New beginnings

Work had gotten so stressful that I just had no energy leftover for LJ - either posting or keeping up with reading. I hope I've taken care of that for a while. Quit my job last week, with no other job prospects. I just couldn't take it any more. Got a hot jobtip last Friday (from two sources) and submitted my resume. As I was cleaning out my desk on Monday, my last day at old job, I got a call from HR wanting to schedule me for an interview at the new place. Interviewed on Tuesday, got a verbal job offer on Wednesday. Sweet. It's not usually so smooth.

I had gotten myself all revved up to escape my string of rebound romances with smallish local companies and focus on CONTRACTING. I just wanted to go someplace where they would tell me exactly what they wanted me to do, I'd do it, and they'd pay me. No commitments, no emotional investment, no concerns with intersite office politics. Then along comes the first job offer, and once again I'm swept off my feet. This time it will be different! Sure, this once-local company now reports to a California headquarters, but this time they WON'T close down the local office!

Is EVERYBODY sick???

Trying to catch up... well, at least read the last few days of friends entries. Good heavens, is every single person on my friends list sick? Is this in some way related to the great Flu Vaccine Shortage, or is this just what happens every winter? I'm curious to see if the lack of flu vaccine actually translates to more sick people nationwide. I'm skeptical myself. I have a hard time believing than anybody except high-risk populations needs flu shots. But I could be wrong.

I had a cold last week myself (poorly timed to coincide with my last week at work and my big job interview), but it's just a cold, no more no less. I don't get flu shots anyway, since I don't get influenza. But I don't usually get a cold this time of year at all; maybe there are more sick people than usual passing germs around. What do you folks think?