i did it

As of August 28, I am officially unemployed!

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  1. laura k26 July 2005 at 07:44

    Kyle, I lost a comment of yours, about when we decided to move...? Can you direct me to it?

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  2. barefoot hiker26 July 2005 at 09:59

    Oh, yow, wow. Two weeks, or are you out the door this evening?

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  3. Anonymous26 July 2005 at 10:04

    Will you be on the dole? Getting pogey?

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  4. Kyle_From_Ottawa26 July 2005 at 10:37

    Repeated here:

    So when exactly did you make the decision to move to Canada? (I looked through the archives, and found your reasons why Canada, and why now, but not when you made up your mind)

    When you started saving up money a couple of years ago, had you already decided where you were going to go?

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  5. James Redekop26 July 2005 at 10:55

    Congratulations on freeing yourself from yet another impediment to your move. :)

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  6. barefoot hiker26 July 2005 at 12:32

    Oh, "August 28", yeah... never mind. :)

    Would you like me to go stick my head in a bucket of water? I've got one handy...

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  7. Anonymous26 July 2005 at 12:32

    Guess this is one of those few times one can actually say "congratulations on becoming unemployed."

    ;-)

    So, Congrats to you, L-G!!!!

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  8. zydeco fish26 July 2005 at 13:58

    Yes, congratulations is an odd thing to say to the unemployed. But, congratulations.

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  9. laura k26 July 2005 at 16:34

    Thanks, everybody!

    I'm technically not unemployed until the end of August, and even then we'll have writing income (though that isn't enough to live on long-term). But it felt so good to take this step!

    Kyle, that's a good question. I'll blog on it tomorrow morning.

    Would you like me to go stick my head in a bucket of water? I've got one handy...

    I love this line. It is just too, too funny.

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  10. laura k26 July 2005 at 18:59

    ALPF, how great! Get this, I am actually registered at that 43things site. I signed up so I could lend encouragement to another American interested in making the move. I will visit them both, and blog on it further...

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  11. Crabbi26 July 2005 at 22:11

    Congrats to you and happy unemployment!

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