Plus, cummings has the habit of driving people crazy, and when isn't that fun to watch?
I'm a person of disparate elements. I draw. I program. I write. I design. I'm usually good enough to get recognition by my peers, but not an expert at any of it. Maybe I could be, but I've always worried in back of my mind that I would lose a skill if I focused too much on another. It's why I chose to go into psychology. For all it's reputation of leather couch toting nodding hypothesisers, it actually is a field that requires you to be diverse in your abilities. Math for reading and conducting studies. Science for understanding chemical interacts and neuroscience. Writing for creating readable journal articles. I even fit in art on the margins of my notes.
These days, I'm what they call a business analyst. I've come to the conclusion that it's corporate speak for "We don't know what they do, but we bet the do it all." I've been where I am for over a year now, and I've done the following:
- Designed the UI for a site
- Created graphics
- Written copy
- Translated a UI from an image into functional CSS
- Written manuals
- Been a sys admin
- Held the occasional hand when a customer was at the end of their rope