Having Been Laid Off...
...I did not go to work today. Today was my first official day as "one who has been laid off." I'll tell you this, a severence package makes getting laid off a little easier to take. In a sense, my former employer is paying me for the next three months (roughly) to spend my time with my family and look for a job that I might enjoy. I'll take it.
About those vocabulary boys from my class (which is done, pending my final paper): one of them is a freelance journalist for, among other publications, Rollingstone.com. In addition, he spent some time running his own online magazine out of NYC, which alas folded due to lack of funding. I will now officially cut him some slack. But not much.
I spent the day with my son today (he'll be two in about eight weeks) and, as usual, he made me laugh out loud. He is now trying to jump; not from anything, just up into the air. He crouches down and explodes upward...every part of his body including his hair, looks like he is jumping, but he never actually leaves the ground. Which makes him mad, so he does it again. And again, and again. A good time for dad.
About those vocabulary boys from my class (which is done, pending my final paper): one of them is a freelance journalist for, among other publications, Rollingstone.com. In addition, he spent some time running his own online magazine out of NYC, which alas folded due to lack of funding. I will now officially cut him some slack. But not much.
I spent the day with my son today (he'll be two in about eight weeks) and, as usual, he made me laugh out loud. He is now trying to jump; not from anything, just up into the air. He crouches down and explodes upward...every part of his body including his hair, looks like he is jumping, but he never actually leaves the ground. Which makes him mad, so he does it again. And again, and again. A good time for dad.
