"well, at least..."

So, I took a temporary pause in blogging there for awhile. I didn't plan it, but life got in the way. I was just so busy. I'm still busy, but I'm about to be less so. Within the next week or so I finish up my Master of Arts degree...finally. Yay... but today I got some news that kind of makes that 'end' bittersweet. 

I got laid off today.

Yep, you read that right. Laid off. I'm just another one of the thousands of Americans going through this...one of the crowd...nothing special. I keep telling myself things like, well, at least you finished your degree in time to keep tuition remission. Or, well, at least you get a few weeks to get used to it (it's effective 12/31)...at least you'll get three months severance. A lot of people don't get that much.

And you know what, I know all of that is true. But right now..in this moment. It. SUCKS. I may feel differently about it in a few minutes, or tomorrow, or next year...and be thankful for the timing and how it just worked out so perfectly. But right now. IT. SUCKS.

That's all I'm going to say for now. I think I'm still in shock. I just found out 4 hours and 23 minutes ago.

Not that I'm keeping track.