So plans have changed since the last email. Chicago is out and Thailand is in. Originally I just wanted to cash in my 401k and waste away on a beach for a year or two until the money ran out, but I’ve since decided I’d be better off teaching English and doing some work while I’m there. Hopefully traveling through the area and spending a few months teaching before moving on to a new area. I also like the idea of getting hooked into the community from a little different perspective than as just a tourist. I plan on hitting up Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia. At this point my tentative plan is to hop on a plane to Thailand (one-way) and find a job when I’m there. I should have a little bit of money to make it through until I’m working. I’m really excited for an adventure and change of pace for a while. Plus, the opportunity to grow as a person. My company eliminated my position as soon as they could so I don’t have a job to go back to. Despite the fact I didn’t get to quit (which I really wanted to do), I couldn’t be happier. A clean break and a new beginning is how I look at it. If I ever get off my lazy ass I plan on writing an article for cracked.com titled “The Top 5 Orthopedic Surgeries For Escaping Cubicle Hell.” I’ll go through a little summary of a few different procedures along with the length of time you can get off for each one. If they accept and publish it I’ll send my manager a nice thank you note with a link to the article. Fucker can rot.

As far as the knees go, I’m preparing myself mentally for the possibility the results aren’t going to be what I’d hoped for. There were no guarantees made and if I had to make the decision all over again I’d do the exact same thing, but at this point I can’t even bike as much as I want to. My doctor replaced the screws in my left knee when she did the right one on 10/5 and now I have this nasty pain where the screws are. Hopefully it’s not permanent – the goal really wasn’t to trade one knee pain for a different kind of knee pain, but it’s possible I’ll just have to suck it up and live with knees that inhibit strenuous exercise. I’m hoping that’s not the case. If it is the case, I will just have to take things from there. It’s not the end of the world, just the end of my crossfit career. And squatting, running and biking career. Blergh.

I’m a big proponent of breaks – especially from work. If you get the opportunity to take one write back and tell me all about the amazing things going on in your life. How are things at crossfit?

Oh, and if you want to get coffee sometime let me know. I went to a place called ______ on __ and ______ today. I immediately fell in love with the guy working behind the counter. He was like a Clark Kent type. A little nerdy with glasses and it appeared things going on underneath his clothes were real nice. I have a feeling I’m going to start going there a lot more regularly…. you should totally join me sometime. Going with someone else will make me feel less creepy about it. I think he was taller than me, too. *Swoon*

I just remembered I want to go to the British advertising awards at the Walker. Maybe we could get a bunch of crossfit people to go some day? I was going to go with my friend SPICY TUNA, but then she got tickets for Saturday night and I’m going to see Kathy Griffin that night. She’s such a jerk. Don’t worry, I’ll make her pay.