Yes friends, the rumors are true:  Almost three weeks ago, I was laid off from my day job. 

Honestly, it didn’t come as a big surprise, as I had very little billable work over the past three months, so I can’t say I didn’t see it coming. All in all, I know it’s going to be a good change for me, because as it was, I was already making preparations to leave the job anyway. So, the outcome was the same, it was just a little sooner than I had expected.

Fear not, though, because it’s going to take a lot more than that to set me back. In all honesty, leaving that job is a huge weight off my shoulders. No more spending the night at my desk on my birthday. No more trips to a certain local farmstead to deal with clients who have no idea what they really want, except that it’s not what they’re seeing. No more fussing with poorly-written software that doesn’t live up to its claims, etc. (Sorry, just had to vent for a moment there.)