Endings and Not-endings

A week ago, the for-profit art college where I used to work closed down. It was announced awhile ago, to give the school time to teach out the last few cohorts, but I'd forgotten that the closure was imminent until former co-workers started posting their farewell messages last week. The for-profit education sector is in big trouble right now, and properly so, and I'm not sorry to be long gone from that place (those of you who've been around for awhile probably remember how ready I was to be laid off -- can you believe that was over six years ago now? I've not-worked there almost longer than I ever worked there at this point), but it's still sad, for everyone who ever went there and all of us who were a part of that community.

In much happier news, T and I have now been together 20 years, as of Tuesday. (We count our dating anniversary from our second date, which was to his office holiday party at a science museum.) Although we didn't get married until 2004, I still find this anniversary significant, because we've been together continuously, solidly, ever since. Through all the ups and downs, I have never regretted choosing him, and that he chose me, and that we keep choosing each other every day. Here's to 20 more, I hope.