Week 5

So far so good at work. Things are looking well. I'm adapting, learning interesting stuff. Things are moving forward, so that's nice. The economy is still crap though but I'm feelin pretty happy to be where I'm at considering all that's gone on the past year. Still kinda amazing to think that this little journey started off almost a year ago with an announcement of getting laid off and hunting for a job and getting offers and hiring freezes and yet another layoff and trips to vegas, picking up a roomie, new car, the tennis coach craziness, the lame boyfriend, the constant stream of youngins that followed, and now...for a brief moment...some peace. Maybe its more than coincidence that I saw the movie The Beach for the first time this weekend. That sense of escape...all wrapped in a big ball of a confusing plot...but chances are its just a coincidence.

And now here we are with Michael Jackson dead. Was a bad weekend for celebrities in general no? I dunno....in a lot of ways MJ died years ago. The physical transformations, his facial metaphors for the breakdown going on inside. So much of it seems like what is bound to happen to a man who can't possibly grow up. He was doomed so long ago it feels. But perhaps he is out of his misery.

On a happier note, I had a great realization this weekend that I've been playing tennis now for about 5 years since picking it up on the regular. Been a while since when I broke up with my first ex and started playing D level tournaments to this weekend where I was playing very good tennis with A and Open level opponents. Nice to see that tennis still provides the outlet I need when these crazy ass guys are doin their thing.