Maniacal Rage

It took forever to paint my living room. I have an alcove kitchen, so I had to paint above the cabinets and on the side of the refrigerator too, which was a pain in the ass. As I was going around taping the room I noticed for the first time in five years just how many painting mistakes were made by the people who renovated the apartment years ago. There’s white paint everywhere.

I was being very OCD about the process—taping, using tiny brushes to get into small spots. The whole time I kept thinking the last people to do this literally could not have cared less about it and here I am being a scientist. And I realized this is a small example of how I live my entire life. I tend to try to make everything perfect. I work very hard at almost everything I do—from the comedy show to work I do for clients.

Sometimes I can frustrate the shit out of myself (when it’s just not possible to get something done the way I want to), but most of the time the results are worth the extra work. Anything worth doing is worth doing well.

Do you think when car salespeople are younger they yearn for the day when they can finally get that job that allows them to be badgering, stupid, lying, annoying assholes? Have you ever met a car salesperson you liked, let alone could even stand being in front of or talking to for more than five minutes?

If you’re a car salesperson, do you wake up in the morning and think, “Today is another day I get to be the very person everyone in the room hates!” I don’t get it. Is it the commission that turns you into this beast? Because you’re the worst.

I went to Chicago this week and spoke with Brian for six and a half hours about iPhone and mobile development. There weren’t many people in attendance, so the presentation turned more into a very long conversation about issues with current mobile technology, what the iPhone has done to the landscape, our mutual love of Apple, and more. Nothing beats getting paid to talk about stuff you already talk about anyway!

Chicago is a very interesting city architecturally—I was amazed by just how different every single building was. Walking around in NYC, there’s a sort of general style for a majority of the buildings. But in Chicago it’s a huge mixture. A building that looks like a glass waterfall across the street from a Boston-esque red brick building with large-bordered windows.

I didn’t have much time in town, but I did manage to get a tour of the Tribune building (amazing lobby!) from my pal Kevin who then took me to Wrigleyville for the best BBQ I’ve ever had at a place called Smoque. Also had a nice dinner with Harper from skinnyCorp and his friends.

Now I have a huge amount of work ahead of me over the next month and then WWDC in June.