Ch-ch-ch-changes... 2002

My big news this week is that I've decided to seek full-time work away from SoftDevices. As much as I love the people and respect the technology, I can no longer afford to wait for the economy to pick up and provide more projects to keep me busy and, more importantly, I want to do work that reflects my personal beliefs. I want to put my work time towards making the world a better place, not just a more profitable place for some corporation.

This was a really hard decision to come to - I've actually been considering it for over three months - but it's time for me to move on. They don't want me to leave, which is gratifying, but I need to put my primary focus elsewhere. I'm not looking forward to the transition, but it is the right thing to do.

Moving sucks, even when you're carrying mental baggage instead of physical.

On the bright side, using compensation from a special project I'm doing, I bought a new computer and have eliminated a major source of stress in my life. After trying to make do with my old PC in the absence of resident sysadmin help and failing to upgrade to OS X the old beefed-up Mac which Mike graciously offered me, I decided to go with a new computer with a service plan. In addition I stacked the deck in my favor by choosing the best combination of system reliability (Unix) and user friendliness (Apple GUI); I am the proud owner of a shiny new G4 iMac with a combo drive. Yes, the one that looks like a lamp. O boy o boy do I love it! No screen flicker, everything just works, it's dreamy!

Soothing my nerves further, I relaxed over the past few days with Patrick. He is easy to be around. We ate sublime pizza from Zachary's and watched Mulholland Drive. I enjoyed the movie very much and even more the theorizing afterwards about what the heck David Lynch was getting at this time. We also saw Spiderman and it was still good on my second viewing. Wonderful to see a film with a strong script and skilled actors! I do recommend it.

Tomorrow I have much to do - a trip to the post office and to stash some things in the storage unit and a conversation with my boss about my leaving SoftDevices (nervous about that one since I know I'll be disappointing him by staying firm on my getting full-time work elsewhere) - but right now I just want to relax a little. I've got Moby's Play on the stereo and am debating between a bath, a nap and a game...

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Ch-ch-ch-changes...

My big news this week is that I've decided to seek full-time work away from SoftDevices. As much as I love the people and respect the technology, I can no longer afford to wait for the economy to pick up and provide more projects to keep me busy and, more importantly, I want to do work that reflects my personal beliefs. I want to put my work time towards making the world a better place, not just a more profitable place for some corporation.

This was a really hard decision to come to - I've actually been considering it for over three months - but it's time for me to move on. They don't want me to leave, which is gratifying, but I need to put my primary focus elsewhere. I'm not looking forward to the transition, but it is the right thing to do.

Moving sucks, even when you're carrying mental baggage instead of physical.

On the bright side, using compensation from a special project I'm doing, I bought a new computer and have eliminated a major source of stress in my life. After trying to make do with my old PC in the absence of resident sysadmin help and failing to upgrade to OS X the old beefed-up Mac which Mike graciously offered me, I decided to go with a new computer with a service plan. In addition I stacked the deck in my favor by choosing the best combination of system reliability (Unix) and user friendliness (Apple GUI); I am the proud owner of a shiny new G4 iMac with a combo drive. Yes, the one that looks like a lamp. O boy o boy do I love it! No screen flicker, everything just works, it's dreamy!

Soothing my nerves further, I relaxed over the past few days with Patrick. He is easy to be around. We ate sublime pizza from Zachary's and watched Mulholland Drive. I enjoyed the movie very much and even more the theorizing afterwards about what the heck David Lynch was getting at this time. We also saw Spiderman and it was still good on my second viewing. Wonderful to see a film with a strong script and skilled actors! I do recommend it.

Tomorrow I have much to do - a trip to the post office and to stash some things in the storage unit and a conversation with my boss about my leaving SoftDevices (nervous about that one since I know I'll be disappointing him by staying firm on my getting full-time work elsewhere) - but right now I just want to relax a little. I've got Moby's Play on the stereo and am debating between a bath, a nap and a game...

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