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25 September 06.

This is Not Fiction.

I quit my job. It felt terrifying and relieving. Like when you’re too hot and somebody starts beating you with a bag full of ice-cubes.

On the day I handed in my notice my watch stopped for the first time in six years. A half hour disappeared. I tapped the face once, twice, and the second-hand sluggishly reanimated. It seems fine since, but I’ve become wary. I double-check. The ebb and flow of days have lost some of their certainty.

In related news, metaphors continue unabated.

Comments

  1. Ha. Congrats. May the next yoke you fit yourself with be lighter and less chaffing. Until then, try to enjoy yourself in between panic attacks.

    — jaime Morrison  Sep 26, 11:41 PM  #

  2. Awesome! Did you do anything dramatic i.e. light a recycling bin on fire or smash a pie in your boss’s face?

    — Feaverish  Sep 27, 04:46 PM  #

  3. holy shit pierce. Why? you should have just said it to dick when he brought in the morning cup of tea…

    — finn  Sep 27, 08:50 PM  #

  4. I had this coworker who would always say when he quit or got fired he’d take a crap right on a certain boss’ desk.

    I lived in fear for that moment, but I ended up leaving before him. I wonder if he ever followed through.

    I’m not suggesting this… Hell, I don’t even know why I am writing this? What day is it?

    — stb  Sep 27, 11:31 PM  #

  5. Feaverish – didn’t do anything dramatic yet but tomorrow I might try smashing a pie into a recycling bin or whatever.

    Finn – maybe if you had the odd cup of tea in the mornings you wouldn’t be such a disease-ridden reprobate.

    stb – You are the second person who has “not suggested I do that” this week. Seems to be a running theme.

    — Pierce  Sep 28, 12:55 AM  #

  6. Pierce how could you do this without me? I go to Spain for a week and you quit… I’m hurt, ...on the inside
    Next time I quit you’ll be the last to know. I’ll want details on Monday.

    — James  Sep 29, 07:02 PM  #

  7. Haha. Sorry. I didn’t want to disturb your holiday. I already sent you an email with more details. You can get it monday morning. I’ll be in touch…

    — Pierce  Sep 29, 09:09 PM  #

  8. ‘disease ridden reprobate’ ehh. thats very harsh pierce. i dont want to humiliate you on your own website but your on thin ice…PAL.

    — finn  Sep 30, 06:32 PM  #

  9. you’re on thin ice…

    — Pierce  Sep 30, 07:04 PM  #

  10. You’ve inspired me. I quit my job, too. ¡Viva la unemployment!

    — Feaverish  Oct 5, 10:52 PM  #

  11. Wow. Seriously? Lets everybody quit our jobs and see what happens.

    — Pierce  Oct 7, 03:52 PM  #