Yesterday I celebrated my improving health by drinking a glass of really nice wine, a Viognier named "Cold Heaven." It was a friend's birthday dinner at Coco500, which was nice but didn't live up to the hype. For the first time, I suspect bias in blog. (gasp.) Who says you can't blog for fun and profit? Well, foodwhore is not getting my repeat visit.
Job update: I start at UC Berkeley in two weeks. That will give me a buffer for the fall, and more time to lollygag and consider all the many possibilities open to me. Adobe is still around, but they've hit "an administrative roadblock." Read: I'm a new manager and I don't really know how to hire someone. Oops! Sun hasn't gotten back to me about either of the jobs I've interviewed for, which is just fine with me. There's a caveat on my severence payout that says, if Sun rehires you, you have to repay the amount left from the hire date to the end of your unused time on your severence payment.
I don't think so.
Heading out of town in a couple days for an extended long weekend in Reno/Tahoe. Planning to meet friends for rafting, biking, and perhaps some casinoing. This morning, a friend taught me how to play craps, and we then proceeded to win $1200 worth of peanuts on the strength of a $200 (peanut) stake and my lucky rolling. (Evidently I have the potential to be a "hot" roller.) The betting still flummoxes me, but, hell, I can roll dice. Perhaps I have found my new calling? My parents would be so proud. I just learned that my father had a reputation for foresight in his school years. Now, if I just inherited the gift...
New thoughts of things to do with my life:
- Attend VCU AdCenter to become branding czaress
- Pick up someone's tutoring clients in Silicon Valley; help overprivileged children score better on SATs
- Reenter Zen monastery, learn about six paramitas (Generosity, Discipline, Patience, Energy, Concentration and Wisdom), all of which could be very useful
- freelance, but for new companies like biotech
I can't believe i only have two more weeks of free time. Oy.
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