I lost track of how many times I sat down and tried to write this blog entry. Never finding the right words to express my feelings. Backspacing, deleting, rearranging words.
And now here we are.
Well folks, my journey here has ended. My spaceship has come and it's time for me to go away. OK, there is no spaceship. What I'm trying to say is that the time has come for me to move on and leave my post as interactivity editor for the Victoria Advocate.
Before you ask, I wasn't fired for posting one too many lolcats on the homepage. I wasn't fired for writing about Pajama Jeans or bacon. Although come on, how awesome are both of those things? And no, I didn't overdo it and ban everyone on our site. Although, I may have banned my boss a few times by accident. Promise!
I've had quite an experience during my time here, learned a lot of things and met a lot of great people, both online and offline. I'll never forget my first day, scared to death that I'd break something online or take the website down. That feeling soon wore off and I broke the website regularly, without fear. (Not really, digital department, it wasn't me.)
My decision to leave was not an easy one, but the best one for me and my family. I honestly will miss working at the newspaper that has been a part of my life for so long. As a resident of the Crossroads I grew up reading the Victoria Advocate at home with my parents, in school for homework assignments and then later on as an adult to find out what was going on in my hometown.
When I was a little kid I wrote funny stories to make my classmates laugh. Never did I imagine that one day I would write a tech column for the newspaper I grew up reading, hoping to make people laugh. Hopefully they laughed with me, not at me.
It was my love for writing that got me here. That and my passion for all things geeky and tech. I am grateful for the work I got to do while I was here. Grateful to work with people that work hard, day and night, to get this newspaper, both in print and online, out to the community every day. Grateful to help inform the community about special weather events or breaking news using tools like Twitter or live chats. Grateful to make my parents proud to see my words in print. Grateful to write about things I enjoy.
But this is not goodbye. I'll still write my tech column and I will still blog about geeky stuff. So you aren't getting rid of me completely.
See you around, it was fun.
With that said, all that is left is for Keyboard Cat to play me off.
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This is better than Days of our Lives - keep it up!
;-)
March 1, 2011 at 9:40 p.m.Mom, don't make me ban you again.......Just kidding, everyone! It's a joke. ;) Don't worry, your comment is safe.
Glad I was able to make you and Dad proud.
Half the time even I don't know what I mean, but I appreciate all of your support throughout my life. Thanks for everything. Oh darn, now I want to cry.
I need to watch dancing kittens or something now.
March 1, 2011 at 7:50 p.m.CJ. nice farewell article, but it made me sad, it really hit home that you are leaving for real, but we are very proud of you. I really enjoyed reading your articles even though sometimes I didn't know what they meant, but I was proud of all the big and important words that you used ( I'm a mom, what can I say). You are right, you did make your dad and I proud of what you have done, and I will be looking forward to reading more articles from you, and this time the "Keyboard Cat" made me cry.
Love you: Mom
Don't delete my comment!!!!
March 1, 2011 at 6:54 p.m.Thanks everyone. Are y'all just being nice so I can post more videos of cats? Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyuYiO...
February 28, 2011 at 2:24 p.m.CJ: HOORAY for new opportunities!! Looks like our old gang is all done. I guess your snow pictures with the pink will always stick with me. Thanks for all your help. Here's wishing the best of everything for you and yours. Hugs, Abe (ORB)
February 28, 2011 at 1:26 p.m.CJ, indeed, you will be missed. Thanks for all the help and super fast service whenever I had a problem! Best wishes for you and your family!
February 28, 2011 at 1:23 p.m.CJ,
February 28, 2011 at 1:08 p.m.We're going to miss you dearly, but we know you'll be only a Tweet away. Best of luck.
Chris
cj, good luck on your next venture. I will miss ur tech articles from the vicad but I hope u decide to do one on the side. see ya around
February 28, 2011 at 11:27 a.m.Thanks everyone. I really enjoy writing my tech column and am glad I'll still be able to continue doing so. My columns will continue in the same manner. Although I may stop writing so much about bacon. Pie is the next big thing. I appreciate you taking the time to read them.
(Rebecca - OK, but Pajama Jeans are a requirement.)
February 28, 2011 at 10:49 a.m.Good Luck CJ,your column was always a must read.
February 28, 2011 at 9:54 a.m.Really?! Good Luck CJ!!! Wish you the best...where ya headed?
February 28, 2011 at 9:52 a.m.Take me with you!
February 28, 2011 at 9:14 a.m.Congratulations for the new position, CJ. I've always enjoyed reading your tech columns and I hope they will continue in the same manner.
The very best of luck to you!
February 28, 2011 at 9 a.m.Thanks, Hicktoria! We are relocating due to some opportunities that came up for us. So it's all good. It's all ponies and rainbows! ;)
February 28, 2011 at 8:58 a.m.Wow, another one bites the dust... Hope you were not let go. Have a good one!
February 28, 2011 at 8:44 a.m.