Unofficially Official

Well…it is unofficially official – when my company completes the sale of itself, I will be moving on to greener pastures. [And if I weren’t on the to-be-fired list already, one sure way to end up there is to blog about it.] But don’t cry for me, Argentina…as I am expecting to take a few months off before starting another gig. Right now, I am cruising through a 2 or 3 month wind-down period before retiring my BTB title permanently.

I have high expectations for the upcoming sabbatical – visions of a second language and community involvement and actually answering my phone when it rings. Unfortunately…if this lame-duck interim period (that I like to call my “underemployment” phase) is any indication, I will figure out ways to fill my time with slightly less impressive pursuits:

• Did anyone notice I started blogging again
• After a 2 year hiatus, I am once again caught up on my Law & Order reruns
• I am thoroughly engaged in reward point arbitrage. I now have reward accounts EVERYWHERE…Starbuckies, the grocery store, MyCoke.com. There are spreadsheets involved in the management of this complex network of worthless freebies. [Points for Diet Cokes?? I hope everyone likes them some Coca-Cola shit for Christmas.]
• I am terribly up-to-date on errand-running. Yesterday I made a special trip for pens.
• I am working on a number of techniques for that elusive tan
• I have written 32 letters to the editor of the neighborhood newsletter. “Ill-behaved pets that are not properly leashed may terrorize our mail carriers and neighbors” – indeed!

But at least I haven’t tried that bubble burst game on Facebook…YET