niila

I used to look puzzled at BASIC way, way back in computer club…

…and never thought I would be learning to code. That is for those other, smarter, stronger, talented, brave, younameit people, not this tiny village, horse farm kid from northern Europe. But that's also what I thought before I bought a loud and shiny motorcycle and learned how to take the motor out; picked up the bass, joined a heavy rock band and moved to NYC; …somehow it turned out it was for me after all, so why did coding still seem unimaginable? Well, the math thing, I failed all classes and scraped by on art and languages, like a proper lady.

Then, one day a nice person told me that Railsgirls is coming to town and that was it. I was left dizzy with an intense desire to understand what just happened: "I can build stuff with my favorite machines? Oh, it's so on…"

(and when hesitant to enter at a Ruby conference, I imagine all in black Rock T-shirts and it's just another Metal show)

Starting somewhere:

They say: "just build something", but that means I needed to know how to change directories, commit, push, pull and understand why the Railsgirls coach made me hit 'Control-C' and then type in 'rails s'… I had no idea there even was a Terminal.

Desktop Ergonomatrix

"Sit up straight! Take your breaks! Do not mess with your muscles! They will win…and your desk IS trying to kill you!" I really, really mean it and wish somebody would have told me to stop ignoring my body and to check out my Trigger Points. After spending years in pain and $100 and up per session (that, no health insurance thing) on chiropractic, acupuncture, massages and anything else promising relief, I have found the only thing that works for me. It's not a quick fix, it does take patience, but it is amazing when you find the spots that make you cringe and feel better after working on them.