I didn’t mean to not post today.  I just got busy attending my boss’s retirement reception during my prime posting time.  He’s worked in this job for 21 years.  His job is pretty much a slightly elevated version of mine.

My job is good, basically.  I have great benefits, wonderful coworkers, and lots of opportunities to play with cool technology.  Really, though, I can’t picture myself picking up an engraved clock at a reception in a couple of decades.  I miss reading books and translating and thinking about the way words relate to each other.  If it weren’t for the homework (and the fact that one has to pay to do it), I’d go back to school and pick up another degree.  I miss teaching Spanish, too.  A coworker of mine is taking a self-guided Spanish course, and she asks me questions sometimes.  It’s my favorite part of the day (except lunch.  I really enjoy lunch.).

I don’t know how my coworker Jack does it.  He reads more than anyone I know.  When I’ve been sitting in front of a computer all day, reading emails and websites, I find I don’t have much brain left at the end of the day for recreational or thought-provoking reading.  I should take an in-town vacation some time and just read good books for a week.

Speaking of books…my friend who has a literary agent (and a book published) gave me a referral to his agent, who said he was interested in hearing from me.  My book is a totally different genre from my friend’s, so who knows if it will lead anywhere, but it’s a good start.

Have a good weekend.  My holiday festivities start tomorrow and end some time in 2007.  Woot!