haven't left yet

Not sure how well this will work, but if i can make it online from time to time this is where I'll be yammering away about stuff that happens, rather than cutting-and-pasting a bunch of emails to different people and pretending like they're personalized notes.

Long story short: the Internet company I work for finally had the heart to lay me off and now I'm going to South America for a couple months to celebrate. All my stuff's going into storage, the unemployment checks are rolling in, and I've been vaccinated against every disease known to man except the one I'll probably get immediately upon arrival.

When the tables were turned and I was still working, hearing about the exploits of my unemployed friends absolutely infuriated me, so no hard feelings if anyone is tempted to throw a hex on me. With any luck, this will be a document of the most miserable two months ever and serve to reinforce your suspicion that cranking out 9-to-5s for the Man really isn't all that bad.

Flight leaves Tuesday. Major concern right now is how to manage my Fantasy Football team from way down there.