friday pandora ten – “last day at work” edition
At long last, today is my last day at work for the year 2015. I’ll be honest, it’s been a tough one. My job changed; hell, my career changed. I spent most of the year just figuring out what the hell I’m supposed to be doing here. One of these days I might even figure it out.
Every day was a new problem, and it was even odds I’ve never had to deal with that problem before. I am, for the first time since that whole catering truck thing I did through college, in charge of the work of other people, and in this case, I don’t have any more than a vague idea of how to do what those folks actually do. It’s a weird, new experience to be in charge of people, and not have the confidence to know that you could do the job at least as well as they do. I think I’m getting better at it, but it’s still new, and probably will be for a while.
The important thing, though, is that despite the setbacks and occasional breakdowns (thanks to everyone in my life for the patience you exercised in dealing with me over the past twelve months), I survived it, found my way to the road that might some day lead me to competence at this sort of thing, and most importantly, I didn’t give in to the temptation to give the boss an upper-decker*.
Anyway, after I close up shop on Friday, I’m out of the office for three whole weeks. I’m hoping to use the time to seriously uncoil some springs that have been holding entirely too much tension for the last year. It might be quiet here, it might not. However, I’m giving myself the gift of letting some outside responsibilities go, and doing more of the things I want to do (or perhaps *not* doing some of the things I don’t) for a couple of weeks. I deserve it.
On that note, here are some tunes:
- It’s My Life (live) – Bon Jovi
- 1000 Emerald Pools – BORNS
- Chasing the Brand New – The Badlees
- 18 and Life – Skid Row
- Ijime Dame Zettai – BABYMETAL
- Becuz – Sonic Youth
- I’m Just A Girl – No Doubt
- Cowboy Hat – that dog.
- it Happens All The Time – Dressy Bessy
- Everything – Alanis Morrissette
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*This is, of course, a reference to the song linked above – go ahead and listen (and if you don’t know what an “upper-decker” is, click here. you’re welcome.). To be fair, my boss doesn’t deserve it, as he’s been nothing but decent, and has totally had my back all year. There’s another guy, however….
