so many resignations, none of them mine.

Two friends at current employer resigned. Unfortunately, they were both awesome engineers, so the future looks bleak. The only silver lining is there will be less competition for the 'good' projects. I was looking forward to working with them and learning from them.

One friend at old employer resigned. Finally. Sucks for those that are left behind, but it's a great move for him.

As for me, I'm still trying to decide how long to stick it out at the current employer. Finally feel like I'm getting the hang of my current project. We're continuing to refine our processes, and we've got two new engineers that seem to be very good. Now that I've settled into the rut, I've been knocked out of it to take over as tech lead for one of the people that's leaving. More responsibility, higher profile, more interesting work... I should want that right? And not the cozy rut?

In less wishy-washy-I-am-lame news, things I'm enjoying:

• Dexter
• Dr. Horrible
  
• 'A Fire Upon the Deep' by Vernor Vinge. I couldn't put it down. Read until 4am night before last, and 2am last night. Very good.

I bought Toll of the Hounds a month ago (delivered right after the return from vacation). Decided I'd re-read the Malazan series from the beginning before starting on the new book. Again. I'm amazed that it's holding together on the third read through. Picking up nuances and hints I'd completely missed before. And this is the third read through. I've made it through book four, and decided to read 'A Fire Upon the Deep' as a palate cleanser.