Wow, that is a very interesting story, did the real (first) reason for the meeting ever become clear to you?
I'm glad that you managed to turn it to your advantage, I, on the other hand, am not able to make such a comback, esp after being there for only 12 weeks, but I am using it as a spring board to bigger and better things.
I'm starting my own company with one of my friends, and i'm also going to continue to develop my own personal sites, you never know, one of them might take off
Thank you for the story