New job.....
Well, it's official. I am leaving my current company and position for a new opportunity. I've spent three years at the old job and overall it has been a very positive experience. Yet, I've been presented a new path that I can't in good conscience ignore.
One good aspect is that I won't have to constantly fight the whole friend/boss thing anymore. While Big'J and I remain good friends, it's been a pretty tough road to follow. There are so many twists, turns, and sudden cliffs to continue the metaphor to encounter and stumble over. The last of which is having to face him and tell him that I'm going elsewhere.
Things went suprisingly well. I think I was more nervous about the whole ordeal than he was. That might have been because he had several weeks warning (from a little birdie apparently) to kind of come to grips with it, while I had about two hours.
I did do something a little selfish, though. I made sure that I took some time off between jobs for me. The only real vacations I've had over the past three years were for family deaths and Pat's wedding, none of which I would consider time just for me. Crazy thing is that I don't really know what to do with myself during this vacation.
One thing I'm 90% sure I'll do is go to Atlanta and hit the aquarium. Something I've wanted to do for a long time. I've also been tossing around the idea of doing something semi-random/purposeless. For example, drive to Memphis for ribs, or go eat breakfast in Savanah. Maybe.
I'm not sure if it's related to the job thing or just a fluke, but I've started painting again (and once more I realize that I need to just buy a freaking camera). Been working on 2 Carnifex's, 5 Ravenors, 3 winged & 3 normal Warriors all in the brown/red scheme. Also branched into the WARMACHINE and HORDES mini's as well. Been working on Vlad and The Butcher for Khador; just have the faces and weapons to finish.
Most strange of all, the Nephilim (Hordes, Legion of Everblight) has seen a bit of attention. Originally I had started a grey skin color and stopped there. I bought some Vallejo blue ink and decided to hit him with that. Didn't quite have the effect I wanted but it hit a chord in me so I continued on with it. Did some lighter blue highlights for all the skin and wing areas. The carapace/bone pieces where hit with black then a grey drybrush. The little amount of armor he's wearing will get a chainmail coat tomorrow. Two things left to decide on him, the cloth pieces and the blade.
Maybe I'll be able to afford a camera with the new job. Oh and I'll have to remember to get BJD to tell me the model of his as I know it will take decent pictures of mini's.....
One good aspect is that I won't have to constantly fight the whole friend/boss thing anymore. While Big'J and I remain good friends, it's been a pretty tough road to follow. There are so many twists, turns, and sudden cliffs to continue the metaphor to encounter and stumble over. The last of which is having to face him and tell him that I'm going elsewhere.
Things went suprisingly well. I think I was more nervous about the whole ordeal than he was. That might have been because he had several weeks warning (from a little birdie apparently) to kind of come to grips with it, while I had about two hours.
I did do something a little selfish, though. I made sure that I took some time off between jobs for me. The only real vacations I've had over the past three years were for family deaths and Pat's wedding, none of which I would consider time just for me. Crazy thing is that I don't really know what to do with myself during this vacation.
One thing I'm 90% sure I'll do is go to Atlanta and hit the aquarium. Something I've wanted to do for a long time. I've also been tossing around the idea of doing something semi-random/purposeless. For example, drive to Memphis for ribs, or go eat breakfast in Savanah. Maybe.
I'm not sure if it's related to the job thing or just a fluke, but I've started painting again (and once more I realize that I need to just buy a freaking camera). Been working on 2 Carnifex's, 5 Ravenors, 3 winged & 3 normal Warriors all in the brown/red scheme. Also branched into the WARMACHINE and HORDES mini's as well. Been working on Vlad and The Butcher for Khador; just have the faces and weapons to finish.
Most strange of all, the Nephilim (Hordes, Legion of Everblight) has seen a bit of attention. Originally I had started a grey skin color and stopped there. I bought some Vallejo blue ink and decided to hit him with that. Didn't quite have the effect I wanted but it hit a chord in me so I continued on with it. Did some lighter blue highlights for all the skin and wing areas. The carapace/bone pieces where hit with black then a grey drybrush. The little amount of armor he's wearing will get a chainmail coat tomorrow. Two things left to decide on him, the cloth pieces and the blade.
Maybe I'll be able to afford a camera with the new job. Oh and I'll have to remember to get BJD to tell me the model of his as I know it will take decent pictures of mini's.....
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