Took a short trip to Philly this past weekend, to see the Penn Relays. It was my first trip to both the city and the sporting event although I’d been trying to get to the latter most of my life. Things just never quite worked out before. It was a great day for a track meet and general people watching, and boy were there some people to watch.
I really had no plans to take in Black Pride while I was there, and being without an internet connection, I frankly didn’t know where stuff was taking place. It was just as well. This weekend was about unwinding and relaxing, not trying to hang out all night (like I ever do). I got to catch up with some old friends and sightsee a little. Philly seems cute. Clean, quiet, nondescript. The usual prettied up touristy spots masking the rundown rough neighborhoods. I’ll need to visit again to get a better sense of the place.
I needed to get away. Work and the possibility of no work has been stressing me out. But that may be changing soon, for the better. Two Fridays ago, I had an internal interview for a different position in the agency, with a new program, and it went well. There are apparently people looking out for me who want me to stay and I was encouraged to pursue it. It would be less responsibility than my current job and almost as much as I make now. Yeah, a pay cut, but I can live with it. The upside is I’m not gonna be suddenly unemployed scrambling to find a job, trying to make ends meet. Instead, I’ll get about 12-18 months to put in place my exit strategy so I can eventually leave on my own terms. Just thinking about it all was keeping me awake nights.
When the tension in my brain eases a bit I plan to get back to regular blogging including updating those side blogs and other creative writing, like the play I’ve been neglecting. There are also a bunch of shows I wanna get out and see and other things I’ve been meaning to comment on. I just haven’t had the clarity of mind to handle them.
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Hey B!
I am glad to hear that your company thinks well enough of you to try and place you in another position. Sounds as if that might be a good thing if you don’t have as many responsibilities as what you have now. And who knows, maybe it will lead to other opportunities outside of where you currently work.
So, did you get to see much of the race for the people watching?
Sounds like the trip was worth it alone if you got the chance to relax. However, how were you able to relax with all that was happening there?
I love reading other people perceptions of various cities… I have always found Philly to be a dirty city, full of folks who love to eat… but your take on it is kool too… Sounds like you had great fun.
Sounds like everything is going well, and I’m glad. Been to Philly three times, and I’ve loved it each time. It’s an awesome place.
And as I always say, always having a plan B for a job is a good thing.
cute huh? i’ve never heard of my city as being called cute but thats cool. i’m glad you enjoyed yourself. i stay far away from penn relays. you definitely need to come back.
when i go to visit Philly, i’ll look for the cute, clean, quiet and non descript part. i’m glad you found it. lol.
I was in Philly too… had a family function to attend in “Da Bronx”, so I didn’t make it down for the races. Did you get many pictures “a la” our time at the Millrose Games? It would have been a great event to “scout” talent…. hahahhaha. Cute, clean, quiet and non descript? Where the hell were you??? Pleasantville?