A Bittersweet Farewell
You probably haven’t noticed but the past month has been particularly challenging for me. If you’re a close friend then it was probably apparent in the way I cheaply disguise my emotions. It’s not easy to look back at two years of progress in advertising and realize all along you may have stumbled into the wrong cocktail party. Once this realization occurs it creeps into all your thoughts and emotions to the point where you can no longer function until a change is made.
I can finally say a change has been made. A weight has been lifted only to be replaced by reluctant excitement. August will mark my departure from advertising. I’ve never felt comfortable in advertising and while I understand its purpose I struggle with its effects. So in the midst of my search for a new direction I discovered an opportunity to fill a void with an exciting group of individuals.
If your not familiar with the Kansas/Missouri area you may know them for their origination of an exciting Python framework called Django. If your in the business of journalism you may recognize them as pioneers of an online publishing tool, Ellington. Or if you’re familiar with the area you can identify them by their care of Lawrence.com, LJWorld.com, and KUSports.com. They call themselves World Online and what better place to be with a name like that than in the center of the country, Lawrence, Kansas.
I’ll be doing the impossible task of filling the shoes of Wilson Miner who has moved on to some small company in California that makes a very ambitions music device :) This was a very difficult decision because I’ll be leaving a group of individuals that I have an enormous amount of respect and admiration for.
This insainly fast pace industry that we casually call The Web is actually a very small community of extraordinary human beings. We’re infected with curiosity and rely heavily on one another for direction and friendship. I will miss the Method team but I’ll always be available to them as a friend and colleague.
A page has been turned. It’s blank and ready to be filled with a new chapter.
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Remarks
Jeff Croft http://www.jeffcroft.com/
Nathan, I definitely understand the mixed emotions that come with a change like this. I think most everyone has been through it at one time or another. You certainly are leaving a talented team behind and we couldn’t be more excited to have you joining ours. See you in August, and let me know if you need anything in the meantime.
Oh, and I like the spiffy new tabbies over there. Love that you are now geocoding your blog posts. That rocks.
Nathan Borror http://www.playgroundblues.com/
Thanks. I’m really excited to join the team! Geocoding is very interesting. I’d like to have that page display Flickr photos relating to that location but I’m still learning about Django’s XML parsing abilities.
Baxter
Congrats, Nathan. Having been in advertising (and journalism) myself, and knowing the depth of talent at the World Online, I’m sure you’ll be very happy there. Wilson’s shoes are awfully big to feel, but they made a great choice for the job. So again, congratulations!
Keegan Jones http://keeganjones.com
Best of luck on your new venture, Nathan! Sounds like a great place to be.
Wilson Miner http://www.wilsonminer.com
Congratulations, Nathan. I’d been hoping everything would work out, but it’s good to hear it’s official.
I took the same job lo those many years ago after deciding advertising wasn’t where I wanted to be. So you’re following in a noble tradition.
I wouldn’t worry too much about following my act, though. Once you get started they’re going to realize what a slacker I was all along, and you’ll be a hero. But you’re right about my shoes, they’re really big. And you know what they say about guys with big shoes.
James Bennett http://www.b-list.org
They wear big socks?
Nathan Borror http://www.playgroundblues.com/
Hahaha, thanks guys.
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