5 years. Hmm, lets see...

Started out still working at HP, in a dead end position. My options were stay on a life sucking weekend/12 hour shift, move "up" to a senior position with a 22% paycut, or leave the company. Ended up finding work in the games industry and did a total change of profession from hardware to the software side of things. This also involved moving away from the city I grew up in and down into the crazy land of Austin. Spent 3 years working for a well established MMO company, then switched gears slightly and went to a smaller new company with a bit more responsibility. Been there a year now, with lots of work still in front of me, but overall pretty happy with the way things have turned out. Been really enjoying Austin and it's culture, and look forward to many more years here.