Smorgasbord

I'm not really frustrated with my career right now. It's probably because I'm really pragmatic when it comes to things like this. Still, I can't help but think - is this really the path I want to take? I can't be in usability forever. I just can't stand the thought of doing web site QAs for the rest of my life.

True enough, I am with a very equitable employer (and I am very grateful to them), but what's in it for me for the long haul? As to the question whether I am staying here, I think I am for a while. I'm still studying and this is a very good training ground. Besides, I think the organization is worth giving the chance [tangna, loyal!].

As for friendships and romantic trysts, it's really hard to become friends again when you almost transcended it. It's like groping for words to say or things to do. It's like always having this mental checklist and friendship guard whether what you're doing is just being friendly or is it again crossing the line.

And yes, Jovan. It was something very difficult to do, in the sense that I know I could get away with it. Friends won't really be able to stop me, but I know I couldn't get away with it with myself. It's a simple mantra really: thou shalt not make enemies with thyself. Of course, things became easier because la querida is open-minded and easy to talk to. It helped that we are on the same page, realizing that there is really no future in it.

So dude, learn from this experience. Use it to your advantage with that Mayda issue.