I ran across this on Annika’s Journal. I’m Kip.

I know, I know. Why can’t we all be Kip? Well, sorry. You’re just jealous ‘cuz I’ve been chatting with hot babes on line all day.

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Sweet!

Believe it or not, my lack of posts over the last week has had very little to do with me being lazy. This time there’s a real reason.

I currently work at a small tech company called GIS2 Ltd. It’s a long and unnecessary story, but suffice to say, GIS2 is an off-shoot of Alt-N, the company that produces MDaemon (a way cool email server). At the end of this month, I will no longer work for GIS2. In fact, no one will. It is being reabsorbed into Alt-N. (Saying it that way gives it such a cool alien invasion vibe. Don’cha think?)

The merger is a really big deal. The biggest impact on us, the employees, is that we have a new, larger office space in Grapevine, Texas. This week was GIS2’s first week at the new office.

Moving always leaves me with mixed emotions. Of course the physical aspects of moving are a huge pain in the chair facing flesh. But the emotional aspects are great! The newness, the excitement, the potential. I really dig that.

And now, for the biggest aspect (by Geek standards) I have left the realm of the cubicle monkey! I have a real office! With a DOOR and EVERYTHING!! I can’t begin to tell you how exciting that is for me. I have a hugimungous white board mounted on an actual, solid, permanent wall.

Today, Alt-N is beginning their move-in. So there are loud people moving all around the office, learning their way around, moving furniture, etc. And I am contentedly sitting in my OFFICE with the DOOR closed, jamming out to The O.C. Supertones on SPEAKERS (No more headphones of me, baby!), and plotting out where to place next week’s White Board Quip on my colossal white board. I am just flat out giddy.

You may be thinking that the title of this post implies a sequel. Way to go, Einstein. You’re right! I’ve been pitifully spoiled the last two and half years to live two miles from the GIS2 office. I’ve ridden my bike to work almost every day for the last three months. (Take that, OPEC!!) But the new digs are thirteen miles from home. Granted, I’ve ridden more than twice that far in a single day, but it’s not something I really want to do before I sit for eight hours stinking up my new and wonderful office. Nor am I real keen on tripling our current gas budget. So, Tammy and I have been shopping for an apartment in a location that would ease our logistic expenses. We found a grrrreat new place that’s almost directly between my new office and our church (where we spend almost as much time as we do at home). We won’t be moving until our current lease expires at the end of November. You can expect Part Duex then.

The new place is cheaper than our current digs and it has loads of perks: bikeable distance to work (eight miles) and to church (five miles), nicer community with tennis courts and a real hot tub (not just a warmer, smaller pool), 2nd floor instead of 3rd, the stairs are inside the apartment (read ‘climate controlled, baby!’), and … brace yourself … it has a real live GARAGE! *GLEEEE*

Life just keeps getting better and better. This, of course, makes me extremely leery as I know (from experience) that the more God blesses you, the more He expects of you. Seems like Satan enjoys taking pot-shots at folks who are gleefully sunning themselves on the mountain tops of life. But hey, I have a door AND a garage! I’m ready to take on the WORLD!