Yeah, I've been busy and I need to catch up on my blogging. Well here's a start. Last time I mentioned how I'd been super busy. That hasn't changed too much recently. Here's why...
Last Friday was my last day at White Horse. I was only with them for a short time, and unfortunately there were countless reasons why I should move on and zero reasons why I should stay. I decided it was time to leave the agency world and start putting my CS degree to work by developing software for real (process and product). I need to be challenged by my work. To quote Fred Brooks, I want to "build castles in the air, out of air" (i.e. real products and not just marketing web sites). I also need to be closer to my family with a much shorter commute. It was just too hard on everyone with me having a 60-90 minute commute one way (drive vs MAX).
Today was the first day at my new job, working at Earth Class Mail. I'm not going to say a lot about them, if you want to learn more you can read about them on their web site. They're a start-up. I think this is a great opportunity. I'm really excited about their product and working with them. I'm really, really excited about what the next year will bring. I think I have a lot that I can bring to the table and I'm really looking forward to this. Now if I can only get past being "the new guy".
If I've broken bread with you at Nerd Dinners or other events and you're interested in the many other opportunities at Earth Class Mail, please send me an email and let's schedule a time to meet up. I'd be more than happy to tell you all about them, but beware, I'm a kool-aid drunk who's pretty new on the job and may have a biased opinion. Oh well, I believe I'm entitled to this type of behavior at least once in my career. 