Va-Va-Va--Virginia

Found a contract with Quest Diagnostics (Tal programmer) in Chantilly, Va.  Started Monday - It is amazingly expensive and crowded here.  Traffic is ridiculous everywhere, and it took 5 1/2 hours door to door from home to my hotel in Manassas, the ride home will probably be longer since it will be rush hour around DC/Baltimore/and NYC.

But it is a bit too close to fly, unless I drive to Baltimore to fly Southwest - so I'm trying the drive.  Small shop, only about 5 Tandem developers.  Nice enough, and has a café - but it's taken a couple of days to get me a PC and a TACL (logon).

Boy Scouts!

Nate is one as well - Tomorrow we camp at Mohawk with Troop 1.

Pie Day

Had two interviews with Quest Diagnostic as a Tandem Consultant - they want a TAL programmer.  I may have found the only TAL shop that doesn't require Base24 skills.  I also interviewed for a job in Itasca, Ill.  But the first job made an offer - What a bunch of mixed feelings.  I must provide, and keep my commitments (bills) - but failing to thrive in that local job is galling, I could see why it had to end - but it's humiliating nontheless.  But I do feel (finally) more connected to home, like I finally arrived in Ct. myself - and I'll survive sometime on the road.  Hoping that the 7 hour drive is doable, and the one hour flight from Dulles (5 minutes from work) or Baltimore - will be very cost friendly.   Dawn is only an hour north as well.  I need to figure out my housing next week - I start (so far) on the 26th.

News!

Looking for new work....yes, for real.