Well, yesterday was my last day of working at the office. It wasn't quite what I had expected it to be. I was expecting long farewell speeches, taking a long and lavish lunch break, cleaning out my desk all day, hugs and tears as I left the building early. You know, the usual stuff. But I was on a conference call pretty much all day, had time to run, eat lunch, then run back, went back on the conference call, missed all the rest of my coworkers leaving because I was on the phone, stayed at the office til 6:30, on a conference call , then quickly shoving all the stuff in my desk in plastic bags, and hugging the last two people left in the office goodbye. I didn't expect to work so hard my last day, or to be treated the way I was by some people. Well, at least some people came by when I was on the conference call to say goodbye. And I still have a job.

You know, if I had time, I would have gotten really nostalgic and weepy. I've pretty much grown up working at --Systems. I've been there since right after I graduated college, answering phones and logging in calls. I consider a couple people there to be close family. I consider the guys to be brothers, and I'll really miss the camraderie and support of Amy. Who will give Amy hugs when I'm gone? Life won't be the same without having someone linger around my desk, hovering at my window and getting me into conversation. Or without the singing of forgotten 80's tunes with the lyrics changed. Or group trips to Jewel for lunch and M&M cookies. Or happy hour(s) at Mother Hubbard's. My favorite waitress will forget about my Jack and Cokes! And without Tony around, who will eat my leftovers? Without Don, who am I going to have the pleasure of waking up when I catch him sleeping? And no one talks about ass or bodily functions like Bryan. And who is Sammy going to tell his secrets to, or ask advice about life or if his outfit is coordinated? And how I'll miss Jerry's one liners and begging me to stay for one more beer. And now Dan's jokes about what he does with my sister at night will no longer be as effective without me there.

I'm going to miss working with people. Bryan suggested that we hook up a webcam and just have it on all the time, and I'll be on speakerphone the whole day, so it's like I'm still there. I love working for this company almost as much as I hate it sometimes. And the people there that I adore far outweighs the people there that I could live without ever seeing again.

I heard this song on the radio after I left the office....it was then that I actually got kinda misty...

Green Day
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

So goodbye for now, --Systems. I've got a lot of memories to take with me. Good times, dude. Good times.