September 7, 2005

• It's funny how things work out the way they do at times.  I've
  said it time and time again that things happen for a reason although it
  might not be apparent at the moment.  This is my last week in
  Phoenix.  I came back to get the rest of my things, so I could
  ship them back to VA.  I'm not sure what to tell my parents, since
  I know they'll worry to death about me and ask me questions I just
  don't need to deal with at the moment.  They don't quite
  understand the business world more specifically consulting.  Right
  now, I'm unstaffed and not on a project but to them, they'll think I
  did something wrong and that I'll get laid-off soon.  At least
  I'll give them some good news along with the bad news, so they might
  forget about it all.

  My future plans have changed dramatically in the past few weeks. 
  Before, I had thought that I would keep on working for a few years at
  my company then find an industry job that I could settle down in. 
  I'd save a bunch of money just living out of corporate housing out in
  Phoenix and then go travel around the country on weekends visiting new
  places and seeing old friends.  When they told me that they were
  basically booting me off the project, I wasn't sure what to make of
  it.  It certainly screwed up my plans for the future, and it made
  me re-evaluate what I was going to do.

  I mulled it over and tried to figure out all my options.  What if
  they put me on a project back in NYC, where would I live?  I just
  moved out of my apartment up there last week thinking that I was going
  to be out in Phoenix for a year.  If they do staff me there, I'll
  just get a sublet and live out of my suitcase for however long I need
  to.  I'm hoping though that I can get on another out-of-town
  project but for the time being, I'm just going to lay low and focus on
  the task at hand.

  I've also decided to do something that I hadn't planned on doing until
  this whole debacle with my Phoenix project happened.  It's funny
  how something that you think to be bad can actually turn out to be
  good.  This benefits me in a lot of ways, and I know that at least
  I tried my best if I don't succeed.  I'm already getting some good
  preliminary feedback about a few things, which gives me hope. 
  Now, the ball is in my court.  I'll know in a couple months if
  it's at least viable.  Hopefully, all the work I'm doing to prep
  will pay off.  Fate has a strange way of revealing itself.

  • 3:21 pm
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