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Tonight I had a really strong set of memories pop up. It's about 10 at night and I'm getting ready to go somewhere. When I stepped outside it was Breezy and the moon was full, and I couldn't help but have a set of different memories all Clash in together and it almost took my breath away. I envisioned somehow so many of the different jobs I've had that were night jobs which led to me leaving after Sunset to go to work. It made me think of all the night jobs that I've actually had as an adult. I think my first night job ever was correlating sorting and bundling newspapers at a newspaper print shop in Elmira. I think I was 17 18 to 20 or so and I love the job. It made me feel strong and I can lift 50 pound bundles of newspapers no problem. I go to work at about 10 and get out at about 4 a.m. and I loved it. The city was so quiet on the walk to work and on the walk home that I found it quite magical. I'm not sure what my next jobs were but I know that I work security for the big pink Resort, the Suncoast, but I'm not sure that counts as most of those jobs only went till about 2 a.m. and I generally got there well before sunset. Still a fun time though. :-) I think my next night jobs were at the prison and as a suicide prevention counselor in Ocala. Well I did some nights at Disney, none of them counted because none of them went past 2 a.m. or so. :-) when I moved up to Connecticut my night shift started first at the residential homes for traumatized girls, and then the overnights at the alternative incarceration Center and at the group homes. I think that was it for me. :-) I think I truly stopped doing overnights where I got paid around 35 and all the rest since then event because of school work or homework. :-) I do kinda miss these overnights actually.. there was a certain coolness to being able to get paid while also getting other things done. There are times when I worked out, times when I get home work, times that I just watched movies. I would say if they were definitely the easiest jobs that I ever had, but also some of the most interest spective and important ones I ever had as well. Anyway the memories were strong tonight and made me smile in the breeze. :-)