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Letting Go
Today I visited my former employer’s company premises for the last time to hand in my laptop, my badges and my keys. I feel very sad because I will never be back there. I am leaving behind an important part of my life there. It is all part of the past now.
Twenty-seventh Column
Tonight my twenty-seventh column was broadcast in Gendertalk #538.You can find the complete program in the Gendertalk archive.Or you can find just my column at:http://eveliensnel.nl/audio/STEER02.mp3A full transcript of the text is below: Steering Wheel Four weeks ago I told you I was making some life-changing decisions and I wasn’t sure I was making the right [...]
Saying goodbye
Today I officially said goodbye to my colleagues. It was a meeting with a pleasant atmosphere. I have always gotten along with my colleagues very nicely. I also got a farewell present from the company. And this time it was clear that people had been thinking about what present would please me. The boss said [...]
An eventful day
Today we first went to sign the rental contract for Julia’s new apartment. That was a rather emotional event. Yes, we have decided to split up, but an act like this makes it suddenly feel so close: It is really going to happen! Starting December 1st. we will be living apart… After that we went [...]
Vacation
My employer has asked me to use up all my remaining vacation days.So I started to do some maths, because I usually don’t keep a close count on these days. And guess what? I don’t even have time to use them all before December 1st.! I don’t have to come to the office any more!! [...]
Twenty-sixth Column
Tonight my twenty-sixth column was broadcast in Gendertalk #536.You can find the complete program in the Gendertalk archive.Or you can find just my column at:http://eveliensnel.nl/audio/TELL12.mp3A full transcript of the text is below: Should I Tell?Have you ever heard of Lynn Conway? I think you should! Lynn has a wonderful website about her life as a [...]
My First Twingo
Today we went out to buy me a car. Well, out… That is not the way to handle a thing like that nowadays. I just sat at my desk and explored the Internet to find a suitable used car. When I had made my choice, I called the dealer to make an appointment. No messing [...]
An unpleasant evening
This month’s T&T-evening; was an occasion that is best to forget about as quickly as possible. I have been in doubt whether I should write anything at all about it, but well, life is not always pleasant. I got into a flaming discussion with one of Julia’s friends. By the time I write this down, [...]
New passport
Along with my job contract I had to send a photo copy of my passport and I noticed it will expire on December 8th.! I need a new one! So today I took my old passport and a new photo to the city office to have this arranged. It is always a nuisance to have [...]