Monday February 8, 2010

Today begins Hell Week at work.

Our part timer is off this week (lucky ass), so it's just me and the boss man....and the 500 lbs of work that comes in. Work is good and all, but damn, a break would be nice!

Today I'm going to be a little more serious in my blogging. Last Monday, after I posted, I got the news that an old friend from high school passed away.
It dredged up a lot of feelings: sadness, disbelief, shock, anger, and numbness.

Tara and I were not close friends....I actually had not seen her in 15 yrs (since graduation day), but through the miracles of modern technology (Facebook), we reconnected. I chatted with her through comments on her wall for a couple months. I got a glimpse into her life; she was still in the Airforce, she was married, she had 3 children. Her family just got transferred to another service post, after spending many years in Florida. I don't think the move was an easy one for her or her family. But, anyone who has ever known or loved anyone in the military knows this: Home Is Where The Government Sends You. So, they moved.

I always enjoyed seeing what she was up to, and offering my little $.02 here and there.

I can't imagine the pain that her family and her friends are living with now. My heart goes out to all of them.

The reality of life is this: Nothing is guaranteed. If you love someone, tell them now. Do what you need to to do to make your life happy. If that means moving away, changing your career, changing your partner...do it. Life is simply too short to be anything but happy.


Your regular, angst filled, sarcastic, funny (I hope) Monday post will return next week.

Monday? I still hate you, fuck you.