Saturday, January 17, 2009

Moving out of Gainesville

I am at the Charlotte (NC) airport and thought of writing the blog as I have loads of time before I board my connecting flight to Newark. My flight from Jacksonville had engine problems (US Airways 3222) and the cascading delays have resulted in this wait. But thanks to airline staff, I got my schedule changed from flight departing at 7:55p to one at 6:15p. That leaves me 20 more minutes.

Today is special. Finally making a move out of Gainesville, FL. Home of the Gators. It has been a heck of a stay for the last 18 months or so. So much so that while doing an internship in summer, I was desperate enough to get back. You can say it was a lousy summer experience, but believe me I felt like I missed school and wanted to be back at any cost. I felt at home as soon as I reached the Gainesville Airport back in August.

I feel sad today. Gators won the National Championship this year. I watched each and every game as if I had adopted a new religion. I started watching so much football that even till today I check the espn/cbs websites for school recruits for the next year game. I wish the Gators all the best and with Tebow I have supreme confidence and pride to state that we will go and have another one next year. Go Gators!

Back to me. It is going to be NY/NJ destination for an unknown amount of time. I am moving to the capital of US (I mean common, who goes to DC). The city, the culture. The events, the who&whos you see in televison. The madness, the blood rush, the competition, the die hard attitude and over all home of the New York Giants. Its going to be the start of another chapter. And I am as excited as anybody. And did I mention that my work kind of relates to reporting what happens in Wall Street? (Its just kind of; ok might be - I accept, I have no clue yet)

Low and behold, there is much to do in upcoming days in NYC. Places to go, things to do, people to meet. If you know of anything I might be missing out before Feb 9th, write in a comment here. If you are in NYC/NJ and would love to show me some places around, drop me a comment. Whats on Feb 9th; thats my joining day at work. So, before I get married to my workaholic schedule, lets get to enjoy for some more time the bachelorhood. Better, if you have a Giants Game Ticket, lemme know and I might* sponsor the party.

So, Adios Gainesville.

*Offer expires soon

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