So yesterday was my last day at Fullhouse. I wound up being fairly busy up until the very last minute. I did always say I preferred to be busy, but until 6:00 on your last day is pushing it. I did my best to help them transition, but even 4 weeks notice wasn’t enough to replace 2 flash Developers in Milwaukee. It’s odd, I wouldn’t have imagined it would be that hard to find good flash people, but it’s been a struggle even finding people to interview. You would think that some one there would know some one to refer.
Then again, thinking back I remember in the Cream City days how I used to feel like I was operating in a void. There was no one around to ask questions or act as a mentor. I didn’t feel like the work we were doing at Fullhouse was particularly advanced, but now that the other flash Developer and I are gone, I recognize how difficult it is going to be for them for the next few months and I feel bad about it. You know, you start a job and you think one day you’ll be gone and it just won’t matter anymore, but that never seems to be the case. Part of me couldn’t help but think, especially considering how hard they tried to keep me at Fullhouse, about the opportunity I was leaving behind as the lead interface developer (not to mention the headaches).
So today, being the day after my last day, I’m heading to nola with Elise to find a place to live. We’re looking for a house to rent, but prices there are pretty phenomenal. We were thinking of living in Slidell near my parents – which reminds me that I had this dream last night that my step mom was mounting a campaign for a full-scale war against me. I don’t know what it was that I had done to make her so upset, but she wanted my head on a platter. Anyway, Kim’s been looking into home-school groups to join and has found that there are several in Metairie and on the West Bank. Having me commute from Slidell to the CBD for work is one thing. Having us both do it is a waste.
So, contrary to what l had been thinking was the wise thing to do, we’ve decided to look at places uptown. Safety concerns me, and price really concerns me, but l think if we’re smart we can manage it. Besides,more than anything, I would like to be near Audubon Park. The bad part is that the shift in our mindset puts me behind in my research in finding a place. I had hoped to at least have a few appointments set up before I got to town and I don’t. I may have to do it old school style and drive around to see what I can find. I do have a bunch of listings from Latter & Blum’s website to start with, so at least I’m not going empty-handed. The trade off in living uptown is that I may be able to skip getting a second car for a while, and may even be able to not pay for parking – if l can take the scooter or, eventually, the streetcar.
I would love to take the streetcar to work everyday!