June 2, 2008
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it’s june
STANFORD, CA | SCHWAB EAST SIDE, 1F ยป
whoosh, just like that.
in two weeks, this time exactly, i’ll be sleeping in a downtown minneapolis corporate apartment, ruby by my side, just a dream or two away from my first day at target. this summer i’ll be a buyer, in food. my manager wrote me an introductory e-mail, finishing with, “oh, and get ready to eat lots of pasta and sauce… those are my categories.”
as my first year ends, i begin to feel a great overwhelming. the immense tasks and wrap-ups that must get done. the packing, the moving, the searching. the reflections, on a year far different from my expectations, dotted here and there with rare gems — just a few, enough to remind me how to appreciate, how to manage with scarcity. the faces, the laughter, the escapes, and the turnarounds. the balancing acts, the ever-growing reassurances. the childishness. the travels. the plans for future and for perfecting. all of it.
beginnings always do me over. they pace me correctly, fortuitously. i feel the weight of connections, of relationships. the cringes of wasted energies. the breezes at santa cruz. the streets in sunset park. the drives along 880, 101, 90.
on three fingers the number of classes. on two the number of days. and on one the amount of time left. lessons learned, expectations reset, milestones established. healthier habits, happier thoughts. it’s good. it’s really, really good.
that was it. that was really it.
Comments (2)
ah buyer jobs are pretty cool. do you want to do retail? it’s quite interesting…
perhaps we should do coffee before you leave. hope all is well!
In times of transition I always try to imagine my life in my next stage, complete with imaginary puppies and all.