Cincy (Prologue)

It's ironic that its when you have plenty to write about that you won't have time to write it down. The weeks since I've been back from my West Coast trip have been a blur; and the next thing I know I'm flying back out there again, this time on the opposite coast. I'm due at the airport in four hours (3 AM) and I haven't gotten any sleep yet because I need to write this down.

But let me get back to the past few weeks. It's a blur, but its been an exciting blur. And I don't think I've ever put that e word down in a blog entry, like, ever. What a brave new world this is, this world of consenting adults. I won't detail that here, I'm in too much trouble as it is. Hahaha.

Work has been steadyyyyerrrr than it's been for a while, so let me take this opportunity to be grateful. It really feels like we (the team) have turned a corner on work. (Hope I didn't jinx it just now.) I guess I realize/always knew that this isn't something that's won in a couple of rounds; it's a grind-it-out, Knicks-style, slugfest where it's sweeter when you come out on top. Round 4.0, Fight!

Speaking of 4.0, tomorrow I leave for Cincinnati to meet up with Jenny so we can work on the future of Customer Portal. So there are two things you can be sure of:

• The sun will come up tomorrow
• The irony of the trip is not lost on me
  

I also got the requisite pre-departure haircut and requisite parental speech on eating right while on travel.

Yesterday was also Grace's last day to work beside me, which no matter how far you see it coming is never easy to take. Her project and mine is officially signed off as of today, and she's off to a new adventure (as always) and I'm off to the next phase of CPGT. So today really feels like an epilogue and a prologue all at once. Us leaving at the same time is...weirdly fitting? But definitely sad. It's like turning to a new chapter, and getting a paper cut in the process.