freelance developer these days. That's what I meant by "right under my nose". I still loved what I DID, I just wasn't in the right place or right industry. To

freelance developer these days. That's what I meant by "right under my nose". I still loved what I DID, I just wasn't in the right place or right industry. To be more specific - I was writing code, but in advertising. Being a programmer in advertising is a brutal, thankless, experience. When I figured that out and left for software consulting, it got better.