The Long Dark
So, a proper update.
I got a job. I'm doing contract web development work for a small startup. And by small, I mean I can count all the employees on one hand. It's also a slight drop in pay from my last job. But that's all okay. So far, I like everyone I'm working with, I like the work I'm doing. And I have a fair bit of freedom. I'm working from home, and am pretty much the sole developer on the project I'm working on (although I do get some input from others, which is cool).
Because I'm actually employed as a contract employee, I had to get a business license, and do all that paperwork. So, technically I'm now the sole proprietor of my own business, licensed to operate in Seattle, WA. Woo! I'm now a small business owner! It was actually surprisingly easy, and cheap. Something like $120 all told, and I think $90 of that is a yearly fee, and I could do all of it online.
The real nice part is that I don't have to actually -tell- my mom that I was unemployed for 5 months. I can.. abbreviate.. that period, and pass it off as nothing major as I shifted jobs. ;)
Speaking of my mother, she's coming to visit the end of this month. I'm not really looking forward to it, but I'm looking forward even less to actually talking to her before then. Which I really ought to do, but I've kind of ignored her entirely for the last couple months. Oh well.
Working from home, and specifically off my home computer, as a contracted hourly employee is an interesting experience. Keeping track of hours worked is.. different. There's a couple time tracking/invoicing OS X apps I'm demoing to see what I like. I think I need to rethink/rework my computer setup. It's not quite ideal. I've thought this for a while, but it's a bit more noticeable now. I also think I need a second monitor for my main computer.
A laptop would be nice as well, but one thing at a time I guess. ;)
I got a job. I'm doing contract web development work for a small startup. And by small, I mean I can count all the employees on one hand. It's also a slight drop in pay from my last job. But that's all okay. So far, I like everyone I'm working with, I like the work I'm doing. And I have a fair bit of freedom. I'm working from home, and am pretty much the sole developer on the project I'm working on (although I do get some input from others, which is cool).
Because I'm actually employed as a contract employee, I had to get a business license, and do all that paperwork. So, technically I'm now the sole proprietor of my own business, licensed to operate in Seattle, WA. Woo! I'm now a small business owner! It was actually surprisingly easy, and cheap. Something like $120 all told, and I think $90 of that is a yearly fee, and I could do all of it online.
The real nice part is that I don't have to actually -tell- my mom that I was unemployed for 5 months. I can.. abbreviate.. that period, and pass it off as nothing major as I shifted jobs. ;)
Speaking of my mother, she's coming to visit the end of this month. I'm not really looking forward to it, but I'm looking forward even less to actually talking to her before then. Which I really ought to do, but I've kind of ignored her entirely for the last couple months. Oh well.
Working from home, and specifically off my home computer, as a contracted hourly employee is an interesting experience. Keeping track of hours worked is.. different. There's a couple time tracking/invoicing OS X apps I'm demoing to see what I like. I think I need to rethink/rework my computer setup. It's not quite ideal. I've thought this for a while, but it's a bit more noticeable now. I also think I need a second monitor for my main computer.
A laptop would be nice as well, but one thing at a time I guess. ;)