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Well, my boss finally came through and let everyone know I was leaving. There was shock. There were tears. I had a lot of people saying that the company would basically fall apart without me. I highly doubt that.

The company I'm going to work for is 'drug free' -- which means I had to go take a urine test. I'm not very good at tests and I didn't have a chance to study. I still think I aced it. I was a little nervous that I couldn't, uh... 'perform' when my name was called but I did okay.

Okay, so the company got their e-mail that I was leaving so I went ahead and let my family know what was going on. Got an 'attaboy' note from my sister. My parents were pleasantly surprised and asked me 'what took so long?'

I have to tell you, for some reason when I was driving back from the clinic I felt like a million bucks. I felt bullet-proof. The funny thing is: I don't know why.

Want to hear the most encouraging words? L-girl says the only good that can come of this is that we'll no longer be co-workers. You see, that's been her hang-up with me -- why we couldn't "get together". She didn't want all that awkward silliness. The good thing is that she pointed that out to me. I think there's a part of her that's thinking about me. Not that we're right for each other in the long run, I just feel very comfortable with her and I'd like to take it to a more intimate level. Why can't women just let it be sex?

Getting back to the point: I'll be leaving my current position on the 14th of this month. I'll then be leaving for about a week on a family reunion. When I return, I'll be starting my new job. It almost seems surreal... like it's a dream I'm walking through.

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