I did however have a brief but tight relationship with a falcon that decided to hang out on my balcony. I named him Tobias and he was of the strong and silent disposition. I mean he didn't even say goodbye before he invaded a nearby tree and reenacted the scene from Jurassic Park when they feed the cows to the raptors before flying off into the sunset.
I wonder if he'll come back.
The past month has been filled with some pretty bittersweet moments. Graduation stuff ordered and picked up, materials for a farewell blanket for a coworker bought, studying for finals postponed, and then the Senior Sendoff event where I spent most of my time avoiding the other seniors.
I realized this week that I'm the last of the old crew to leave the office. If I get a goodbye party at all, let alone a gift, it will be attended mostly by people who don't know me and managers who are still in denial about me leaving. I was never much good at goodbye parties, although I don't think anyone is. But on the plus side, in about two months my posts should get a tad more interesting.
In August I'm off to Italy, to explore Pompeii, be introduced to relatives I don't have common language with, and have a brief fling with Felipe, who my grandmother has decided would be the perfect summer romance. (so I'll be spending most of my time avoiding said Felipe.)
Once I get back in September I'm planning on moving out of SoCal. Maybe even out of California entirely. I've been putting off thinking about where I'll settle down for awhile now but anything is better to ponder than finals. When discussing these vague plans with coworkers and friends, most changed the subject and don't believe I'll do it, and two people threw out Seattle and Washington as an option. I'm intrigued by the idea. I'll have to look into the job market and housing but I could see myself living in Seattle (I've been there too so it isn't some idealized Grey's Anatomy version of Seattle in my head.) Napa was also in the works but it's hasn't had the right feel for about a year now. I was also considering Austin but I really don't want to have to fight people in order to teach Thomas Jefferson and the Enlightenment in my class, or the civil rights movement, or pretend that homosexuality doesn't exist and in it's nonexistent state is also negative. Really religious right, get your act together 2,000 years of your bullshit is quite enough thank you.
While going off on my own like that does make my stomach tie itself into huge knots (which is so helping my anorexia) it's not like I have a lot going on for me here begging me to stick around and it's been over three years, it's time to cut loose.
I also plan on getting a dog and a cat for that so when my life gets super boring there's always them to fall back on. I intend on giving them really pretentious names from my Classics knowledge.
Oh...and I can't think of any douchebags really. There's always the Subway and Jersey Mike's sandwich makers who give me shit for my deliciously plain sandwiches but they aren't really new to the world.
