Hello Lovers,

So I recently let people know I was offered a position at Microsoft and that I accepted. Some people were quick to ask what this means for COLOURlovers?

I have always needed to work on the side to keep food in the fridge as CL makes enough income to cover its costs, so this won't be any drastic change in my focus for CL. I will still have time to keep the ship heading in what I feel like is the right direction.

Most importantly I think this will be a great opportunity for COLOURlovers. It will give me a bit more stable of an income and me being stable means that COLOURlovers is more stable. It also means I'll be working with some very smart people working on some pretty cool things at Microsoft Live Labs. (One creative person there recently created a Color Widget with our API)

So have no fear... we're still panning on growing this color loving community and will continue to work hard on making it the best that in can be.

P.S. I'll be working with the team at www.Photosynth.com.

Thanks for your continued support.
-D

Cool! Will you be up here in Seattle?

Yay. I hope all goes well for you. The rest of us too. Ahah. (:

r,

Yes. I'm moving up in two weeks. Will be in temporary housing until we find a place. Any places in Seattle that we should check out?

Hmmm. Do you want a commute or not? Meaning, do you want to be on the cool side of the lake or the easy commute side of the lake? hehehe...

There are so many different neighborhoods in Seattle. So it depends on what you are looking for. Got any thoughts on that? And how long do you want to commute to work each day? So, maybe what is the ratio of cool vs. commute? Are you going to bus it? Ride a bike to work?

Me? I commute 45 minutes each way most days. Bleh.

The commute can be a bear though so it is something to keep in mind. Though full time employees do have the connector they can use. Check that out when you get on campus as you might want to look for a place with a connector connection.

There are 2 bridges that go from Seattle to the Eastside. So if you are going to live on the Seattle side, living sort of near one is a good thing.

Do you want to be in an arty neighborhood or ??? What kind of vibe would you like? What amenities?

congrats Darius :) my best wishes on your new journey
& thank you for your continuous hard work for CL.

Congrats!!! Are you nervous/ excited?
I read a novel about a guy working at Microsoft a few years back by Douglas Coupland called Microserfs (1995)
Its totally nineties, but it made the microsoft working enviernment seem so interesting and it totally stuck with me so much that I have a strong desire to visit the land of microsoft
If you have time between packing and preparing, I would recommend it to you, if anything, just to get a laugh :)

Good Luck with everything!!!

aw, congratulations. (:

very cool. congratulations to you!

congrats, I've always liked the Freemont district of Seattle.

Oh my!

(please keep the site Mac and browser-friendly)

Oh my god, this is one further step in my secret plan becoming Bill Gates best friend! It works!!! It works!!!

(I wish you good luck in your new job Darius, stay away from the dark side of the Force :)

Daaaaaaaarius, this is nothing but great news!! have a safe trip and moving, and yeap, all the good wishes for a wonderful new starting!!

:D stefan !

Yay! Congratulations! Good luck with your new awesome job :D

yay! congratulations and all the best! :)

congrats dude!

Maybe you can fix some of those sorry Windows default colors ......

way to go!

Awesome Darius! Photosynth looks rad right now, I'm sure you'll make it even better.

That is a fantastic opportunity.... Best of luck to you!

Congratulations! They are very lucky to have you on there team :) This is only really fabulous news. I'm so excited for you :P

Congratulations Darius!! That's wonderful!!! Best of luck in your new job!

I 'm sure if you find you need help with CL, there will be no shortage of willing hands here. (:

Oh yes, please please continue to be Mac friendly. We just want to be part of the fun too! Thanks so much AND "Best of Luck in your new venture at Microsoft!"

Raymie wrote:

Oh my!

(please keep the site Mac and browser-friendly)

I love all my color loving friends... PC, MAC, LINUX, ROBOTS, etc.

I wish you all the best.

we don't even know eachother but i feel so prowd of you.

LOVE

I highly recommend checking out the Maple Leaf / Roosevelt Neighborhood in Seattle for its one-bus commute to the Microsquish campus. My husband loves it! Also, the reservable shortbus routes are pretty fricken' sweet too.

Best,
Kiki Von Pants

Congrats, Darius!

And may you continue to keep a loving heart and an open mind. :)

Congratulations ..
Best wishes from me...