My first day in Fort Worth

[lokheed]

I have to say, overall today was a very good day. I like the Fort Worth office, it just has a generally more friendly and open atmosphere. It was great to start off the day seeing Raf, and I spent the bulk of the day sharing an office with Amelia. I fixed three problems in production related to the conference system, and also put in some solid coding time on the air project. Beyond that I chatted with Pam in HR (nothing earth shaking there, just a social call) and spent a solid hour talking to David Hansen (which was very productive as well). I came away from those two encounters feeling much better about the long-term outlook for the tech department. Aside from that I was able to put a few more faces to names (a phrase I heard a lot was, "oh, you're Ron Miles....") The only downside to the day was that Ronnie was not there, since his house was finally closing. He spent the entire day dealing with the closing and with moving issues. He should be in tomorrow, but the cynical side of me figures his wife will go into labor tomorrow. Seriously, though, I am sure I will get plenty of face time with him before the week is out. We have to get this Air project cranked out before the first of the year, and we're both fired up to get it done. I can't even begin to explain how nice it is to be back on a team where the entire vibe is "What needs to be done? How do we get there? Ok, let's do it."

After work I went out to dinner with three co-workers, and had a very good time. I have never had much of a chance to get to know Todd, and he seems like a good guy. Much of the dinner conversation was about wedding proposals and honeymoons and such, so at least I was able to hold up my side of the conversation without feeling like a complete idiot. Plus it's not often I hang out at a nice steakhouse and order a $36 steak. So that was cool.

So yeah, it was a good day. Aside from the "missing Kris" thing. She had a sucky day, and I wish I could have been home for her tonight. I know she doesn't sleep well when I am gone, and I surely don't sleep well when I am away. ("...and he wonders aloud why a feeling so strong makes the body so weak?")

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[kajagoogoo.livejournal.com]

"Green And Gray"

I'm in a room full of people, hanging on one person's breath.
We would all vote him most likely to be loved to death.
I hope he still wants it, but it might remind him of when,
he aimed for the bulls eye and hit it nine times out of ten.
That one time his hand slipped, and I saw the dart sail away.
I don't know where it landed, but I'm guessing between green and gray.
We thought nothing of it, but it still haunts him like a ghost.
With all eyes upon him, except two that matter the most.

He says "Green is the color everyone sees all around me.
Gray is the color I see around her, and she's just a blur."
The more the crowd cheers, the less I can hear
and they don't really care what I play. It might be for her.
But for now it's between green and gray.

We paid and we cheered. Now we're gone and to us that feels right.
But for him every one of those evenings turns into a night.
With another hotel room where he lays awake to pretend
that he's doing fine with his notebook and discman for friends.

He says "Green is the color everyone sees al around me.
Gray is the color I see around her, and she's just a blur."
Night after night what I hear, what I write fills the room
and my head starts to sway. It might be for her,
but for now it's between green and gray.

I want you to love me, he whispers, unable to speak.
And he wonders aloud why feelings so strong make the body so weak.
Then he awoke. Now he's scared to death somebody heard.
If it was you, and you know her, please don't say a word.