Well the job I was going for at Microsoft declined, saying it was "very very close". Nevertheless it was good to catch up on my interviewing skills and coding techniques. My current job is going to go from bad to worse. Instead of 2 people to a cube we are getting rid of the walls and are going to have 15 people in one large cube. I call it going from a prison cell into the general population. My medical insurance is also not very good, costing me thousands of dollars just for the procedure where they stuck a camera down my throat just so they can tell me I am fine. Well, I have had many jobs. A lot of people don't really understand what it is like to be a contractor. For instance, my current contract will expire this September, so even if I wanted to stay it might not happen. However, the odds are high that they want to keep me, they even offered back in January. For the older people, the concept also eludes them. Loyalty and contracting are an oxymoron. Why should I be loyal to a company that is going to get rid of me anyways? Some people think I am not very good, going from job to job. However, that is a falsehood. Some jobs just end. The fact that I am able to finish them is a selling point as well. I am actually giving myself a promotion and a raise by being a contractor. In seven years I have gained a 150% raise from when I started and have created at least 7 different applications for major companies using different technologies on all of them. How many permanent employees can say that? Luckily the stability I have is in my knowledge. I am always on the cutting edge and always am learning new things. That is the part I love. I can't imagine working on the same language and technology for 7 years. It takes a certain type of personality to be contractor. However, I would've loved to work at Microsoft as a permanent employee. That is the epitome of being a software architect. From there you can maintain a high degree of respect all throughout the software world. At that point the job would be to become an expert on new Microsoft technologies and implement them, all for just one company. Oh well, back to forming my own company and taking over the world.

Thought of the Day
Pinky : " Gee, Brain what do you want to do tonight?"
Brain : "The same thing we do every night Pinky. Try to take over the world!"
-- Pinky and the Brain