Driving back from the coast, with K at the wheel, after a couple of quiet, relaxing days at the beach house.  Not entirely awake, but comfortable.

It’s certainly been some time since I’ve written.  Let me try to get you caught up.

I moved to Portland in the spring of this year, before I finished my master’s program.  I graduated from that program in June, and I’m really glad to be done.  The return to academia was fun, and I did learn some valuable things in the program, but I’ve been craving a return to “normal” work for a long time.

K and I moved into a new place shortly afterward.  I really like the house — open, light, plenty of space, plenty of storage, and it’s in an amazing location.  Quiet and walkable, a few blocks from a bakery, the library, restaurants, etc.

Along with settling into the new house, I’ve been looking for work, and I accepted an offer just a few days ago.  I’ll be starting soon as a software developer at Rentrak, a media analytics company.  It’s perhaps a little on the corporate side — as was Dimensional, my last full-time employer — but they seem like good people, and I’m really looking forward to getting started.

It’s at this point — having accepted a job — that I’m starting to feel settled in Portland.  Like I’ve finished moving here.

Just a couple of photo sets since last time:

Cat and Wolf’s Wedding
Assorted

Take care.