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A few days ago I gave notice that I will be leaving Raincity Studios.

It's been almost two and a half years - first with Bryght, then with Raincity after the acquisition of Bryght last October - and they have been very good years.

Just about a year ago, and several months before Bryght was acquired, my girlfriend and I bought a house and moved to Vancouver Island, to escape the mad Vancouver real estate market and work towards building a more sustainable way of living. At the time, I was already working from home several days a week, and the relatively small size of Bryght and nature of our work made it quite feasible to operate remotely, with only occasional meetings requiring physical presence.

Raincity is a quite a different company - from the start, there were more people, projects, and roles, and the company has been steadily growing. Growing companies need more management, more attention to the infrastructure - and this is something that is difficult to provide at a distance. I've been increasingly interested in implementing some of these changes, and seemingly less in a position to actually do anything.

Personal circumstances such as my mother's health have also forced me to re-examine where I invest my time and energy, and to consider how to align my career with my personal values.

This has led me to the difficult decision to leave the very good situation that is Raincity, and move on.

I'll miss all the good people there, and will have to content myself with catching up with my friends there on social occasions (and no doubt at the many industry events Raincity participates in and sponsors).

I'll surely miss many of the great clients I've had the opportunity to work with.

One thing I won't miss is Drupal - as I've mentioned, leaving Raincity will allow me to focus on the things I think are important, and that including continuing work on projects (CoCKTaiL, Broccoli, Search improvements) which Raincity and a number of clients have been far-sighted and generous enough to sponsor, as well as reviving a number of past projects which have suffered neglect over the years.

I'm looking forward to what the future holds, and I'm hoping to see many of my Drupal friends soon, on whatever path life takes me.