Well, my boss and I have run through every possible option for me to leave work this month without breaking my contract (which expires Feb 2, 2005). And we’ve come to a dead end. It’s basically come down to I’m free to leave, except I owe back the 3500$ (US) moving allowance they gave me.

I was hoping it wouldn’t come to that, as obviously leaving 2 months early and paying 3500$ isn’t kind of the ideal situation.

However, Shannon and I have decided to tough it out. I’m going to scale back some of my online activities a little bit to ensure I can stay sane for the next 6-8 weeks, and the decision is basically that unless I get a book deal, I’ll be staying here at HSC until mid-January (I have a few weeks vacation left).

Good? Sure, having a paycheque is always nice. Still, it’s always frustrating to get “so close” and see your dream take a step back. It’s a small step, but it’s still a step farther away.

But, in the meantime I’ll be doing some cool things to help save taxpayers money and improve non-patient care services – which is definitely one of the best parts of the job.

I’ll have a post later this week summing up what projects will stay active and what’ll happen with the rest. All those who I’ve signed contracts with or have current deals (or pending deals) with, don’t worry: nothing will change. I just have to work out how to balance this all for the next few weeks :)