It's 10:42, and I'm planning to go out to a movie. Do I feel like that's a silly idea? Yes, but I'm full of silly ideas right now, and not sleeping enough is one of my favorite new silly ideas. But to get to the real crux of the matter, I had an exit interview today for work. In my world, it's awesome to get an exit interview in the first place, and what's even more awesome was how well it went. I talked about what I liked about work, and what I didn't like, and realized that there was much more that I liked than that I disliked.
It started out with my bosses asking me how I felt that I was different than at the beginning of the year. Basically, my answer came down to the fact that I've attained this whole new plateau of independence - I was already independent when I started, and, in fact, I've always been an explorer and self-starter, but now I don't need as much reassurance along the way that the path that I've so boldly started down is acceptable and that I'm doing things some perfect way. I attribute this in large part to the friends that I have right now, whose friendship has taught me that I am most valuable as myself, and not as some unattainable "awesome friend." Although who wouldn't want to have an "awesome friend?"
Anyway, it's nice to realize that you are your own person, and also that all of the work you've done has been appreciated. I'm hoping to write up a list of accomplishments, and if I do I'll post them here...
Part 2:
I just stepped out to watch The Da Vinci code, which, having not read the book, I enjoyed in that way that you can enjoy mediocre movies. Way too many flashbacks, and the guys (Seth, Colin, and Stephan) were saying it was cast poorly, plus fairly predictable, but fun nonetheless. I suppose it's analogous to the book, i.e. great story plotwise, but not that great delivery-wise. Even the plot is see-through if you put any thought into it at all, though.
It's fun to go to late night movies, but it also makes for late nights. So, perhaps I had more to say about exit interviews and training your replacement (which I did Wednesday), or about winning games at your local small-town frisbee league (which I'm so proud of Brattleboro for having this year). But, I can actually hear my bed calling to me, "Rachel, come sleep on me," and if you're to the point of hallucination, you should generally go to sleep. So off I go, like a good little girl, resting up for this weekend's fun.