okay, so that fun news (see previous post) sorta softens the blow that my previous employer just replaced me (it is a bit flattering to see that it took over 6 months!) with someone at a director level, which is what i had aspired to. my guess is that the new chap is a bit older, from what i've heard. it sounds like they even relocated him to a2. oh well. at least i can comfort myself that i'm hipper and smarter than he is. :)