well, it's not that i didn't do anything during these years... i am a certified software developer, and i only got out of the job because i felt i could try something more interesting. maybe i shouldn't have done that at all... but ok, i tried, i failed, maybe it's really time to get back into the old job.
something out of the blue, like photography, would surely be nice and interesting, but a) you need a good, timeconsuming education for that as well, and b) that would not make much sense regarding the path i already took. programmer->bioinformatics->photography?