For the most evil of prices... money and experience! *gasp*

I have been on summer vacation for just over a month and have been working at Microsoft for the month; I literally began on May 18th. I know, you all ask, "But Gabriel, besides being incredibly handsome, you're a big advocate of open source software and Linux! How in blazes do you reconcile this??" And I tell you, "Ehhh, *shrug*, everyone needs a job once in a while."

But in all seriousness, I decided that:
A. It's good experience to work in the corporate world. That and I've never had to live on my own this far away from home (never lived on the west coast either).
and..
B. I'd say that it's worth giving "the other side" a chance. I'm learning a bunch about Windows and Microsoft products. Especially Hyper-V, their virtualization platform thing whatever, which is the team that I am working on. So far they're not terrible, but, don't look forward to me using Windows as my primary OS after this.
C. Um, they pay! Goodly also. And with that money I shall be purchasing one of 'dem new Macbook Pros--of 13 inch variety.

So, at the end of the day, it is a nine to five job, but it's surprisingly bearable. I just greatly fear getting sucked into it and finding that I am middle-aged and have had a decent and not great time with my life. Hoping to avoid that...
*clears throat* that is all.


PS: I am not Angsty, I just can't get the little icons to load so I can choose a new one. So, I'll say that I am... optimistic ^^