Blackmoor Vituperative

Wednesday was my last day at JFCOM. It’s funny: it did not occur to me that I would miss it, or that I would feel sad when I left.

On Tuesday a bunch of people took me out to lunch at Applebee’s. They said lots of nice things about me, and made a few jokes about the working relationship I had with a few of the less cooperative members of the Consortium. It was funny, and sweet. That’s the first time I felt sad about leaving.

Yesterday was my first day at my new job. I will have tons to learn, and tons of work to do. It will be challenging, and that’s what I need. The people there seem smart and good-natured. I have a desk, but I do not have a desktop computer: they gave me an Apple Powerbook, which is great, I suppose, but I’ve got no idea what I’m supposed to do with the thing. I have a feeling it’s going to gather dust, which is a shame because I know they cost a small fortune. Oh, well.

I hope I made the right decision. The last time I left a job where everybody liked me and I had it easy, I fucked up my life for seven months and depleted our savings (not our long-term savings, just our “ready cash” savings). I have to make sure that does not happen again.