“Life, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.” – Morpheus
“When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master.” – Darth Vader

Time has gone by much too fast. I’ve been at my current job for a little over a year now, and have risen from punk n00b to the senior position through hard work and attrition. Monday morning is a few hours away (at least it was when I first wrote these words), and it’s just now that I’ve come to accept that the two people that I selected from my recent round of interviews will be starting their first day at work, and I will be training them.

I blame Ric. Ric….who had to get all smart on me and accept a promotion (one that he truly deserved), and leave for bigger and greener pastures. Ric, who was Obi-Wan to my Luke, Morpheus to my Neo, Bill to my Ted. Congrats Ric! Thanks for abandoning me ;)

So anyway, by the time you read this I’ll be corrupting the soft, pliable minds of my new co-workers, filling them esoteric knowledge and the occasional blatent lie. And to think that I used to be such a nice guy…