I’m finished with Movable Type!  I’ve had too many problems trying to import and export entries.  Yes, I think it does some cool stuff but so does WordPress.  What pushed me over the edge was that I was able import most of my records in to WordPress but never was able to get everything in to Movable Type Correctly.  Also WordPress has far more plugins than I expected.  See that icon on the right side indicating that I am (or am not) connected to MSN Messenger and ICQ?  It was easy to set up and I’m happy with it.  I need to get some more familiarity with the admin tools so I can adapt it to my own preferences.

So the look-and-feel will change over time as I nail down what I want the theme to look like, but for now Blogrilla is back in business and I foresee posting again on a regular basis.

I actually have a fair number of things to write about - I haven’t written substantially in quite a while.  What’s kind of funny is that i find that when I clam up its because I have things I don’t want to discuss.  When I have lots of things to write about its because there’s nothing I’m trying to supress.

For example, I am looking for a new job.  Yes, its true.  I didn’t want to talk about it because its normally a fairly sensitive thing.  I don’t want to talk about which companies I’m in discussion with, but there are many jobs out there that I can do.  This makes me happy.

In short, right now there are two places I am interested in.  One is prestigious and I think it would be great to work there.  I had a very good interview there and I connectd well with the team.  I liked the place and the environment.  But I’m not sure they’re … “driven”.  I’m not sure the money is what I want.  And I’m not sure that there is much opportunity for advancement.  And finally its a team-member position and I’m really gunning for a management job.  But its at a prestigious place with a good environment and good people.

The other place is a management job and I think it will be a TON of work and take more time than I am used to putting in on things.  I am pretty competent and I can do a good job running the SAP Basis team for this global company.  I expect the money to be good and it takes my career in a direction in which I am interested.  They sound driven and professional.  So I can go and bust my ass in this job and not see my family as much but I’ll get to earn the money we need.

So, I’m kind of torn.

I’m also trying to get some kind of part-time consulting going.  Ideally, I would like to be the SAP Basis guy for several small SAP installations who may not be able to afford a full time employee to do the same thing.  Ideally I could come home from work and instead of spending a couple of hours watching TV I could spend a couple of hours working.  I know a couple of people who are making pretty good money only putting in a couple of hours a day.  My trouble right now is finding the clients.

Any ideas?

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