I feel like I just got back from the longest vacation of my life. Oh wait. That’s exactly what happened. Graduated in June. Spent a solid month (200 hours?) getting to know the LAMP stack, EC2, and the beauty of RESTful API architecture. Probably spent too long doing that, and then I remembered I had to get myself and my three favorite people to Seattle. That took a month. Then three weeks finding the post office and close Indian food.

Last Monday I put on the ‘ol clown suit (khakis and a button-down) and headed off to New Employee Orientation for the most boring eight hours of the summer.

Tuesday I re-met my new manager (knew him pretty well last summer bec he’s good friends with a good friend of mine) and learned that I have the most awesome job on the planet.

Wednesday another ray of sunshine hit when my skip-level manager (my manger’s manager) showed up at work in a t-shirt and jeans. I’m just a t-shirt sort of a guy, and I love seeing signs of casual-ness around the office.

Did this turn into a day-by-day break down? It wasn’t supposed to. The point is that I’m back at work, clearing the cobwebs out of my brain, and excited to be in Seattle. Haven’t read a blog post of any sort since mid-July.