Today was a good day. I finally received a formal offer for a new job which I’m actually excited about. The name of the company is Frontier Communications. They’re a phone company which mainly serves rural areas. I admit that doesn’t sound terribly cool but they’re just starting an internet initiative which is going to be doing some really cool things. I’m not sure how much I can say about the project right now but it is in the entertainment sector and I think it’s a great opportunity to do some really good stuff.

We’re at the very beginning stages of the project so the whole team will come together for the first time in the next couple of weeks. Not a single line of code has been written yet so we have a completely blank canvas to work with. We’ll be using Ruby on Rails as our software platform which is a big part of my attraction to this company. I still love PHP but having the chance to learn a completely new technology on the job is an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. There’s a lot the Rails framework does right and I’m really looking forward to immersing myself in a fully object oriented and structured MVC environment. Not to mention the cool built-in testing functionality.

As an added bonus I’ll be commuting to Emeryville which will be the shortest commute I’ve had since moving to the Bay Area back in 1997.

Lastly, I want to give a huge thanks to everyone who have supported us with their prayers, compassion and generosity. It has meant a lot to Emily and I over the past several weeks and months.