Sun in wintertime, We will feel just fine
I’ve posted this as a tweet the other day, but to fill in the details…
I’ve accepted a job offer to move to San Francisco next month to work in the online group of Current TV. For those unfamiliar, the lazy shorthand is “Al Gore’s cable network”, though it’s much more than that. I’m excited to be starting work for a company with a serious social mission, and it’s been clear to me from talking with them that their ideas for how the web can be part of that mission are extensive.
My reasons for wanting to make a cross-country move are varied. A simple one is itchy feet after close-to ten years in Boston. I made the jump here immediately after graduation, and feel like it’s time for a change.
A larger reason comes from becoming more aware of the geek community in the Bay Area, and wanting to be a part of it. The attitudes towards collaborating on projects and trying out clever ideas are lacking in Boston (as anyone who’s ever stood near me at a WebInno event will have heard me grumble), and sites like Twitter and Upcoming have only amplified what I feel like I’m missing out on. Hopefully once I’m there, I’ll be able to dive into these communities.
And finally, I’ve wanted to live in San Francisco ever since the first time I visited, three years ago. Last summer’s California vacation was secretly an attempt to convince Joy that moving to SF would be good for us. She fell for it!
There’s a lot I’ll miss about Boston (I’m already dreading moving to a state entirely free of Dunkin Donuts), but hopefully this is just the next step in Joy’s and my adventure.
