Update

Things you need to know, might already know, or have known for awhile:

1. I had laser eye surgery (“pew pew”, as it were) on Thursday. It was pwnage. Despite my now somewhat addictive lifestyle of using artificial tears (I call it my “eye weed”, or if you prefer a more clinical term, my opthamalic marijuana), it was a resounding success. Doc sez the addiction to the eyedrops will go away, like all good addictions.

2. We moved. We’re now officially (it was unofficial, but rumored previously) polygamists/cultists/communists/hippies now, as we are adults with the financial wherewithal to live on our own, but have chosen to live with these folks.

3. I resigned my job today at the bank, as I have accepted a position at a IT services firm. This is great in a large variety of ways, though to be specific:

- Commute goes from 12.2 miles, a drive that takes 45 to 55 minutes each way to… 5.73 miles, a drive my wife says will take about 10 to 15 minutes.

- Money goes up.

- Training and advancement will go from being a distant possiblity to a near certainty.

- I have had my stint in the banking world, and found it wanting. The paperwork is nothing short of incredible, the regulation is enough to get you fired, and the always-present possibility of merger and your department being dissolved doesn’t really suit me well. New job will be in Information Technology, which is alooot closer to what I would do if I was just chillin’ at home on a weekend than what I ever did or would do at the bank (CashMoney Jesus not withstanding, as the corporate financial world and personal finance are worlds apart. I need to do a post at some point about how working at a bank precludes almost 0 skills with a person’s ability to handle their own finances).

There’s a few other reasons, but they perhaps aren’t blog material, despite my rather weak attempts to hide this blog from the world.

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