I just had to tell the one person that's been looking out for me through all this merger, hostile take-over, and related crap that I won't be available to extend or renew my contract because I have a new job starting immediately on the heels of the current contract.
I just had to tell the one person that's been looking out for me through all this merger, hostile take-over, and related crap that I won't be available to extend or renew my contract because I have a new job starting immediately on the heels of the current contract. 
When reading the following one may want to replace "geek" with "goth" (then again, maybe one doesn't need to):