June 30, 2009
Can months have a particular feeling? I think they can. December feels a certain way to me because of Christmas and cold weather. January usually feels very hopeful because of the new year. June usually feels warm (not just the weather, but I feel warm inside too) because of Pride. For some reason I didn’t feel very warm inside this year.
There are probably a few reasons for that. First, I was laid off from my job earlier this month. While I was sad to have lost my job, I was very glad to be returning to Atlanta. Coming home brought back so many great things for me and I even felt my energy level increase. That will hopefully come in handy as I search for a new job.
Another reason, and probably the most obvious, is that Atlanta Pride is going to be celebrated on October 31, 2009 instead of the last weekend in June. Initially I was very upset because the decision was mainly based on the availability of Piedmont Park. When it was first announced the Atlanta Pride Committee heralded the
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Last weekend I was at Gregg’s house having drinks and the week before that I was in Los Angeles partying with Adam. This weekend I’m sitting on my couch watching TV. Well, I’m actually laying on my couch and technically I’m watching TV shows on Hulu, but I digress.
I got paid yesterday, so normally I would be out on the town spending lots of money. Not this week. Nope. I’m being good. I really want to be in Atlanta next weekend and unless my company agrees to pay for my trip (or reimburse me) I’ll need to save my own cash. It might sound strange to expect work to compensate me for a personal trip, but they do it for lots of other people. Mostly those who live in Michigan and work in Virginia with me. I live in Georgia and work in Virginia. I don’t see the difference, but again… I digress.
Is it weird that I’ve been watching “The Mary Tyler Moore” show on Hulu? I remember watching it on
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