30 January 2006

And we have a tentative date.....

Apparently, my first day of work in Dublin is April 17. This means I'll be leaving around April 15 - just in time to do my taxes!!

26 January 2006

FAQ [email]

Q: WHAT?
A: I'm going to Ireland... didn't you get the e-mail?

Q: WHEN?
A: The date hasn't been finalized by any means. The time frame is late April for my departure.

Q: What's up with this 6-9 months thing?
A: My new boss is already trying to bribe me into staying through Q4 (aka "the holiday madness") so that they have someone experienced over there.

Q: Can I come visit?
A: Duh!! YES!

Q: What about your housing in Seattle?
A: My roomies rock and we're still working out the details, but I won't lose my pad here - verymuchsoyay!

Q: Will you fall off the face of the planet?
A: No, I'm just going to Dublin... I'll be camera crazy and will post the pics to Flickr; and I now have this blog.

Q: Do you like Guiness?
A: No, but the brewery is literally right across the street from the office, so this could be funny. And apparently Irish Guiness is different from that which we drink here - so you never know.

Q: Are you coming back?
A: I plan on living in Seattle for a very long time - this is just me being insane and doing something fun for a change. Seattle is my home - this is my adventure. So yes, I'm coming back to Seattle. Then again, Irish boys do have cute accents..... (Now someone in NY, make sure my mother's still breathing after that last sentence)

Q: How are you doing this?
A: I'm signing papers, reading stuff, talking to people, packing my stuff and getting on a plane when my ticket tells me to.

Q: What will you be working on in Dublin?
A: Short answer: cart stuff. Long answer: training and mentoring new hires; being the lead engineer to start with until someone with more overall experience can join me in that role; working on improving the cart on a confidential project that I'm very psyched about because it's hard but lets me interact with all these cool new parts of the company and actually lets me use a lot of what I've already learned and all my existing connections; being oncall (ouch!)

Q: Where is the office in Dublin?
A: In the City Centre - right across the street from the Guiness Brewery if you find that on a map.

Q: Are you going to travel at all?
A: Yup - I already know I'm spending a weekend (at least) in London and probably a week in Paris. Plus I'll be taking train trips around the rest of Ireland on my other weekends and exploring Dublin like mad.

Q: Do you like pubs?
A: Umm - yes - verymuchso.

(some of this was blatantly stolen from my e-mail to peeps - if you want on that e-mail list, then e-mail me and ask)