I have come to the conclusion that I can no longer trust LJ to be a safe forum for me to speak my mind, at least not about anything of consequence. Obviously a blog never offers any such promise, but I neither want to censor my thoughts nor worry that my posts will be used against me. So I will not be making any more public posts for a while. I ( Read more... )

I'm going to try to post a little bit at a time, since there's a lot to cover. But let's start with my awesome four-day vacation in Belize!

( Details about the dives )

I really want to spend a good long time on LJ, reading posts for the first time in about a week, and writing about what's going on in my life. Last weekend I went on my scuba diving vacation to Belize, which was amazing. And today I had my first day of work at the new company; even though there's not much to say about that, I should still write ( Read more... )

In a few hours, I wake up for the drive to Belize. I'm so excited for this trip, it's not even funny. I really need to get away for a little while, and plus I have a hunch that by Monday I'll be anxious to get back home. (Which really is the point of a vacation anyway ( Read more... )

I'm at a real transition point in my life right now, and it's pretty exciting. I'm realizing that with a little luck, I'm about to learn a lot about myself.

( Moving on )

Today's my first work day where I have no work. Yesterday was my last day, where I answered all remaining questions, turned everything over to the new guys in New Jersey, and formatted my dev machine. We had a nice long lunch (about two and a half hours), said some goodbyes, and then that was it ( Read more... )

I'm so glad I don't pay taxes in the Netherlands. I'd have to stage a coup and get some real lawmakers in there.

( Oh, just don't read this if you're a fan of new age stuff )

Whoops. Well last night's LJ post was supposed to be marked private, but I stupidly didn't tell Semagic. Since the cat's out of the bag, I might as well leave it be. The good news is that everything is just fine between Chemist and me. I sent him an apology email last night, and he responded very positively. We spoke a little this afternoon, ( Read more... )

Yeah, I screwed up at least partially tonight. I don't know just how much damage I caused, but time will tell ( Read more... )

I'm tired but had another awesome night of dance class and Starbucks with Chemist, so I'm in a great mood as usual ( Read more... )