I'm glad to hear that happened to you! I had a similar thing happen to me as well; I'm glad to see intern/temp-to-full-time-hire work out for other people too. And it's always nice to get paid to do something you like. The daily grind is still a grind in terms of getting up and going for me, but once I actually get there, I'm given the external motivation/pressure I need to actually get me to do the fun things I like (though my value of fun may be a little odd, I absolutely belong in and enjoy posting on !dullsters@dullsters.net).