Separation Anxiety

I think one possible side effect of growing up in a single parent-only child home is that I suffer from separation anxiety.

I don't know how normal it is to take on work even after you've been terminated. Its somewhat justifiable at Scripps as my grade still somewhat depends on this, but after next week it won't matter anymore. In a way its more than simply staying loyal to the job, but I want the transition for my friends to be as smooth as possible. At Scripps this might mean leaving enough notes behind for Chris to follow and a detailed instruction path. In the few short months that he's taken on a full position, the lab has taken on more projects than they have in the past 3 years that I've worked there... so the immediate future will be busy for a long time coming. Perhaps this is because the last 3 years we had most of the work taken care of for us by Bill... but still rationalizing it doesn't make the job any easier.

For my taiko brothers and sisters, the situation doesn't change much. Asayake is taking on an endeavor greater than they ever have in the past. The group has changed much since I first started my taiko career and it pains me to leave them when they have so much to do this quarter, but alas my own path beckons. I'm envious of you guys... the concert will be an incredible experience that I have yet to take a part of, I wish I could at least be there to see you guys shine. I've done everything within reason to try to push the group as any one person (especially one who holds no explicit authority) can do. Seeing the group pull together for this ordeal is heartening though. Taiko is in strong hands... I look forward to great things.

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