Today: My final day of work at Idée Inc. I wrapped up documenting and handing off my projects, returned my key and notebook, cleansed my hard drive of incriminating evidence, and headed off with my co-workers to celebrate my departure by consuming unhealthy quantities of delicious sushi at New Generation Sushi on Bloor. Tea, rolls, teriyaki, and dirty jokes were had by all, suffixed by ice cream and a heartwarming going away card.

Two weeks ago: I declared my intent of resignation. I learned freighter-loads of knowledge-units at Idée, especially in the first several months, but I realized that my growth has plateaued and it’s time to move on to a new environment which will yield novel challenges and new experiences. It was hard saying good bye to everyone, especially knowing that I will be back on Wednesdays and Fridays to mooch Idée’s free food and beer. I met great people and formed important friendships, and I’m not abandoning that!

What now: Take some time and indulge in my interests which were not discarded but merely supressed by my dive into adulthood. I will focus more on contributing to open source projects, such as those I’ve started in my free time while being employed (workerpool, s3funnel, urllib3) and those I use on a daily basis which hold a special place in my heart (PIDA, Pylons, Gentoo, and KDE). Maybe I’ll also dabble in some game development.

Alas, sooner or later, bills will start piling up and I’ll have to seek new employment, or at the very least some freelance/contract work. So tell your friends and neighbours that a Python ninja (and Javascript slayer by night) with wicked webapp and database experience is available for hire.