I think the cat's out of the bag to most of you, should I just come out and say it: I'm moving back to San Francisco.
Six Apart, a company that I love dearly and have worked for since the summer of 2005, has lured me back. At first it was a difficult decision (anyone who knows me knows I'm exceedingly slow and methodical about making up my mind, and usually unwilling to change it) but I realized - after I got through my stubbornness and anxiety - that this is a great thing!! Special thanks to my boss Alex for being so supportive and also to my good friends who helped me weigh the pros and...well there really weren't that many cons. I'm extremely excited and grateful to have a wonderful job and so many awesome friends and coworkers to come back to!
On a practical note, I'll be looking for a one bedroom apartment (or large studio) during the first half of April with the goal of being moved back by early May, so please send me any leads you may have! It breaks my heart a little to leave Austin because I am and always will be a devout Texan, but Jetblue's direct flights from SFO to AUS starting on May 1st should help me cope. And should give my Austin friends no excuse to not visit me.
So there you have it. Life is unpredictable. Life is good!
It's been a busy, unpredictable, delightful and confusing year so far. I'm lucky to have wonderful friends and coworkers and no shortage of delicious things to eat and drink.
I've been MIA here and on my other blog, and it's because I just got back from San Francisco for an intense week of work. Fortunately I work with some of the best people I've ever met, so it's not all work, as you can see from this photo (stolen from Kimmie!) of us crammed into the photo booth at our holiday Six Aparty.
Our very first Austin Voxer meetup is scheduled, and you're invited:
All current and future Voxers, bloggers and users of Six Apart's
blogging tools are invited! As your representative from Six Apart, I will have some Vox goodies to hand out. I'll probably
find a spot for all of us outside, unless it's too rainy or cold (ha!) in
which case we'll try to huddle together inside.
A few of you noted you couldn't make it on Wednesday, and I'm sorry we won't see you! But hopefully we can make this a regular meetup and we'll see you next time.
Please comment to this post to RSVP to let me know you're coming!
]]>Our Six Apart Holiday Video from last year still holds up! Anil, you've got to do another one this year.
Rudy and Steve logged in for a quick video chat! They made my day.
The biggest thing I miss about being in the office is the camaraderie with my coworkers (and their dogs) so this was a real treat. Camera-derie, if you will. Now I want to buy a webcam!
I'm participating in the AIDS Walk here in San Francisco's lovely Golden Gate Park on Sunday, July 15th.
You should join me and/or make a donation on my donation page!
Six Apart has a team, so my coworkers and any Voxers who'd like to join us should sign up at the Six Apart team page.
UPDATE: A huge thanks to Stacy for donating! You made my day. :) :) :)