1st day

I'm sitting here at my new desk, hunched over a loaner Thinkpad with a pixel missing in the screen, and I couldnt be happier. I've finally found a job that actually let's me use all the knowledge of web development I have, in an area I'm excited about, and its great. I used to work in the City (San Francisco) a few years ago, and coming back today seems like coming home in some respects. I'm sure I'm going to have days of difficult problems, hours of coding, and deadlines to meet, but at least now I'm doing it for a group I believe in and might actually have fun at a job for a change! Yesterday was weird, leaving my old job. Things were somewhat awkward, projects are still cranking along, and the same-old stuff was happening. I'm so glad to be in this new place!

OK: Link of the moment: Laszlo Forums

Get in there and get involved. Laszlo is a killer application and fun to code for to boot!

P.S. I'm sitting here reading my own post, and I am thinking to myself "gah, I really write like that?" It's time I started getting that literary "voice" and try not to sound too trite :)

Back from the grill-out

Well, it's been and interesting day. I drove over to Marc Canter's abode after getting an invite last week. Marc, his wife, and kids are all charming and very cool people. I spent some time talking with various folks who made up the panoply of guests, and managed to hide the potato salad I'd brought :)

I'm starting a new job next week at 1up.com. I'm very excited and hope to use this as a way to turn around my life in some ways. I have always wanted to get into a fiel related to gaming, while still using my web skills. It's not often that you find your "dream job" I'm getting prepared to do some hard work to make this site not only outstanding, but "insanely great".

Later on I took the wife and kids to see Shrek 2 for the 2nd time. I must say I enjoyed it more than the first time, and I found myself looking in the backgrounds and scenery for hidden items. If you havent seen Shrek 2, I highly recommend it.