yesterday was my last day of work at the job that has been causing me so much frustration. it was a huge relief and quite anticlimactic all at the same time. a number of people i’d worked with came by to say goodbye, the ones from out of the country sent IMs and i got a nice email from a person i worked with in ore.

my manager hardly acknowledged that i was leaving; i had to go find her. that underscored that leaving was absolutely the right decision. it was all very strange.

i drove to grwster’s house where i took this photo of myself in a moment of realization regarding what i’ve just done.

grwster and i drank way way way too much in our desserts and drinks celebration. we had a great tour of downtown palo alto, i was stopped on the sidewalk by a sweet man who wished me a good evening in italian and told grwster how lucky he is. heh. it was a nice complement anyhow.

i’ve spent most of today recovering from last night. reading, lolling about, that sort of thing. the reality of not having to worry about that system anymore has been setting in, and i’m sure that’s part of the reason that every. single. person. i’ve run into today has seemed quite lovely. including the somewhat strange old men who came into the donut/sandwich shop while i was having lunch.

my heart opened to see the girl rush out from behind the counter to open the door for one of her regulars who didn’t quite have the strength to do so himself without struggle. i’m sure his cane didn’t help. she knew just what he was going to order and brought him his “usual”.

it’s a good sign, that i’m seeing this love everywhere.

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Posted 07 Nov, 2007 |
Categories: General