I suffered another indignity last night. Usually, I have to walk past my daughters feeling humiliated and dejected but with my head held high, That was bad enough. This time, I had to sneak out the back like some sort of philandering milkman . . . Ah well it was totally worth it.
I found an apartment today. I’ll apply for it tomorrow. It’s downtown. It comes with a pool and a gym and a washer/dryer. It’s very small,.
It was a horrible experience. This is a painful thing to do to begin with. But of course the office lady starts poking around about why I’m moving and I just want her to stop so I say, kind of abruptly, “I’m separating from my wife.” She got the point. But then, a few minutes later when I’m asking about how much of a problem crime is, she says, “Well, you know, I have many single women living in the building and it’s not generally a problem with them.” I was so fucking embarrassed. I mean, lady, could you be more obvious you’re trying to play me?
I looked at several layouts. There was a one bedroom that was huge and it had a great view from the 6th floor. But I can’t justify spending that kind of money on just myself. I told her I was interested in the smallest one on the second floor. Crappy view.
It’s super tiny. I’m thinking about how I’m going to set it up. Talk about your sad divorced guy apartment. .
Stop feeling sorry for yourself. It will be fine.
Anyway, I’m meeting with this lady Thursday morning to talking about freelance work. I hope it works out. It seems like it could be a fairly long-term gig. It would also really help me beef up my portfolio should I ever have to leave ASML.
As of right now I may be on the cusp of a project that could define my career. I’m super fucking excited. It would be creating all the training for all of the custom machines they have in the cleanroom, which currently have no training. I want whatever I create for this thing to be off the hook cool because it actually has the potential to affect the company’s bottom line, which really makes it super high profile.
It’s funny that I’m starting that project at the same time that I’m starting another project that is absolutely boing to be a pain in my ass for the rest of the year. More on that later, I’m sure.
To finish off, I’ve been looking for a self-improvement book for like a week. I’ve learned that the self-help book sector is absolutely loaded with shit. Anyway, I finally think I found a winner. It’s called Unfuck Yourself. It’s supposed to be this no nonsense, tough love approach to working on yourself and it’s gotten some good reviews. We’ll see. More on that later, too.