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title: Why don't I feel elated?
date: 2003-03-25 02:36:00.000000000 -08:00
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<p>I just released RT 3.0, after over a year of work. This has been my primary driving goal for over 12 months. And I can't muster anything more than "enh." I got a lot more satisfaction out of a one hour hack on Friday night. I don't feel like celebrating. I don't hate the product so much that I want to walk away. It's just a total and complete emotional void. I need a vacation. I wonder if the trip to Europe will actually <i>be a vacation</i>.</p>
<p>The Mary Prankster show was fun at least. And I got to <a href="http://ivy.fsck.com/index.html?goto=http://pix.fsck.com/2003/March/Mary_Prankster/">play with my new toy</a>. (All shots taken with ISO1600 bits, handholding my new EOS 10D.) My god is the autofocus fast in low light. It's <b>so much better</b> than the D30 ever was.</p>