savan thongvanh

I'm suffering from creative desparation. I might have made that up but I swear I'm not a hypochondriac.

I'm a photographer that for a while now hasn't done a project just for the sake of making pictures. And I've been dying to do so for months now. So eager to make cool photos that I'm willing to give it away.

I'm going to. Starting 30 days from now. So, for the next 30 days I'll be taking ideas for photographic projects. Nothing is out of bounds. If you have a project you want to do email me at:

savan [at sign] hautefoto.com

Sounds pretty good eh?

In two weeks I'll be starting a new adventure. I'll be hopping over from my position as system architect for Nationwide Insurance and returning to my good ol' consulting firm QCI.

Yep, that's right. I'm leaving a high profile position at one of the country's top insurance companies to get back into consulting. Why? See this, then read on.

@tonybibbs (blog) recently tweeted asking what are three common problems in IT jobs that suck? From the perspective of an architect from a top Fortune company, here's my list:

• working on huge platforms in stagnant technology (does that count as two?)
• getting stuck on projects for a long time that you don't like or grow tired of
• dealing with the demeanor of "lifers"