{"id":92,"date":"2008-06-23T00:41:13","date_gmt":"2008-06-23T05:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/wordpress\/?p=92"},"modified":"2008-06-23T00:41:13","modified_gmt":"2008-06-23T05:41:13","slug":"here-goes-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/2008\/06\/23\/here-goes-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Here goes nothing…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I start real life on Monday by showing up for my first day at Tokbox<\/a>. Some places that’s today, but here it’s still tomorrow. It’s amazing, exciting, nerve-racking, and humbling all at once.<\/p>\n

Standing on the shoulders of giants gives one an amazing view, but it’s important that while I gaze at what has been that I maintain focus on what I will be. Someday my shoulders will support another generation of amazed, excited, nervous, and humbled individuals, but between now and then awaits immortality.<\/p>\n

Here goes nothing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, I start real life on Monday by showing up for my first day at Tokbox. Some places that’s today, but here it’s still tomorrow. It’s amazing, exciting, nerve-racking, and humbling all at once. 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