Big changes afoot...freaky shit!

Kid graduates...TOMORROW! I actually get to hand him his diploma, as I work at the highschool where he's graduating from (kind of cool!). Then he's off to COLLEGE!

Have to sell house, STAT!

Taking HUDGE pay cut to move somewhere I think I really want to be! (It's time to leave my hometown already, been bouncing back here and I never liked it to begin with)

Said new job starts in mid-Aug. Will it really work? Who knows...

NO place to live in new locale yet, NO guarantee this existing place will sell. D'oh!

So, can anyone blame me for having a mini-nervous breakdown? Meh. Really I'm just drinking 2 extra beers is all.

Redux: change is rather scary. In large doses = nearly paralyzing though. That's kind of where I'm at.

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--"Way to shake things up" Sprite

Love my kids, but looking forward to chapter two myself. I'm in my hometown as well. Same thing- never liked it here. I have at least 5 more years. Then I'm gone.

Just dive of the cliff. You'll be fine. Don't over think it. Just do it.

That is alot of change. Good luck to you.

I thought there was more tying you to your current location than Kid / House / Job ?

Funny after living all over the country my BIG move was to return to my home town (Sort of)

I will never leave again

You've been looking forward to this change for years, be happy about the possibilities and take each small challenge individually. Congrats!

Congrats to the young dude... and you!




PS- Why so nervous?... Didn't you punt a cubical to go teach middle schoolers???! Everything else should be a piece of cake.

So can we look forward to you guys as neighbors?!

Well, no more watching old guys play loud at the Ridgefield Playhouse. Like I've wanted to see someone there in two years, anyway.

Good for you finding a gig in a cheap place. Wish I could. Just remember to negotiate for powder days.

Congrats to your son and to you!

Congrats!

Have fun.

Congrats all the way around. I hope you're moving somewhere fun.

Are you moving to the town where your kid is going to college at?

DasCunt, can you read bro?

They are getting an apartment in his college town. Sounds like the young chap picked a place where she wants to live too, so it's a WIN-WIN! Can't break apart a mother and son.

Thanks, it's been a long road...and yes I should focus on the positive thru these changes :)

Hot butt mudd (ha!) actually, we'll be some miles apart. I need to give the whippersnapper his breathing room. Mom is getting a new start too. We will visit on school breaks, that's how it's supposed to be. I actually don't have the energy to be a suffocating mother. I have a lot of other stuff to do like teaching, writing, skiing, living, etc.

Big D...I do hope we are neighbors, look forward to skiing w/ you guys a lot! :)

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DasCunt, can you read bro?

They are getting an apartment in his college town. Sounds like the young chap picked a place where she wants to live too, so it's a WIN-WIN! Can't break apart a mother and son.

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Actually I don't think she said that. If she did, it wasn't in this thread. Can you read?

This is awesome sprite and congratulations! I know you guys will more then happy up here and I am there for the move with a couple of volunteers. Stoked to have you guys back in VT!

Good luck to you and the Z-Man! Funny, I just for shits and giggles looked at some jobs in VT today. Miss it terribly.

Good for you! I bet it will all work out just fine.

I came in here expecting freaky shit about bigfoot. Sigh.

Congrats/good luck/etc sprite!

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Why does everyone hate spookie?

Move forward with reversible result. You can always make adjustments in the future as needed, so good onya for taking the steps in life that you want to take.

Good luck

Congrats Sprite, both on the new gig and for raising what sounds like a great kid (other than the lack of cycling TRs :biggrin:).

Sounds like having some, but not too much, distance from Ziggy will be good for both of you.

Will he be in dorms or off campus?

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Move forward with reversible result. You can always make adjustments in the future as needed, so good onya for taking the steps in life that you want to take.

Good luck

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I'm asked to do an antique repair on what looks to be 150 y.o. chair.
The guy I know somewhat..the wife I just met and I'm not getting a great vibe...maybe she senses I've never done an antique repair of this kind.. but it's wood..and I'm arrogant.. wtf.
I'm getting ready to go and she says...."Make It Reversible"..
I made that chair so reversible it's still in pieces in their basement :-)
Come to find out, after doing a lot of research, "make it reversible" is the antique restorers mantra....all repairs should be reversible.

This is neither here nor there...well I suppose it's here...

Congratulations and well done
:yourock:

Congrats!

Now where is that bike stoke we were promised?

Well Dickey...now that the kiddo has some freedom from the job, 5 AP classes, etc. hopefully that's coming! I know he's looking forward to school in Troy, NY. Lots of mtn biking students there, and a team too. Keep yur eyes out for it! :)

As for me, feeling much relieved. Still a few obstacles to tackle but I think things have a way of working out.

RPI, nice. There's a few RPI alums here if you didn't know. You're not really moving to Troy, though, are you????

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RPI, nice. There's a few RPI alums here if you didn't know. You're not really moving to Troy, though, are you????

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I know Phall is one of them. Who are some others? And no, I'm not moving to Troy...LOL!

But I will be somewhere in the Mad River Valley or Montpelier area. Very stoked!

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I actually get to hand him his diploma, as I work at the highschool where he's graduating from

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Does that high school teach students to finish sentences with prepositions? :eek:

Sorry, had too.

I recently went to Beartooth Pass, but for some reason I couldn't get myself to pack up my gear and hit the road. I came to realize that I felt afraid to go. I had no rational reason, but I was frozen in place, and wasted a day and a half, of the two days I'd taken off from work, before I managed to hit the road.

Along the way, I blew a radiator hose, and lost another day because I had to wait for the parts store to open the next day. Since I had spent more money than I thought I could afford, I almost turned around and headed home in defeat, but I received a sign to press onward.

After exiting the freeway at Columbia, Montana, I wasn't sure which way to turn at an intersection, and asked someone walking down the street which way to go, he pointed me in the wrong direction, saying "That way, you'll find your way there."

Well eventually I DID find my way there, and though it was only for a day, rather than the few days I'd planned, I had an awesome experience.

I guess what I am trying to impart, is that sometimes we encounter resistance from within and without, toward a goal that is worthy, but let your heart lead you rather than isolated emotions or thoughts, because they often will limit your potential. Sometimes as one moves in the spirit, the greater the resistance endured, the greater the reward. :)

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Now where is that bike stoke we were promised?

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Keep in mind the kid's been busy, had no idea it was landing in his lap, never sought it, and prob still doesn't grok the rulz... maybe you should be bumping that thread over there...

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Does that high school teach students to finish sentences with prepositions? :eek:

Sorry, had too.

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As in "as well," or "greater than necessary?" ;)

Congrats, T. Good luck on the move as well!