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Hey Adam,

Thansk for your reply man.  Masters in Urban Planning huh?  That's pretty cool.  So are you interested in becoming a planner full time, or work for a firm where you can be a planner and LA too?  What are you doing right now for work?

What is it about Texas that draws you here?  Fort Worth has a good economy, compared to the rest of the country, but it's still in recession.  We just had layoffs right before Thanksgiving, but it was a corporate decision from CA.  We're all 100% billable in our office, but Jacobs sees us as a whole, not individual offices.  Therefore every office had to let someone go.  Luckily I stayed.  As a matter of fact, the only other person here with me is Justin Kmetzsch.  He was laid off at Design Workshop in North Carolina a few years ago, and at the time we were hiring.  It worked out really well.  Fort Worth is a big city, and he actually lives in the next neighborhood over.  Same ward and everything.  It wasn't planned that way, but it's cool carpooling with him.  So anyway - we're worried about our jobs just like everyone else, but we're grateful to have them.  Just about everyone I know that stayed in UT has been laid off.  Most have found other jobs.  When I told Justin about your e-mail and how you want to come down here, he said we shoudl switch:)  I would like to be back in UT...eventually.  I like TX right now though.  If I hear of any firms hiring I'll let you know.

Bonzai 3D is pretty cool.  A lot like Sketchup, but kicks butt over the curved surface market.  Pretty neat stuff. 

Anyway - thanks for chatting with me.  Later man.

Durk