No Snivelling

Big day today... last day of work at Amazon after spending almost 6 1/2 years there...

Amazon Badge Photo for David Schappell:



While driving in to work, I heard on the radio that Mt. Saint Helens first erupted on May 18th, 1980... i thought to myself "what a coincidence"... since my first day at amazon was May 18th (1998)... and, my last day at work is today October 1, 2004... and lo and behold, Mt. Saint Helens mildly erupted again today... nice coincidence :)

I actually did almost zero actual work on my last day (phew!)... spent the day copying files/addresses/etc. off of my laptop at work, gathering the last of my possessions, and saying good bye to a last few folks... thought about it for awhile... was i sad to be going? actually, i was more than ready... had lunch at peco's with mark and andy... then a quick exit interview, and out the door...

nice event #2 of the day... to the mariners game with Sang... Ichiro only needed 2 more hits to break the single-season hits record... and, to make my day complete, he did it! was the first time i've ever been at a 'flashbulb-popping-on-every-pitch' type of event... very very cool...