The First Week.
We got on the plane at 10:11am on the 4th of July in AnchorageAlaska and after crossing the international date line and going through NewZealand customs arrived in WellingtonNewZealand on Sunday the 6th of July at 8:00am.
Monday morning I started work at WetaDigital, the company the does all the digital effects for the LordOfTheRings movies. I've never seen a company which treats new employees so well, I'm really impressed. On the technical side the environment is very familiar but the deployment scale is much larger then I've previously experienced. While watching the guys troubleshoot problems it struck home that there is a lot for me to learn here, which is refreshing, working alone for the last three years in Portland has really stagnated my technical skills. It'll fun to get back into the trenches.
Teresa and I are off for some urban hunting for flats and furniture later this afternoon. Hopefully we'll find something because our rental car and hotel room expires this weekend.