Journal Entry: October 22, 2001

Wow, there’s a lot to add since my last journal entry.

First off, I just got back from being out of town for a week.  I left on October 11 for Salt Lake City, where I attended the annual conference of the Glen Canyon Institute.  It was on Friday and Saturday and I just barely made it there on time, because I drove and the roads Friday morning in southern Wyoming were a mess due to some snow, low temperatures, and extreme wind.  Then, I took the “scenic route” back, stopping in Canyonlands and Arches National Parks for some camping and hiking.  I stopped for a day at my parents’ house in Redstone, Colorado and went fishing on the Colorado River on Friday with my dad.  Then, I finally got home late on Friday the 19th.  I took lots of photos and am planning to write up a whole travelogue once I get the pictures developed and scanned.

The other big news is that I start a new job today. Unfortunately, the consulting business I put so much heart and soul and startup money into just hasn’t taken off the way I’d hoped.  And I need to start paying the bills.  I had heard about a company called Voyant Technologies from a guy I worked with at Jabber and he said it was a great place.  So, I talked to them some.  They had a software QA manager position open and it sounded like a very good opportunity.  From what I can tell, the company is very sound, they have a good product for which there’s lots of demand, and - best of all - the people are great and really seem to know what they’re doing.  So, they convinced me to come join the team.

While I was on my trip to Utah, I ended up buying some more camping gear, too.  The best thing is a really cool day pack from REI, with a Platypus “hydration system” in it.  Maybe I’ll tell you more about that in a later entry.  Gotta go to work now.