stranded in london and phoenix

i had to work all day saturday so only had a one day weekend. i haven't worked a saturday in quite some time and it felt a little odd, though i can't complain because i get paid for it. the benefits of being a contractor. anyway i just constantly reminded myself that i was earning the equivavelent of just over half the cost of a return ticket to LA. it was like the equivalent of flying london to LA and then on the return getting to about phoenix. thats worth giving a saturday up for, although i wouldn't want to be stranded in pheonix.

i met up with some friends who still work at the internet company i spent years at, and everyone seems really fed up with things. resumes are being written and it looks like there will be people resigning as well as possibly more people might be getting fired. it looks grim over there. hopefully in a years time they will be able to look back and see it was good to make a change, and forget about the circumstances and difficulties they are going through in these times, though thats easy for me say from where i am.

weather is warm and sunny. i had forgotton what the sky looked like behind all those dark clouds. sat on the steps of a building around the corner and had my lunch watching the world go by. i usually eat at my desk but i can't be doing that on a sunny day like today. its almost rude not to go out in it.

thats it really. nothing else happening at all. no more exams lined up. have done everything i wanted to do and more. will do one new exam that comes out later in the year but its not out yet so i don't feel bad about not studying because i can't yet.

today i have mostly been listening to interpol - leif erikson.

keep smiling my friend.