I was going to write a post about how my job as a game developer is largely misunderstood by the general public who see game developers as lazy, overpaid, anti-social slackers; a misunderstanding borne from the misunderstanding that all game developers are programmers and the misunderstanding that all programmers are wealthy geeks like Bill Gates coupled with the misunderstanding that making games involves playing games most of the day and the misunderstanding that people who play games are slovenly and anti-social.
I decided not to write that post though and in fact the only reason it came to mind at all was as I was planning to write that I had to work overtime yesterday and for the next two Saturdays. My mind immediately wandered to an explanation of the required overtime that exists as part of my schedule as a game developer, overtime that as a salaried employee I don’t get paid for because I’m eligible for a “bonus” that usually ends up being 10% or less of what I would have made had I gotten paid for overtime.
That’s all beside the point however as I can’t recall why I was going to write about having to work overtime at all except maybe that it’s Sunday and this is my only full day off this weekend and after getting back from the coffee shop this morning I’m looking for ways to get as much out of it as possible. And now I’ve lost my train of thought completely so I’m just going to post this as a chronicle of my addled state of mind and start again with a new post. 
