Winding Down

As if it could wind down anymore! I have very little responsibility at Argus this week. I am excited about this change. I have learned quite a few things at Argus. I still have a lot of learning to do and I haven't been able to do it here the last few months. I am excited about this change.

Not really a whole lot going on right now. The basement is still a mess and it is kind of driving me crazy. I want to go finish painting just to have it done but there are plenty of other things that I need to do around the house. I will let Chris finish it. He still needs to put up the bathroom mirror and light fixture as well. Once he gets that done and Steven comes to get the couch the basement will be back to normal. Its kind of driving me crazy right now so I try not to go down there unless I have to. I think the living room and kitchen are the only two somewhat clean rooms right now. :(

I am studying for my Sun Certified Java Programmer test (kind of). I am taking it Thursday. Hopefully I will pass. I would like to have that certification.

Anyway, that is about it. Write more soon.

Baptized!

Kristen and I got baptized yesterday! It was so nice that we got to do it together. Andrew Conard did the baptism and kristen and I both went down. He prayed over each of us then both of us together. Steven and Christopher came as well as John, Michelle, Amber and Carmel. It was nice to have them there even though I am sure that they were bored out of their minds. It meant a lot to me.

We are getting the hardwood floors refinished today. Kristen is home and trying to sleep and I bet she is having a hard time with it. I feel bad for her because she has to go back to work tonight. John and Michelle stayed into town to let the guys in so Kristen can sleep. They are sanding this morning and putting on the first coat of stain and sealer. Then tomorrow they are putting on another coat and the last one is wednesday.

I ordered tires online for the first time last week. Actually, Kristen did it. I told her which ones to buy and she put them on her CC since I am broke. But we sent them to KC Trends and I will take her car in tomorrow to get them put on. I am excited. They are really good tires and I worry about her driving with the tires she has on now.

That pretty much sums everything up. I announced my departure last friday. I believe I put that in a post last week. But if I didn't.... I'm leaving Argus. I am going to work for Codernauts which is a very small company that will farm me out and do coding work for their clients. I will start my new job June 4.

I am very excited about this opportunity and very thankful that God put it in front of me.

2 weeks

I announced to my team today that I am leaving Argus. It was a tough thing to do but also made me realize that this truly is a good time for me to be leaving Argus. I have been in a support position here for months and I have pretty much transitioned all of my projects over to other people. Part of the reason I have been so bored here I guess. I suppose I was signing my own death warrant. The reason I was bored was because I was giving away work. I am leaving partially because I am bored and it is so easy to sneak out of here without too much knowledge transfer because I already transferred it all!

It was harder to announce the news to other people I work with such as the Business Analysts and Account Management people since those are the people that I had developed closer relationships with. They are the ones that I was giving the most support to.

With all that said, I am excited that God has given me this opportunity. I am now giving myself so many more doors to open. It will be a good move for me. I will get out and work for Mike some and then by the end of the year start my own company. This will allow me to do more stable business to business deals with Codernauts and then also give me the experience I need to run my own business for real. I am so excited about this!