At Cray I felt more behind the scenes, the face behind the computer screen that never gets seen or recognized. At school my job is to go to students' rooms and install the proper software and hardware to get them connected to the network. There I am involved with customers and hardware issues. Having both of these positions makes me more well-rounded because they require different skills. Ursula A. Kallio finds parallels between her interests in music and technical writing that both challenge and satisfy her.
Patterns are a large part of the foundation of music.
There are grammatical, structural and procedural patterns in technical writing. I write horrible academic papers and fine poetry, but technical writing suits me. I've learned things that I can take with me, and I've built bridges with my supervisors and co-workers. And I have learned that I am in the correct field, and that I am happy with the choices I have made. I have much more knowledge now than when I started.