June 5, 2012
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(written on 17 February 2013)
It's a bit of a strange week this one. Firstly, I will only be working for four days this week, because on Friday morning I will be on a plane headed for London for a long weekend there (insert scream for joy here) and also, this week I will finally begin the transition to a new function in the company. My successor will start tomorrow with a two day visit to our Amsterdam office and that's when he will be taking over tasks fairly soon hopefully. It's about time. I was asked to change functions last November and now, finally, it seems my manager has got her act together and found someone to take over my function - thereby finally releasing me to my new function. Not a day too soon, really.
In other exciting news today: I became a member of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy! This is the body that oversees all clubs that maintain the AT as it crosses fourteen eastern US states. I've been reading many books and ebooks from people who have completed the AT (or, thruhiked to use the correct jargon) and I find each and every one of them inspirational. Hiking the AT has been a dream of mine for quite some years now and the flame only got to burn stronger when Colin, Andy and I walked the West Highland Way in Scotland last year. It was awesome (with nastier memories as always suppressed by nicer ones in due time) and I would like to see it as a warming up exercise to the AT. So, today I ordered some guide books and maps from the ATC and became a member as well. This will have to lead to me standing on Springer Mountain in Georgia one fine day...
The picture is one of the lilies that are still in my living room from Andy and Colin's visit. Not in a very photographic mood today!
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