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I know it’s been a long time since I’ve blogged here on DarqByte. Really, there hasn’t been a whole lot to talk about until now. It’s been mostly school and work. Laura’s been in law school, so she’s been pretty locked down too. I tend to keep people updated more via Facebook and Twitter.

So anyway, if you’ve read the subject of this blog post, then you know what this is about. I’m moving to Los Angeles.

Basically, the gist is that I was offered a job out in Santa Monica. A pretty kickass job where I can really apply all that I’ve learned as a web developer over the last 7 years and try to do something really great and awesome there. The firm I’ll be working for is Guthy Renker. They’re responsible for those Proactiv ads you see on TV, as well as countless other marketing initiatives and the like. I’ll be working as a backend web developer for them. Somewhat similar to what I’m doing now, except that I’ll be senior-level and within a few months, should I appear to be as good as advertised (and I definitely feel I am!), then I’ll have a shot at heading up a team of developers. A big, big team.

So what does this mean in its entirety? Well, my last day at DataX will be February 25th. I will be officially moving that weekend and my first day at GR will be the 28th. I put in my notice at DataX yesterday, although I spoke earlier in the week with my boss about the offer and that I was considering it. This isn’t an indictment against DataX by any means. It’s just a new challenge and an opportunity to find what I’m looking for in my career.

So Laura? She’ll be remaining here in Las Vegas to finish her law school education. This means we’ll be living apart for the duration of her pursuit of a new career path. Honestly, when it’s all said and done, this may have been the “best” time for me to make a career move that involved living away from Laura. She’s heads-down in law school and I don’t get to see her, talk to her or do a whole lot with her right now anyway. She’s consumed with law school, as is always the case when one is pursuing a law degree.

We’ll be just fine, I can assure you that. Our marriage is very strong, it’s very solid. We’re both very confident we’ll be able to handle this well. Laura was very integral in my decision to take this job. I would not have if she didn’t think it was a good opportunity or didn’t want me to. She understood some of my frustrations at DataX and supported me 100% all the way in this decision. I’ll be driving back on a regular basis to visit Laura and Vegas. How often that is remains to be seen, but I’m anticipating something like every other weekend at the most infrequent. Laura will likely be able to come down to LA and visit occasionally as well, but that will be a rarer treat since she’s always got so much to do for school.

My MBA will be put on hold. I’ve been going after my MBA to further my career, so getting a job that does just that is definitely along the same road. I’ll see about gaining residency status in California for their universities and I’ll go from there as far as resuming my MBA. Perhaps my good GMAT score and UNLV grades will allow me to transfer more credits than is usual and to get a scholarship too! I’m not sure about the latter though, since I don’t think MBA programs typically have scholarships available anyway.

I hope that covers it all. Big changes coming soon!