You… OFF MY PLANET!

you have to see this…this is why the world believes that the US is made up of a conglomerate of idiots and headed by one…it’s kinda long, and as the seconds ticked by, i became more depressed about this country we live in…

count on corporate america to make sure you never enjoy your life…

within 30 minutes of returning to work from vacation, i was told that they were doing away with my job, and i was out the door…by 10am i was sitting in barnes and noble next door wondering why the hell they made me get up in the morning to come in only to tell me to go home…c’mon…talk about that sucks right?

the good news is that i received a decent package that will allow me some time to search for another corporate position i can throw myself into…

maybe this is the kick in the ass i needed…i thought about it, and rather than freaking out about it, i actually think that it may be a good thing for me…i’ve been feeling in a rut, and now, i have no choice but to do something about it…

so here we go. let’s see what’s out there for the professional in me…and you never know, maybe we’ll end up on the west coast? =)

ciao for now…think i’m going to take it easy today, do some prelim searches and buckle down on monday…

okay, i didn’t leave anything…that i know of anyway, except for my best friend…but she’s there by choice.

few observations about san fran…first…WTF IS IT WITH ALL THE ASIANS??!! okay, that took about 2 minutes to get used to.

then there is the “bone chilling cold” that some woman told us about…yes…bone chilling at 50 degrees.

lastly there is the homeless population. maybe they’re more visible…but they’re everywhere…

okay, so what else…we went around, took tours, did the touristy things…and i hung out with someone that i haven’t seen for over a year.

it was all very new, and definitely something that i’d like to repeat. maybe i will post some of the pictures here…for now, i’m tired and i’m going to bed…

ciao

two people touch, their fingers entertwine, as the songstress temps the night air with her melodic voice. each note daring for something spectacular on this one of the most special of nights…

i sat there and watched the couple next to us - they weren’t anyone special, at least not to me. two older people, probably wiser than i or my love - we were part of a sold out audience watching audra mcdonald magically deliver familiar songs from movies of old. what set this couple apart, was a simple act that i observed so seldom among people today. she reached over to him, and he opened his hand receptively as alexis often does to me when i reach for her. they held hands, touched, and as if the brief contact allowed them enough sustain for the next few moments. they would do this periodically, open palmed or fingers entertwined, they would look into each other’s eyes, and it was as if the concert was just for them.

maybe this is a good omen for the coming year…i held onto alexis’s hand, never breaking contact for longer than a few moments at a time…maybe it will be the contact, and in essence, the love that will make this year better than the last…what else could we possibly look forward to if not something better?

amidst the deaths, the wars, the hatred, and the violence that is legitimately sanctioned by governments that tell us they’re fighting for our good…something has got to change…it has to…to continue this way…isn’t that the destruction of man…destruction of all that we held dear?

here is to a happy, prosperous, and healthy new year for me and mine, and for you and yours…

~ciao