Last Friday I gave notice at work and, while I still have two weeks left on the clock, I am certainly feeling the part today: independent, self-employed, an entrepreneur. It is a giddy feeling, like I imagine skydiving to be, alternating between "holy shit this is so cool" and "holy shit what have I just done?" Very exciting, feels really good.

Obviously this website, as it stands right now, is not going to replace my full-time paycheck, so expect to see big changes as I get the place ready for business. I'm a software developer by trade and that will be my main offering here, starting with a couple of applications originally developed for my own use. Closed source, commercial, Mac OS X. With enough elbow grease and a bit of luck with the paperwork gods I hope to have the first one polished up and ready to go by Spring. For those of you that use Premake, rest assured that development will continue; I will post more information to the Premake forums later this morning.

Just as importantly as the software, I'd really like to share what I've learned, both in getting to this point as well as going forward. I've read and learned and done so much and feel like I've got a ton to offer anyone looking to follow me over the precipice. It really is amazing to have this opportunity, regardless of whether it becomes a smashing success or a piddling failure. Obviously I'm hoping for the former here, but I wouldn't pass up the opportunity for the world. It would feel great to help others get that same chance.

Before I get started, I'd really like to thank Frank Jacquette and all of the people at Jacquette Consulting. A great company and a great place to work that delivers great results. I'm quite proud of what our teams delivered while I was there, the way we delivered it, and the friends we made along the way. If you are in the Philadelphia area and need software consulting, these are the people you want.

Okay, so...two weeks on the clock, big changes, new software on the way. I think that covers it; time to get started. Hang on tight, and over we go!