Career Free Write

The sound of yesterday's laughter still rings loudly within my ears. Unwelcome reminders of promises made, broken and left behind. Teen years spent in splendid adolescent isolation. Lost in world of literature oblivious to the surrounding sea of hormones. No time for extracurricular activities when books hid new and wondrous worlds to be explored. Worked for the Cask and Cleaver bussing tables and cleaning floors. Dropped in then dropped out of the local college found out law books did not hold the answers. Had a choice to make between school and a career when BofA came calling. Chose BofA and spent twelve years as a corporate serf earning an office without a door. Mergers dominated the early nineties and was merged right out of a job. Experienced the nirvana that is unemployment recording time with chalk marks on the wall. Then Magellan left for Venus so JPL was joined. Spent a year boxing photos from other worlds and playing softball with the techies. Met Sagan before he died and watched Galileo leave for Jupiter. More photos to be boxed until one faulty antenna send funding out the door. Temporarily rejoined the shuffling unemployed before cooking for the priests at Annunciation. Before the stars called again and Griffith Observatory was joined. Counting the cash and training the crew while watching the sun set in the Pacific. Took a test and joined the City of LA still counting cash but the benefits are better.