Somewhere over the rainbow

It's funny how my impending departure has seemed to spark off a torrential pouring in of interview invitations; I only hope I can squeeze them all in before I leave next week. The initial few were slightly nerving, but since then I've actually enjoyed them, and I've learnt more than I'd expected.

But it's been a few months now, and with the commencement ceremony making things seem even more final, I do think that, if I don't get any firm offers by the time I return from Kazakhstan, I'll start to look up engineering openings (yeah, I've been looking elsewhere, surprise). Not my first choice, but if nothing else, I really do have to start pulling my weight at home.

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Rocky used to do that -- prop his head up -- but only on the lower ledges. I can't imagine how this position would be comfortable, but he seemed to like it, and so, it appears, does Amy. :)

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Saturday night, I complained to my mom that I still hadn't found Rocky's nail clippers.

"How is that possible? I just saw you clipping his nails!"

"Just? By that, do you mean, a year ago?!" I asked incredulously.

She eyed me suspiciously. "Has it been that long?"

We paused, and I took a look at my watch to check the date. Tears welled up in my eyes, and I turned to Mom.

"Tomorrow," I said softly. "One year tomorrow."



Has it been that long?

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"A lot of people would say 'I wouldn't want to be in their boots.' I gotta say to you, John, I would love to be in any one of their pairs of boots this evening. World Cup final, penalty shootout; what an opportunity! Is your glass half-full or half-empty? It's half-full!"

-- Gary Stevens, co-commentator at the Italy-France final, while the players prepared to go into the shootout