s e v e n i s a j o u r n e y

Boy, do I have a lot of junk in my desk. (Big surprise there.) I seem to have a habit of printing out tons of useful stuff, and then carefully filing it away where I will never think to look for it again.

There’s been a tremendous outpouring of well-wishing here, which feels really nice. I hope the folks at my new job are as cool as the ones here have been, and I hope I won’t take as long to get to know them — there are folks here I really wish I’d dragged out to lunch more often. Speaking of which, yesterday was a going-away lunch at Carambola (my last Mee Siem !), followed by a short farewell at the monthy staff meeting. Rich brought kiwi fruit ! How cool is that ? Stephen has reminded me that kiwi fruit that actually comes from New Zealand is labeled “Zespri”. The New Zealand growers are working on a cultivar that has smooth skin, instead of the furry skin the usual fruits have — I remember it’s yellow inside instead of green. Rich looked dubious at the notion of kiwi-fruit wine, but hey, you can make wine out of just about anything, so why not. Reason #27 why NZ is cool: home brewing and home distilling are both legal.