shots free drinks all around for the news editor who's leaving tomorrow. i am recovering from two malibus in celebration of our news editor's leaving. malibu with water? someone's wife laughed at me. so she flagged a waiter and i had to order something. i'm still dreaming california, so i ordered the same thing, but with orange this time.

much better. ahaha.

but sitting here trying to complete my shift, i just drank a lot of water.

we had the party along rivers, a restaurant with an outdoors patio, literally, over the river.

if not for the free food and drinks, i would have thrown myself into the water. james webb is highly regarded as a competent and fair leader throughout this business, and what's more, he's a nice guy. so to prevent mass hysteria that would deprive chicago a competitve wire service, he strategically brought along his wife and kids, and it was great to finally meet christine, ahaha. i know of her only through the phone. as i said goodbye she's heard that i will go places some day, ahaha. that's kinna unsettling, especially from my editor's wife.

but on my very first day, the person who trained me sent a private message to someone across the room using our software's IM system. it reminded me of the various lovely ways of how gossip travels, ahaha.

friday is webb's last day. it should be a fun farewell. :-)  ¶ 5/05/2005 10:10:00 PM