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I got downsized from my job last week. It came as no surprise, as I had been working about half time for weeks, if not at least a month. Because I saw it coming, I had been applying to various places and have met with far more success this time around, as I have had an interview every day this week thus far, with two tomorrow. I've decided that I am done with laboratory work for good, as the long term prospects are limited and on the boring side. I'm just nervous about this change, as I have had an number of temporary jobs over the past three years, and I want stability in career and income. At one of my interviews, one of the people who interviewed me was someone I had graduated college with, and he had been with the company all these years, building himself a good career, while felt like I had to beg for the least courtesy, bouncing around several companies. I'm looking forward to the job shadow tomorrow, as the business seems a good prospect, but it's hard for me to hold a positive mindset when I remember other times where things seemed to look up but never really turned out.

I want to get a motorcycle, but my parents are against it. My mom thinks I'm too easily startled to operate one safely on the road. My sister thinks I should get a snowmobile instead. Don't they understand that I want to be out on the road taking myself places? It hurts because I took the class, passed it, and got all the safety gear and have even tested a motorcycle out on the road at 45 mph/75 kph, and yet I'm somehow an irresponsible child. I want the one I tried, and I nearly bought it. At the time I was working two part-time jobs, and I thought that I should wait until I got a full-time one. I'm afraid the one I want will be gone, and it's a nice one. I have the money in my savings and want to get out on two wheels yet, but I feel stuck.

I also miss my ex. We had such good, long, and deep talks, and I enjoyed learning about technology from him. I want to reach out, but it's likely for the best that I not.