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Sabbatical In Review
Monday, May 25, 2026
After five grueling years of labor in the software mines
at Notarize, Inc., d.b.a. Proof.com, I was granted a brief respite
in the form of a month-long sabbatical. I took off from Wednesday March 4th
to Sunday April 5th (inclusive). (Also, I have since left the company for good,
but more on that next time.)
My ambitions for this month were moderate:
2.
Write a novel
3.
Travel the world
4.
Experience everything that New York City has to offer
5.
Veg out for a couple days
Here's how I did:
1.
TOTAL FAILURE! I did not run the race. I had to stop training in February due to heel
pain and knee pain. I am now doing P.T.. My doctor thinks my tight, lying hips are to
blame. Maybe they will be loose and honest enough to run the race next year...
2.
TOTAL FAILURE! I wrote nothing! Not one word. Too much free time, I think, but also
not enough.
3.
NEAR-TOTAL FAILURE! I traveled to Utah and then Florida. Not quite the entire world, but
who needs that when you have good friends, rocks, stars, and alligators.
4.
NEAR-TOTAL FAILURE! Alas, I did not make it to every museum, event or going-on in the
city. But I went to the Frick, Central Park, the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn
Botanic Garden. Pretty neat.
5.
SUCCESS! I exhibited extremely vegetable-like behaviors for several days before and
after my travels. One day I spent hours upon hours on my computer playing
this dumb game
.
Friends in Utah. Not pictured, but not forgotten: Evelyn.
(captured by Man in Green Hat)
Friends on the move
(captured by Aidan)
Rocks
(captured by Evelyn)
Stars
(captured by Jordan)
Rocks and Stars (and petroglyphs!)
(captured by Cate)
Skipping rocks
(captured by Gabrielle)