Saturday

Good day... went to a friend's house on the beach, where I hung out with a bunch of my ex-co-workers, including my ex-boss. Everyone was very sympathetic, and offered to assist in any way they could. I wish I knew of a way they could help. Gotta kick it back in come Monday - wasted Thursday and Friday last week, and am out for the bar mitzvah next Thursday and Friday.

Just this one drink...

I'm going to keep blogging, but you're not likely to see a lot of controversial opinions or negative comments about much of anything. I've made a solemn promise to myself to avoid self-destructing, and it starts with being safe. With any luck, I'll still have something relevant to say.

Job hunt is starting well... several people have been very supportive and helpful, and I have some exploratory interviews already set. It's way too early to get very excited about anything, but I feel very good about how I'm starting out, with respect to both the search itself and my attitude / actions to date. My biggest concern is whether I can keep up the enthusiam three or four months in, when it's hard to find new things to do and people to talk to.

It is interesting to have C. searching at the same time... it's a much tougher challenge psychologically for her, because she's never done it before and she doesn't have the resources (e.g., contacts, knowlege about the process, etc.) that I have.