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I'm exhausted.

A lot of things have been going on. Work was stressful and ridiculously frustrating last week. Luckily, things have been resolved and today is a much better day. I'm kinda saddened today at work because things have changed. Some of my favorite people are gone and it's starting to sink in more. These past few days have been full of goodbyes and farewells. A constant reminder that life goes on and things can change so fast.

First off, Josh and a few of his friends took off last Wednesday to Aspen, Colorado for the annual HBO Comedy Festival. He had a fantastic time and met a lot of people and watched a lot of stand-up comedy and so much more. I missed him and realized that I have grown accustom to his presence on a daily basis and it felt to weird without him. The plus side was that I was able to hog the bed and could be as loud as I wanted in the morning while getting ready. There were other perks, such as a planned chick flick marathon (which ended up being a Grey's Anatomy marathon instead) but I still missed him dearly. He got back late last night and it was nice waking up next to him this morning again.

A few weeks ago, one of my bosses told me that she had resigned. I was very devastated and surprised by this news. She and I had the same taste in music and TV shows and got along really well. She was my lunch partner most days and we had a lot of fun working together, even though she wasn't one of my direct bosses. I would always walk over to her office and talk about the randomest things. She taught me a lot about the industry and we bonded over our love for VH1 Classic. Also, my cubemate (on my left side) told me that she had resigned as well because she was moving to Temecula to be with her fiancé and take a break before the wedding. She and I always talked about life and work and everything else under the sun. She was a great resource and a great friend. Both of them had their last day on Friday and I was really sad. But I think that I am more sad today because they are not here anymore and the reality of that is setting in. I can't look over to my left and ask her questions or chat about our weekends. I can't walk over to my old boss' office today and chat about last night's Sopranos, Family Guy, or Grey's Anatomy. She did text message me last night about Family Guy, so I am glad that we are still keeping that up for our shows. Anyhow, I found it really hard to say goodbye to them. I am used to seeing them everyday and all of the sudden, they will never be here again. It was hard for me to process and now that the cube and office are empty, I am starting to feel it. I am very happy for them though. They are moving on with their lives and are more happy because they do not work here anymore, so for that, I admire them. I personally am very content with my job right now, even though it is stressful at times. I hope that I have enough courage to move on if I am ever unhappy (hopefully that will never happen here, but who knows) like them.

On Friday night, Alexis and I went to a farewell party for Tripp and Rachael. Tripp got a job in Mountain View and they were moving up there on Saturday. It was nice to see them one last time. It still hasn't really hit me that they're up there yet, but I know that it will soon enough. Kurt was at the party and he has a beard now. It was growing in a bit patchy (not much actually) but I called him Keanu all night long. It was fun. I have somehow acquired some of thier friends along the way as well and I hope to hang out with them too. They are solid people and one of them lives and works literally a few blocks away from my apartment. In any case, I am sure I will be going up north sometime soon. I already have tons of tentative trips up there for bridal showers, weddings, housewarming parties and such. It's going to be a very busy year! I'm always sad when people leave LA. I love it here, but I know that Tripp wasn't too fond of this city. I hope that he likes his new city and that he and Rachael are happy there, which I am sure won't be an issue once they get settled down.

Saturday was a very hard goodbye. I attended the funeral of a family friend. He and my father were good friends and our families have been friends with each other ever since I was in junior high. He was a very strong man. He fought cancer for 4 years even though the doctors told him he only had 6 months. He was wonderful and an inspiration to us all. He was a great leader and teacher and he had a wonderful sense of humor. The service was really sad but his kids (who are my age) were able to get a few laughs out of us. The thing was that he was content and ready for it. He was surrounded by his entire family and I think that was all he needed to be happy. I was glad that I knew this fact. It made me feel better at the funeral. It was nice to see everyone again though, given the circumstances. There were some that I hadn't seen since I left for college 7 years ago. We had a good time because we knew that he wanted us to have fun.

This week will be a bit weird because M is in Mexico during her Spring Break and we won't have dinner or even talk to each other all week. Also, Angela is in Hawaii for Spring Break as well. I miss Spring Break so much!! But then again, that would require me to go back to school and I don't think I'm quite ready for that yet. So no real contact with them this week. Eek! I'll survive, I'm sure.

I will miss everyone. (Except for Josh because he's back now, yay!)

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I don't think I ever mentioned The Ricky Gervais Podcast. It's hilarious and I highly recommend it. It used to be free, but there was so much support and downloads from itunes that they are starting to charge for them (not too expensive though). They are about 30 minutes long and they are on their 2nd season. Josh and I have been listening to it from the beginning and it's sooo funny. I love it and please check it out!