to say that I’m pretty pleased with the way it’s going. And, surprisingly, it actually is looking the way I had envisioned it in my mind. Which is saying a lot, because that just doesn’t happen when it comes to me and code.
I’ve forgotten how much I really love creating websites. I mean, granted, I’m no genius. And now that I’m not in my angsty teen phase, I’ve noticed that most of my friends have grown up and actually do this shit for a living - so my knowledge is nowhere near as great as most people I know. I’ve fallen out of the proverbial code loop, as it were… but there’s just something about it. It’s been a very long time since I have sat in front of a computer for a full weekend, staring at the screen until my eyes cross, swearing at a string of code that just won’t work until I feel like giving up, then feeling like I’ve won the lottery when I fix it. Last night I could barely fall asleep, because I was thinking about how to make things work. Plans of ideas of what I wanted to do. I actually dreamed about coding last night. I can’t remember the last time that happened.
I have a love-hate relationship with web design. Sort of like the relationship I’ve developed with photography. I’m beginning to think all my relationships with things are love-hate. But the love part of it totally makes up for everything else.