Archive for September, 2001

Tonsils Suck.

Mine have been swollen and painful since June, making it difficult to swallow, sing, and sometimes talk. The only bigger pain in the ass is getting them taken out, which I had done today. The surgery itself was a breeze, but the recovery is already hurting like crazy, and from what I understand it’s likely to get worse.

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The Dream is Over

I had asked David if he wanted to have lunch on Thursday, and he said he didn’t think he’d have time. So I was a little surprised when he called me Thursday morning and said, “You still want to have lunch? I have all afternoon.” Turned out, they laid off all of Mirim. I was only the first. It’s hard not to feel a bit of vengeful satisfaction, but mostly I feel badly for all of my former co-workers. They even laid off Jim, who had been with Quark for 6 years, which just goes to prove that they didn’t think about this at all.

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