Goooooodbye, Borders.

Yesterday I was hired to work as an Administrative Assistant for a local branch of a geotechnical science firm. I have a feeling it's going to be a nice change of pace to move out of the retail world, and at what better time? The holidays are right around the corner after all. It'll be nice to become another faceless consumer and not having to field stupid questions and even dumber customers.

More than that, I get to work with one of my best friends. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to transition. I'll also be working closely with her, so I'm looking forward to the entire experience.

I'll also be making a significant increase in my income. This in and of itself means I can finally start start doing more of the things I've been meaning to without (as much) concern about my financial stability. I've already been spending more time working on some varying web design aspects. I'm working on getting a greater grasp on CSS and perhaps start learing about things like XML, PHP, and possibly PERL.

I've also been meaning to spend more time working with Painter IX. I picked up a book called Painter IX Wow! that has been a useful tool thus far. I'm hoping to tap into it further this week. We'll see...