Laid - and not the fun kind

I was laid off June 2nd. Not due to any performance problems - but budgetary constraints and restructuring of the dept. I'm mostly relieved. I wasn't born for 9 to 5 - I'm a musician and should be making music. I plan to move to Madison , WI within the coming months and perhaps go to grad school. I'll be closer to Chicago - friends I have there - although, not many - maybe one or two. I had more - friends with whom I had gone through my undergrad years. However, they've moved on - focused on other things, other people. Love, power and money can turn a friend blind - the sad part being that they usually don't know it. I wish them health and happiness....

As for my life - it's still being written - a symphony unfinished - the ink still wet on the parchment. Let's hope Madison isn't anything like the evil that lurks under the guise of "Minnesota Nice." I don't want nice - I want real.

I need to get my fingers back in shape. I need to survive the transition out of here. I'm alone here. Very alone.

Perhaps new friends are in my furture - and friends who will stick. Aren't friends supposed to stick? Even when the going gets tough? Yes.

Perhaps a little disappointed I am - but I don't apologize for it.

Well, let's see what happens.