Happy Independence Day from Tropophilia!

Yeah, I know, it’s a day early.  Consider it a pre-gaming of sorts.

Taylor is headed to Massachusetts to spend the holiday weekend with his family, so he’s out until Tuesday.  I’ll be around though, so if I get my act together, I’ll be sure to step in and lay some Monday Morning Links on ya.  And who knows, maybe even a Satellite Challenge?

In other news, I have some big changes coming my way.  Yesterday, after a month and a half of interviews and (im)patient waiting, I was offered a job as a Legal Assistant for Google.  I am extremely excited about this great opportunity to work for a company that I love — a dream come true.  However, things will be happening quickly as I pack up my life here in D.C. and make for the West coast.

My blogging will be intermittent at best, but I am hoping to perhaps create a little mini-series of posts that chronicles my transition, replete with anecdotes and pictures.  For any of you who have recently completed or are contemplating a big change of this nature, hopefully you’ll be able to identify with my adventure and offer your own thoughts (and advice!) in the comments of those posts.  More on that project soon.

I have not yet discussed with Google how my new position will affect my ability to write about certain topics.  My understanding is that most of my work will probably be highly confidential, so I’ll need to exercise great caution.  They are certainly aware of the blog; in fact, I think it was a big boost to my candidacy!  I’m going to look into the issue but, in the interim, keep in mind the disclaimer we have posted, which I’ll copy here:

All content found on Tropophilia represents the thoughts and positions of its authors alone, and does not seek to represent those of their employers.

So, for the umpteenth time, I know, we’ll ask you to please bear with us as we negotiate the coming weeks of change.  Be on the lookout from some new posts from our good friend Eric, some thoughtful posts from Taylor, and some crazy stories from my trek across the continent.

Awesome Lego interpretation of the flag raising on Iwo Jima used under a Creative Commons license courtesy of Flickr user Balakov.