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Last night we had one of the hardest conversations I have ever had, flat down period. The last photos in this set were taken the morning I left. I went out in the early morning just after dawn and took these photos. They focus on London changing... the old with the new. The skyscrapers looming over the older brick buildings.
So it's been a while since I had time to consume fiction, sadly. I'm just starting to catch up. I'm about 400 pages in to Fortress in the Eye of Time and I've gotten to see two plays this week. And I'm seeing many things I never saw before, mostly about the structure and the pacing of delivery. I have gotten some much better pictures in London. It unfortunately got dark as I was taking pictures so again, there's about 30 useful pictures from 300 or so that I took. There are so many beautiful streets here, but it's very difficult to take a meaningful picture. I think I'm going to try to actually wake up early and get some stuff in empty street dawn. It is an unfortunate fact that I got very few good pictures from Estonia. By the end of the working day it was already dark. I kept meaning to get up early and get pictures before going to work, but the extensive amounts of late night meetings, dinners and resultant drinking effectively ruled that out.
I didn't realize you can embed a link to directly call someone using Skype, like this: call me. Hi, peoples. Right now I'm in Tallin, Estonia for work. So I won't be answering my cell phone unless you text me that it's an emergency and you really really need me. Another way to reach me is my Skype phone, at Skype user jorhett or 650-681-9693. I'll be here through the end of the week and then off to London to meet with the operations team there.
One year ago today (exactly as I write this message) a random contact began our first e-mail exchange with this comment: I am not good at waiting - patience is a virtue I manufacture when I must, but always with a pout. Fortunately, she was lying. Over the last year This e-mail exchange quickly evolved into a sushi dinner and a long walk in the park. Forward on over the weeks and she became a good friend and a lover. Over the next few months it continued to evolve until by June it was clear that she had become my partner in all things. I've been blessed to have Postini, a wholly owned subsidiary of Google, is a global leader in
So I totally love my new job. Besides working with a tightly focused team that gets things done quickly, it's a whopping 5 minute commute now. Oh, woe is me ;-) Today is my last day at SVcolo. In fact, we're down to just over 2 hours left. It's hard work, and mentally I'm still not sure I've accepted it.
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