Done yesterday (20110901 Th)

[mdlbear]

0901 Th
  * up 6:35; W=196.8; drugs, nose, teeth, dishes, exercise
  * finish packing office
  * lunch with (coworker) Bob Razban
  " (from a coworker)
    I read a quote on twitter today by the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho:
    "better to be wrong in forgiving that to be wrong in punishing"
  "
  * lunch with Bob; met Hirshol and Jake at Wong Kok (the Chinese/Hawaiian
    place at the corner of First and Old Bayshore Hwy).
  ->Bob mentioned that his brother got a teaching position at DeVry -- this
    could be a good way of augmenting my retirement income.
  * finish packing office, except for the computer which goes into a box
    tomorrow.  Or maybe this evening.
  % 2:30ish drowsy.  Not so good.
  @ New Digs | Catherynne M. Valente
  @ firecat | OH. THAT'S what Google+ is up to.
  @ AT&T Merger Fail Highlights Failure Of Spectrum Politics
  * Thankful Thursday
  @ Feminist Pigs: It's Not That "It Gets Better," It's
    That Heterosexuality is Worse @lysana
  @ Painting Pictures with Words - RAGE (rated PG13) (death threats)
  : TGl: Tentative Conflikt setlist from N.

A good day -- I finished packing my office (grand total: 15 items, including 10 boxes and 5 assorted other things) and had several good conversations. I will miss my coworkers, and many have told me they'll miss me. I'll try to keep in touch, but I also know how that usually goes.

I'm a little concerned about the future. The new project is also destined to turn into a product -- will I ever find my way back to something more like research? Is such a thing even possible at this point?

The coworker who took me out to lunch (Thanks, Dr. Bob!) mentioned that his brother (who I'd worked with at Zilog three decades ago) just got a job teaching at DeVry; teaching could be a good way of augmenting my retirement income. I need to start thinking about that.

Quite a few links, many of them depressing. What comes of having the afternoon free with no more tasks to work on.

Good, but with an undercurrent of sadness.