That last sentence is key for me as well. I've been working with django in my spare time (and loving it), then trying to go to work and hack around in asp.net.

That last sentence is key for me as well. I've been working with django in my spare time (and loving it), then trying to go to work and hack around in asp.net. Not that I have anything against MS products, but it is difficult to make that context switch (especially when the overengineering of .net doesn't buy me much in terms of productivity)