Everyone talks about an "exit strategy". Unhappily married men talk so about their wives. Venture capitalists talks so about their start ups. Me? Well, I talk so of my current situation at "the sale mines", which I've affectionately nicknamed work.

So, 5 Ws and the H... what we all learned in the 5th grade. So here we go:

1) Who: Me

2) What: Just like Hilary Clinton, I'm forming an "exploratory committee" for a new job. And also similar to Mrs Clinton, I'm announcing this news on my personal website.

3) When: I'm looking now, but ideally I'd like to quit the day after bonuses are paid out in July.

4) Where: I don't really mind moving, and I don't really have a preference. Somewhere with decent asian food would be a plus.

Ok,, so the first 4 weren't so exciting....

5) Why: now this gets interesting. Why am looking to leave? Because I don't really find what I'm doing to be all that interesting. I'm learning a lot, sure, but its in esoteric stuff that I wouldn't give a donkey's ass for, and don't really want to ever be involved with again. The money is ok, but truth be told, while the steak at Peter Luger's is good, it really doens't bring me $120 worth of satisfaction; and I think I'd be happier cooking my own $5 steak anyway. Oh yeah, I also like getting out at a decent hour, and eating dinner like normal people: at home and NOT at a desk via Seamless FUCKING WEB!

6) How: this is where it gets a little murky. I plan to start at the PennLinks site, work my way to that career services lady's e-mails, surf on through to doostang.com, maybe call up some old acquiantances, OR... perhaps this is the time to start looking at grad school/cookery school apps....

As an appreciative note to all of you who follow my ramblings, I will try my hardest to keep you abreast of my job hunting misadventures. I will try my hardest to post all meaningful events and anecdotes to this site.

Wish me luck!