Time to move on

So I am looking for a new job. I have been in my current job (Choices Quilts) for around 3 years now, and I think I just need to move on to something else now. My feelings are along the lines of "I wanna do computer science full time" and not just as a hobby.
Don't get me wrong, my time here has been pretty great. I got to travel and represent my company at trade shows, interact with our customers and deal with our Indian business partner. At a small family business, one gets to wear many hats. My responsibilities have ranged from CTO ( hey I get to call myself what I want! ) to Marketing & Sales Manager to Quilt Designer! I definitely have learnt how a small business operates, the problems it faces, and that exponential success is sometimes a bad thing.
What I am looking for now is to be part of a team where I get to use cool new technology, and by helping the company grow, I get to step up the corporate ladder! What I really miss here is the team aspect I think, where by interacting and hanging out with geeky colleagues, you get to learn so much. Hrm, this is sounding like a cover letter now! " I would love to be part of your company, because what I will bring is going to be so unique!!"
I wonder how different it will be working in the big bad world. I joined Choices right after school, so this has been my only work experience. Here, we work real hard, we work harder if there is stuff to be done, we try and please our customers all the time, and of course, all of us share the profits. The incentive and motivation to work hard at your own business is different. Or is it? People have often told me that you work harder when you know the money is directly going into your pockets. Hence, family businesses get a lot of work done by their employees i.e. the family members. But how is this really different from working "outside": you work hard - you get rewarded, you put in more hours - you see a bonus, you deliver on schedule - you get a raise. Sure the profits might be different in terms of $$, but hard work pays everywhere and if you are smart, then people (should) recognize that.
Wish me luck!

Wordpress

Life got a little busy, hence, I wasn't really blogging. But here I am, still alive and kicking. I just finished upgrading my husband's Wordpress blog to 2.1.2. The older version 2.1.1 is pretty insecure, so hey, if there's anyone out there who hasn't upgraded yet, hurry up! The instructions sounded way too complicated, since basically you are supposed to remember every change you made to the wordpress files because you are going to be over-writing the directory with the new upgraded files. It's not too bad, since wp-config.php and the plugins and themes directory are really the only files/dirs that you would have modified. It's just a matter of backing that up, and replacing *all* other files with the upgraded version.

Nowadays, my project is to play around and customize Wordpress for our site. Codex has been my best friend in understanding how Wordpress does its magic. Sort of like Ruby on Rails, Wordpress presents you with a neat directory structure, organizing files the way they see fit! It comes with some default themes, and of course the Hello Dolly plugin! But just like ROR, Wordpress is very customizable, and you can find thousands of plugins to take care of your needs. I've also taken a shot at writing in php, and it's kinda fun!

My current quest is to find a plugin (or write one? ) that helps me put a thumbnail of an image (in a post) that replaces the "more" tag, so that when you click on it, you are taken to your post. There were a couple plugins out there that I tried out, but they aren't exactly what I want. Maybe I didn't look hard enough.