bit stumped for something to

write about tonight - not that it's ever stopped me before and usually once i start typing i find some little soapbox to climb onto....

i'm not really inclined to have a whinge tonight so that rules out a coupla things that happened during the week - you know the sort of things that just make you shake your head and wonder what the hell sort of upbringing the person must have had to make them behave in such a way....

maybe i'll talk about goodbyes or should we say au revoirs...see tonight i went to the farewell drinks party for 3 guys i worked with when i was in IT...one in particular has become a good and dear friend and someone who i learned an enormous amount from as well as having a lot of fun with...and i guess it wasn't until we hugged goodbye that it really hit me...

he's actually leaving the company where i work - and it's kinda weird as i left the IT team about 8 months ago and that was kinda sad - see they'd kinda become my family at work whilst i was there - you know what i'm talking about right? and simon was the 'head' of the family hierarchically speaking...so even though i left the family, he was still around...but now he's not gonna be around anymore and for as long as i've been at work so has he - so you see, it's really NOT going to be the same without him...

i remember when i first met him - i had missed out on a senior finance role in one area but the guy who would become my boss told me he had another role i might be suited for (see i'd done IT finance before) - so simon and i had our interview which consisted of me trying to keep up with him round the domain as he smoked and we chatted - an hour passed, we got back to work and he turned to me and said 'so you want the job?' - we hadn't talked about financial management at all!!! guess that's when i knew he was a good bloke...actually all we talked about was people - i guess pretty much right away i felt like he got me - this doesn't happen all the time (as evidenced by some knob tonight at drinks who told me he thought i had a branding problem coz he doesn't see me as 'soft and fluffy' - as if HR people are actually soft and fluffy???)

so simon and i worked together for 4 years - sounds like a long time but honestly the time flew - the area we looked after changed so much in that time it wasn't really like doing the same job for 4 years - in that time we did some pretty amazing work together, had some fun and learned heaps! it's one of the nicest times in my career really...

so to you macca - thanks for the support, the fun times and for the odd drink here and there - you won't be forgotten and i will be seeing you...