If you haven’t seen “Omega Man” or have read “I Am Legend” (from Richard Matheson), please do so. The book is great and the movie captures the spirit, even if it is a bit naive from today’s perspective (but it gave me the creeps when I saw it as a little kid). There’s even an announcement that there will be a remake in 2007, which if executed well would be great. Of course, there’s still a chance they’ll turn it into an action movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger

Anyway, the book and the movie are about the futuristic world where everyone contracts a deadly disease and only few “normal” humans remain. The basic premise is that, in a situation like that, it’s the majority that’s normal and not you.

Well, that’s exactly how I felt in a corporate environment. Politics, sucking up to your superiors, useless meetings… Everything but honest work and results counts. Even if that was not normal, if you don’t fit into that, it’s you who is not normal.

I am happy to report that I no longer work for “The Man” and that I am from the beginning of April officially going independent . As hinted on this blog before, I will create a small company and launch my own product, but in the meantime will take occasional contract work to keep the cashflow relatively steady.

It feels a bit strange to stay at home every day, but I can at least now dedicate all of my time to my product. It is essential not to change the working habits (like getting up at exactly the same time every day) but since I’ve been in the situation like this before, I know what to (and what not to) do.