Dateline: Berlin
I'm in an internet cafe in Berlin Ostbahnhof, bound for Warszawa tonite. I decided on going to direct to Warsaw because other destinations would have involved changing trains, and I guess I was feeling lazy. There was about a cm of fresh snow on the ground this morning, and skies were overcast.
So… Karen tells me that the data warehouse at Paradise Corp was wrecked by a power outage. I guess I'm delighted not to be working there anymore – what a mess. I certainly miss many of the people, however – but I'm pleasantly surprised by how many continue to try to stay in touch.
I feel this constant pressure to keep trying to reinvent myself. I think that overall it's a good thing, but sometimes I also feel a sort of reverse pressure to simply stop moving. How does one reconcile these forces? Where is the balance? The big question, always: what is life for? No easy answers, certainly…