I may do the exact same thing! I've already started: my exit interview is this Thursday. Statistically, the chances of PG accepting me into this latest YC clas

I may do the exact same thing! I've already started: my exit interview is this Thursday. Statistically, the chances of PG accepting me into this latest YC class are slim to none, so I'll be spending quite a bit of time loading up on leisure and knowledge before making the final decision to bootstrap my startup: training in BJJ/MMA, surfing, and filling in some holes in my CS knowledge. I never received a formal functional programming education, so I'm powering through "The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" on my nook, using Clojure instead of Scheme. I would like to learn more about message queues and NoSQL, maybe some Python like yourself, and clean up some projects I've recently open-sourced. And ruby-serialport, which I maintain, could use another release, perhaps a little website too. Heck, I could use a nicer website... I have some travel plans as well. Staying with friends in the east coast, and visiting family in South America. Depending on what happens, I may travel more. As a Third Culture Kid, I miss the foreign and new very much. Coincidently, I'm exploring the wild idea of traveling and collaborating with other developers on OSS, a la Paul Erdos, except without the academic papers, or the amphetamines. My only clearcut advice is not to forget about health insurance. The last thing we need is a broken arm to wipe out our savings. I wish you the best of luck!