I worked my last day in the television industry today.

We had a nice going away party, which I appreciated greatly. Odd, though, to be the center of everyone's attention.

I'm so terribly excited for then next steps...the drive to the Bay Area, finding an apartment wiht my girlfriend.....applying to schools, etc.....but it's weird to leave the only business I've ever known since graduating.

So, yeah, anyway, that was today. This time next week I'll be...

I've not posted in here for a while now, but I figured with all the changes coming up for me, I might as well revive this.

I'll keep it as concise as I can.

Here's what is going down:

1) I am leaving my job at my current Network. I have worked there for 2.5 years, and have been with the parent company for 12 years this September. They have been good to me, and I hope I've been a quality employee for them. I leave on good terms, which pleases me. I...

have an easy fast tonight and tomorrow.

Howdy.

This weekend, I am heading home to NYC for two different but very highly anticipated events.

Sunday night is the last baseball game ever at Yankee Stadium. Some of you might know that I am a huge sports fan, and of all the teams I root for, none mean more to me than the Yankees. So, while I feel very lucky to be able to attend, it is a little sad to say goodbye. That might seem odd....it's just a building, but, it's a building that houses memories of mine...

Odd day today.

Last night, my sister called me and left me a message...she and her girlfriend are going the fertility route to get pregnant, and she wanted to let me know that this morning was the day they'd inseminate. I'm very excited for them both, and, look forward to becoming an Uncle....and seeing my parents finally become Grandparents.

So the circle? My Grandmother passed away this morning. She was 89 and, truly, lived a GREAT life. She was very charismatic...

Hi.

So, this entry is about me being pleased.

Why?

Tomorrow I leave for Los Angeles. Business trip, but, I'll stay through Sunday morning. So, I have not been back in over a year, and am excited to see as many of my friends as possible. I miss them more than I can really convey, so this will be a truly great trip for me.

Then, I come back to Chicago Sunday night....but, bounce right back out, to NYC, to go to the fucking MLB All-Star...

1. Do you wear a name tag at work?
No, but I have in the past

2. What kind of car do you drive?
Toyota Camry Solara Convertible - perfect for Chicago winter.

3. What do you order when you go to Taco Bell?
I've never been

4. Have you ever had a garage sale?
As a little kid

5. What color is your iPod?
Black as Snow's heart

6. What kind of dog do you have?
None

7. What's...

1. Will you be looking for a new job?
No, I just started a new one in April.

2. Will you be looking for a new relationship?
I'm not in one currently, and, I do not really seek them out, per se. If it happens, it happens. Once the women of Chicago find out that I'm willing to smack dat azz, I expect a line around the block. M I RITE MAYA?!!??!

3. New house?
I live in an apartment, and am quite happy there.

4. What will you do...

Are you a pirate - No

Do you want to be a pirate - Yes

Do you fight best at sea level, or at altitude - Sea level, my lungs are strong but I get headaches at altitude. My enemies know this already, so it's ok to post.

Favorite ficitonal character of all time - Swoop

Have you ever plotted the death of a coworker - Yes

How recently - a few hours ago

Is the plan foolproof - Yes

Will you enact it...

Hi.

Um, it's possible that some people reading this know that I not too long ago moved from Los Angeles to Chicago to take on a new professional challenge. I also wanted to shake my personal life up a bit (10 years in LA is a long time for a NY'er), but the main thrust was to go to Chicago and help build a new television entity.

It's not too often in your career that you get to work for a start up. And I figured that while I was still fairly young and energetic,...

since I moved to Chicago. Well, slightly under, but still.

I think that the move is both the smartest and the most challenging thing I've done in years.

The challenge is not adjusting to a new job, or adjusting to a new city, it's adjusting to a new state of mind. I've never lived in a place where I basically knew nobody. When I moved from NY to LA, that was a huge move, on many levels, but, my best friend had moved to LA a month ahead of me, and that made a big...

Hi.

Will do my best to keep this brief.

Today was my last day of work at my old network. After 9.5 years.

My department made a collage for me, each department member added photos of themselves, photos of Chicago or stuff from the past, and wrote haikus, because they know haiku cracks me up. It was a great gift, something to remember them by, and it was hard to not cry, as I might seem to be nothing but a wiseass on this site, but, I'm a pretty emotional...

I'm really, truly going to endeavor to make a very long story short.

Here we go:

I'm moving to Chicago the first week of May.

The job there that I had turned down came my way again, but it was tweaked. Apparently, when I turned it down they took my reasons for doing so to heart, because all of my issues were resolved.

And so, I gleefully accepted yesterday. What a whirlwind few days, and, what a whirlwind the next few weeks, and months,...

Hey to anyone reading this. I expect this entry to get lost in the shuffle of it being Monday and the fact that a lot of interlanders are getting back from the NYC gathering and hopefully will be telling their stories. That NY gathering is bittersweet for me, as I was supposed to go, but due to professional circumstances, I was unable to attend. So, while I'm thrilled so many of you got together, despite the weather, I'm a little bummed (more than I thought I'd be) that I was unable to attend....

Hey everyone (anyone is more appropriate, actually)...

I'll do my best to be brief here.

I'm a tad nervous right now, because it is 6:30pm and my work day is almost over, and so it just dawned on me that I have 2 interviews tomorrow. One with a VP of recruiting in HR, the other with the President of the Network I'm trying to get a job with....this is for the Chicago gig I mentioned in what I think was my previous journal entry.

I'm dealing from strength...