Archive for September, 2007

Rollin’

20 September 2007

I can breathe again.
Drew and I decided to take the house off the market for now. The value has gone down $100k this year and we’re not willing to lower our price that much. We’ll wait it out. Real estate goes up. It always does. It might take a few [...]

Leakage

14 September 2007

I have a hole in my lip. It causes food stains on my shirts when I eat. I became aware of it within a few months of meeting Drew. I can’t see it but I know it’s there somewhere…

Screwed

13 September 2007

My company laid me off last December, which was to be effective at the end of September this year. I had 4 months of full severance along with a retention bonus if I stayed the entire time. Sounded like a decent return for putting my career on hold for the better part of a [...]

Time to Recharge

12 September 2007

I’m taking a few weeks off between jobs and instead of sitting home on the couch we’re actually going on vacation!
First up: Disneyland. Drew has been wanting to go for years. He grew up down in the LA area and spent his summers at the park. He’s turning 40 next week, [...]

Bittersweet

11 September 2007

My time is coming to a close here at good old <company name>. 3 weeks until I end a 7.5 year journey. I’m excited / scared / nervous / sad / <insert almost any other adjective>.
I have to admit…when layoffs were announced in December 2006 part of me was relieved. I had [...]