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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.

Hey folks.

As you’ve probably noticed, Tropophilia has gotten awfully lame in the past few weeks. Jarred and I have been posting in a trickle, not the steady stream of new material, insightful commentary, and played-out geek jokes you’ve come to expect from this site.

We started Tropophilia in January with the goal of deepening our own knowledge of change in its many forms, and sharing those explorations with anyone who cared to read. 200 posts (this is #200) and close to 7,500 visitors later…I’d say we’re off to a good start.

To be clear this isn’t a “goodbye, cruel world” post announcing that Tropophilia is shutting its virtual doors. To the contrary, we’re simply letting you know what to expect from now on. You see, Jarred and I started with a pace and set of expectations for ourselves that are unsustainable. And when we couldn’t meet our internal goal of two posts a day, we felt guilty. No more. Here’s our promise to you:

• Monday Links delivered every Monday morning…or soon thereafter
• At least two posts per week from Jarred, and two from me
• In addition to Monday Links and our four weekly posts, plenty of Satellite Challenges, Questioning Things posts, and Asides…hell, we might even resurrect the long-forgotten TROPOphy (and even re-name it?)
• Responses to every comment, as quickly as possible

We’re still actively seeking guest bloggers (info here), so please don’t hesitate to put an idea into writing.  We also hope to be announcing a new contributor or two soon…but we’ll hold off until that’s a sure thing.  In the meantime, we hope you continue to read and subscribe to the site.  This started out as a fun endeavor; Jarred and I are pretty confident that we can bring back the fun (and the funk) by scaling back just a tad.

Thanks so much for reading, commenting, linking, and caring.  On with the show.

-Taylor