Step into my office baby

E-word,

Good to hear from you. I keep telling El that I need to call you, and as always the days go by without a phone call. I have a feeling (it could be just a feeling, mind you) that I will be updating more often.

Thanks for that anecdote. It's true that little things happen in our life that seem unremarkable but are anything but. I can't remember the last time I heard a marching band. Would you guess it was a high school marching band or a college one? I love the tong tong tong sound of tenor drums (I had to look that up on wikipedia, incidentally, I didn't know the name of the drum that makes that sound).

What prompts me to write today is to actually share some good career news, and something that I've learned about sharing career news. I got something of a promotion today. I am now a group manager, and my group is compromised of 7-8 people right now. I guess the reason why I'm telling you is that I want to tell someone, and really co-workers are the least interested in the fact that I got a promotion. Why in the world would they be happy for me, after all. They may not have applied for the position, or anything like that, they might not even want the position, but the competitive edge comes out, and the mean unspoken question come out (Why would you want that position? Even if I don't want that position, how are you more capable for that position than I am?). So that is my good career news, and what I learned about sharing my career news. I don't know how I feel about getting the position- it was almost uncontested. I did have to fill out an online application and I had to be 'qualified' for the position, but it's not like there were a ton of viable applicants.

Well, that's my life news. Otherwise, this week I've been sick so I'm sleeping a ton. I'm still married.

I guess that's it.

Love,

Toe

ps. No fall out. I decided to let it drop. I don't think he meant it maliciously- he's just a dumb fuck.