This is What Happens When the Build Breaks

I'm currently still at the office. The funny thing is, most people aren't doing actual work. I can't divulge too much about where we are in the development process, but at least for tonight, a lot of people (including myself) are waiting around to see the code actually turn into a usable product. Essentially, we are waiting for the code to compile. For the past couple of hours, the build has been "broken", meaning something has gone wrong in the attempt to create the actual program from the code. That involves some developers scrambling to figure out what happened and fix what is necessary. Most people cannot do too much (and some shouldn't do anything) until the build is fixed. What results from this situation is people hanging out, talking, scooter races, and a re-enactment of this XKCD:

Compiling: "Are you stealing those LCD screens?" "Yeah, but I'm doing it while my code compiles."

For those of you who have never read XKCD, I highly recommend it. It is a webcomic about a variety of subjects published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at midnight eastern on the spot. To understand a majority of the humor, you need to have at least some technical knowledge. There are still plenty of things that go over my head, and in some cases I'll end up looking up references made in the comic. There are even forums where people debate certain subjects in the comics. Randall Munroe, the author, is incredibly smart and talented. He studied physics in college and worked for a research lab part of NASA. He has the amazing ability to take really academic subjects, a lot of which I have even learned about in school, and make them comedic. Something to note is that each comic also has mouse-over text, which can add so much more to the comic.

The beginning of this week has been pretty good. I've been going to classes at the gym fairly frequently. Yesterday I attended my first yoga class, and it was just as difficult (if not more-so) than all the other ones I've taken. It was over an hour long, and I was starving after it was over. I was pretty sore going to sleep that night, but nothing too bad. The instructor said she teaches a class every Sunday for newer students, so I'm thinking I may see what that's about.

My desk at work has also been moved. I've been at my new location (which is really just down the hall) for a couple days, and really like it. It is much easier to coordinate things with the people I work with, since we all now sit around each other. Tonight for dinner they had sushi, but Thursday is also when people go play Frisbee. Apparently if you do not go to dinner right away, you miss out on the sushi. So we went up about 15 minutes before dinner started, and there was already a line of 20 people waiting. It was worth it, though. Everything was delicious, and there was plenty of it since I was basically one of the first people there. It happens the 3rd Thursday of ever month, and I'll definitely be back.

I'm planning on going rock-climbing on Saturday with people from work, and then there is supposedly a free music festival in San Francisco on Sunday, but nobody has been able to find any information about it online. Friday night, I'm considering attending some movie event in San Francisco where people make fun of what is considered one of the worst movies of all time - The Room. This is one of the more hilariously awful scenes:

Supposedly, people get together to watch this just to make fun of it. It's supposed to be quite the event, so I'm considering attending.

Well, it doesn't look like this issue will be fixed in the next hour, so I'm heading back to go to sleep (after wasting some more time online).