On writing the AppEngine deploy guide

 OHMYGODWHATAMASSIVECOLOSSALFUCKINGPAININTHEARSETHATWASILITERALLYWANTTORIPMYBRAINOUTWITHAPUBECOVEREDSAFETYSCISSORBLADEANDTHROWITATTHENEARESTTWATOFASWANSOICANATLEASTJUSTIFYMYRAPIDDEMISETOUTTERSHITTINGINSANITYINCROWNCOURT.

Sorry.

Seriously though, the next time I decide to take my Google fanboyism to that level again, just slap me in the bollocks with the nearest cheese grater. I think the only reason I have any remote reserves of remaining sanity is thanks to Taureor, Tom Scott, Jay Foreman and Allix (wife, not YouTuber).

I'm sure I'll look back on the experience in a few weeks and remember it fondly, knowing that I've learned a huge amount from the experience and being actually really proud of it (rightly or wrongly). But some quick maths reveals what I could have achieved with that time, each of which seems infinitely more valuable right now:

  • Written a 200-page book of love songs and bawdy limericks to give to my wife.
  • Re-released Chandler's Dumb States Game with some semblance of styling and a map accompaniment.
  • Completed 2 or 3 world conquests on Hearts of Iron (playing as Luxembourg).
  • Lost a good few stone with various exercising activities (though this was always unlikely).
  • Built and painted literally all of my current Ork army.
  • Gotten through the massive backlog of H. P. Lovecraft and George R. R. Martin books I have amassed.
  • Not been a colossal nerd and instead invested time in something cool, like hats or Darwinism.
  • Drank. Drank until I was pissing blood, and then drank that.
I'm glad I did it in the grand scheme of things, however my take-home thoughts are perfectly summarised by the best character in any fiction that isn't Snape:

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