About Me
Name: Due to the nature of this site, namely, trying to escape my current 9 to 5 job, please just call me “Eric”
Location: Suburbia east of Los Angeles, CA
Hobbies: Playing basketball, hiking, reading and, call me crazy or call me a geek, but I also like installing and trying out open source PHP/MySQL software such as WordPress, OScommerce, phpBB, phpWebsite, PmWiki, etc., even when I don’t actually use them for anything! (except for WordPress and PmWiki)
Degrees: B.S. Computer Science, M.S. Computer Science
Occupation: Software Engineer
Work Location: West Los Angeles, CA (1 hour rush hour commute!)
If someone told me 10 years ago, when I was in college, that I would be working for one of Southern California’s largest employers, doing software development and being paid handsomely to boot, I’d be ecstatic. Well, I am working for that employer now, doing software development and being paid very well, but I’m far from ecstatic. In fact, I don’t want this anymore. I don’t want a daily 2 hour round trip commute. I don’t want to spend 8-10 hours a day stuck in a cubicle. I don’t want to deal with office politics.
Now, I want to work for myself. I want to work where I want, when I want. I don’t mind working more than 40 hours a week, but I want to set my own schedule. The Internet makes all this within reach. I just need to go out and do it. This is easier said than done though. As I struggle with this, I hope to explore what others are doing and how they’re doing it here. I hope you will find it informative and maybe even helpful if you are striving towards the same goal.