Currently Listening Leaves in the River By Sea Wolf see related

so a few news items:

* i have one week left at my job.  next friday, october 3rd is my last day here at the law firm.  incidentally, that makes 2 years and one day i have worked here.  the current economic crisis is making me a little nervous.  conventional wisdom says that i should probably stay in a stable working position, but . . . i'm just done.  i've been saving money, plus i have no debt, except for $50 which i owe to my grandmother, but she's not charging me any interest.  so we'll see how this all pans out.  but if we do have a second great depression, i've decided i'll be playing the part of the railroad hobo.  a lifelong dream.

* i leave for italy on october 7th for 2 weeks to visit my friend emilia.  i'm super excited, although the nervousness of all of these life transitions seems to be overshadowing it a little.  i think once i'm completely done with this job, i'll be able to concentrate on it a bit more.  i'm also trying to be determined not so slip up on the no smoking thing.  i'm almost at 9 months, but when i think about being in italy it's hard to imagine it smoke free.  but that would just be too ironic right?  since this trip is a reward to myself for quitting. . .

* i'm about to be an aunt again.  my brother christian and his wife amber are having a little boy next month.  unless he comes early, he'll be born while i'm in italy. 

* not much else to tell except i have get lots of things figured out.  the lease on my apartment ends on december 1st.  i'm pretty sure it goes month to month after that, but the landlord may be raising the rent, so we'll just have to see. . .

hope everyone is enjoying fall.  it's been kind of blustery lately. 

ps check out this band in my currently listening.  good stuff.