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My office is about 70% set up. Photos of that transformation are forthcoming. Things are beginning to fall back into a state that I understand and can deal with.

Beginning that is. I just got of the phone with the Los Angeles Office of Appeals. The question arose as to whether I voluntarily resigned from Earthlink without good cause. The Unemployment department felt I did. So I appealed. Now it’s up to a Los Angeles judge.

It would be helpful to receive the unemployment funds but I had a feeling inside as if a voice said to me that it’s going to be alright. It doesn’t matter if it is approved or not and it will work out.

So, I’ve either hit zen, K&Cw/tHGA, or it’s time to up my meds.

Thanks to shimmeringjemmy for the reference to this piece. It appeared in The Onion Vol 41, Iss 16 for April 20, 2005

NEWS IN BRIEF
New Tech-Support Caste Arises in India
NEW DELHI—Thanks to widespread outsourcing of telephone-service jobs, a sixth caste has blossomed in India: the Khidakayas, a mid-level jati made up of technical-support workers. “I am happy to be a Khidakaya,” said technical-support agent Ranji Prasat, who speaks English with a flawless American accent and goes by the name “Ron” at work. “While we rank below members of the reigning order, those of us responsible for helping Americans track their online purchases and change their account PINs share many privileges not enjoyed by the merchant class below us.” Prasat said he expects to marry another tech-support worker.

Non cryptic post.

Hang on to your hats. This one is big.

At 11:00 am I tendered my resignation from Earthlink. I am still solidly in the IT industry developing software, I am just not going to go into details about the employer.

I will be working out of my own home office full time and setting my own hours.

As a result… shimmeringjemmy and I have come to a decision.

At the end of June 2005 we are leaving Los Angeles. And our friends and loved ones in the city and local OTO. We will be moving to Seattle, Washington.

Fuller details forthcoming. But that should hold you for now. Commenting is open.

I was looking for a really quick and dirty java applet to do a countdown. Sadly, the free one I pulled down was too large, too cumbersome to download for everyone else, and crashed a few browsers.

The countdown is the important part. If anyone knows of good, small, java countdown applets, please drop a line 😉

Edit:2005.06.16: This post was friends only as it was alluding to my soon to be announced departure from my job at the time

And for those who are on my friends list…

I’ve updated the Apolo Web Site.

If you for some reason feel you have an idea what is coming. Please keep it to yourself.

There are reasons that I need to be cryptic for now. 🙂

Edit:2005.06.16: This post was friends only as it was alluding to my soon to be announced departure from my job at the time