It was an
ordinary day, followed by a truly
wonderful evening. A friend of mine had a
dinner party for her co-workers. The part of her team that came were seven people from seven different
countries. We had a great time discussing
language and
culture and the fact that people getting
shot is not an unusual occurrence in Naples. I feel reassured about this info. I've spent a lot of time in
Chicago and now I know that I'd feel right at home in
Naples, Italy.
I also heard that Survivor was first a television show in the
UK. Apparently the
British version didn't make it though. The people became very
angry with each other, then built a
canoe and tried to
escape from the island. At that point the show was cancelled. Thank goodness our American Survivors are made of sturdier stuff! Hey - I just heard on TV that
Survivor has ended. I wonder who won?
I was again reminded that most of the
worst that our media offers is
exported to foreign countries. Apparently
Jerry Springer can now be seen in Brasil. I'm embarrassed about that. Between this and the fact that we couldn't learn
metric if our lives depended on it (we're the
last nation in the
world to convert), we look pretty dumb. I'm glad that people from other countries take
time to evaulate US citizens on an
individual basis.
I had genuine
green tea for the first time tonight. It's very different from tea that I had had before. And I think that I could definitely acquire the taste.
I'm really
thankful that my friend invited me to the dinner party, even though I'm not working with the team. My life was getting too dull and introverted again.
Friends are
precious.
Oh yeah - and I decided to take the
offer from my employer's subsidiary. I"m not
happy about it at all. But I don't qualify for
unemployment if I pass on the offer, and I don't have anything firm from the company that I intend to work with next. I always said that I wouldn't be a corporation's
whore. Well, here I am. They're going to lock me in a 6-month
non-compete. Which means that when I do decide to go work for the
competition, I can either go directly and face a
lawsuit, or go six months without work or unemployment or any form of
income. I guess even I can't
tell the difference between a prostitute and a consultant. Or maybe I'm a slave now. Who knows. Kids, if you're listening, always think hard before joining a major
corporation. They'll
lie to you to get you in, then try to
block you from getting out.
Sheesh - I had a
great night and now just ruined the mood by thinking about work. Bad me.