Spending Some Time in LA

It has been rather stressful summer for me. Lots of ups and downs both personally and professionally.

Unsurprisingly, I survived the last round of layoffs, but in some weird way I would not have been upset had I been let go. Quite a few "alternate" scenarios played out in my head. I'm an excuse person, I need an excuse to do something and not the other way around. Losing your job would be a great excuse to take some time off and relax or do some exotic traveling (China perhaps?).

Anyways I landed in LA last night. Going to spend some time with my brother and some friends. Would have posted this last night but couldn't figure out airport WiFi. As always I have an excuse for this trip too, there's a band playing that I couldn't see in Detroit. Thought this would be fun.

Everybody needs a "reset" once in a while. Hopefully when I get back I will feel like I'm back at "zero" and not stuck in the red, like the whole world around me.

Look for some updates in the usual places ...

Posted in: Life, Travel,

4 Comments:

• Anonymous on October 23, 2009 ~ 02:14 PM

  As long as you keep the lesson and forget the experience from those stressful situations, we should be good … right?
  
  I agree with the 'excuse'. These past few months, I've felt like 'If only I worked with the current set of people, work… I'd be in a totally different place today' all for the lack of my own inaction!
  Where did China come from? Aruba or the Bahamas … not exotic enough?
  
  you'll end up higher than 0 for sure, not lower … and no red …

• Mauriat Miranda on October 23, 2009 ~ 04:16 PM

  There was a wedding in China that I really wanted to attend, but couldn't due to lack of vacation days.

• Same Anonymous on October 23, 2009 ~ 06:18 PM

  Wow… reading my first reply and it really does not make sense, but you get it don't you… it does seem like I've eaten a bunch of words!
  
  aw… okay, I guess China could be exotic too.

• anonymous 2 on November 4, 2009 ~ 07:07 AM

  if i ever get divorced and remarry, i'll simply go down to city hall and get da marriage license. & daz it.
  
  weddings r too stressful…