February 19, 2005
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It happens every year. I’m getting that itch again. I need baseball
back, and just in time too. Each year, right about the start of
January, I start really missing baseball……….I miss it the moment
the last out of the World Series is made, but I really start longing
for it in January. And, once football ends, there is even a bigger void
that needs to be filled, and it really make me miss baseball even more,
even though I love baseketball and follow the Bulls closely, I still
need more. And, now, the itch has really kicked into high gear.
Especially since we had nice weather last weekend (at least Saturday)
and now that spring training has started, it makes me really wish the
season would start already. I can’t wait for those lazy Sundays or
Saturdays when I wake up, eat breakfast and then put on the Cubs game.I had lunch with some old AAA co-workers today. Feb 19 was always our
anniversary at AAA, we all started there on this date in 2001. There
were 12 people in our class, and every year, some of us have dinner on
our anniversary. With it being on a Saturday this year, we opted for
lunch. Turns out, one co-worker, Judi, that I not only started with but
we both got promoted and sat next to each other for 3 years, well, she
got a job at Blue Cross/Blue Shield and I just found this out today.
Although she starts on March 7, she won’t be in the same department as
me…………in fact, she will be on a different floor. Still, it will
be great to have another familar face around, I miss being able to talk
with her.Anywho, there were only 4 of us at this lunch. The rest either couldn’t
make it, didn’t want to make it, or we just didn’t contact. This one
girl, Bridgett, who is the same age as me, was there. When she saw me,
she gave me this tight hug…………it actually hurt. I have long
suspected that she had feelings for me, and this might have confirmed
it. She told me several times at AAA that if she weren’t married, she
would go for me………..of course, she didn’t know I’m gay, so it
wouldn’t matter anyway. And one time at AAA, she was grilling me on my
sex life, but I wouldn’t tell her anything. She has came up from behind
me and massaged my shoulders. I think its fairly obvious that she
likes/liked me, not that I’m being egotistical or anything.It was great seeing them and sharing old times and catching up with
former co-workers. Even though it has only been about 6 months, I do
miss it a lot and my new job is nothing like my old job, at least in
terms of co-workers. I just don’t have the same connection with them.
Shit, I have been there for 4 months. When I was at AAA for that same
length of time, it felt right………it felt natural and like it was
where I was supposed to be. This new place is still foregin to
me………its still not “home”. So, now, I’m going to try to bring in
as many former AAA people as I can, if nothing else, it will give me
more familar faces and make me feel more comfortable. I know, thats
sort of self-centered of me, but shit, I’m only going to bring in
people that I know are good employees. I’m not going to bring in
garbage. Shit, my supervisor asked me about a bad former AAA employee
last month and I told her honestly that she was not a good worker.
Still, its going to be great to get more AAA people in there.
