This is a post I've been waiting for a while to write. You may have noticed that I haven't updated in a while; that's because this post has been waiting, building up, blocking the other posts. And now that the time has arrived, it's hard to find the words. But I guess we'll start here: I'm moving to Portland!
Yes, dear cynic, I did that once already. It's true. But this time is going to be different. For two big reasons, the biggest of which is: I found a job! An honest-to-goodness Portland job. And it's a really really good one, too! No settling. Actually I think it's a huge step up for my life. I'm still going to be working in software, but the company I'll work for is much more spiritually and philosophically aligned with my goals. It's called Mapbox, and they make open source software for doing mapping and data visualization on maps. Because it's open source, it's really popular among the kind of people that don't have a lot of money, such as NGOs and non-profits. And the company didn't get its start as a tech company, but rather as a political effort in DC, so they have a very different philosophy and background. And I'll get to really enjoy the Pacific Northwest without any more worries about money.
As you can probably tell, I'm incredibly excited. I'll be moving around the third week of September. I will actually be back and visiting San Francisco moderately often - about 4 times a year - as part of the job. Which is nice; I'll get to stay connected with all my friends in SF. And I even get to fly out to DC a couple of times a year, which I'm looking forward to.
There are a ton of other awesome positive changed coming up as well, related to this change, but this is enough for today. We'll save some for later. :)
