After returning from GenCon yesterday evening, today was the first day of my last week at the current gig. Next Monday is my last day. I'll have a brief respite, taking Tuesday off, with Wednesday marking the first day at the new gig.
I'm pretty excited, actually. I've been looking forward to this now for a while. It looks like I'll be a conslutant of sorts for a bit.
There's a bunch of people I'm going to miss there, but one thing I won't miss is the clutter in my dining room going away. Anyone who's been to my apartment has seen the "mass of boxes and sundries" in my dining area, almost all of which belonged to my employer. Good chunks of that are all getting shipped away, back to the office where they belong, where my replacement can work on them to get them into working shape.
Yes, they've hired my replacement. He's a good guy, someone I found on the MHVLUG mailing list. (I wonder if I should ask to stay on the books a couple extra months just to get the $1,000 referral fee?) His first day is the week after I leave, so they're sorta "up in the air" for a week, but that's how these things sometimes work.
It's going to be weird commuting into an office on a daily basis again. But at least I'll be a social creature again. Especially given recent developments on the social front today, it looks like contact with new people might be a good idea. :)