Today we walked over to the local multiplex to see Failure to Launch with Matthew McConaughey (Tripp) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Paula). To make a long story short, Tripp is a 35 year old bachelor who still lives at home with his parents who use Paula to try get him to move out. I don't want to get into the details of the movie here. All those years ago, my situation was the exact opposite. I did everything I could to leave my parent's house. Here is a mini-biography:
January 1972 - I was accepted as a graduate student at the University of Rhode Island. I left home for the first time.
January 1974 - I completed my masters degree in Rhode Island, but I hadn't landed a professional position and was forced to move back home. The next few months were hell for me.
May 1974 - I landed my first professional position as a chemist at Rhodia in New Brunswick, NJ. As soon as I got the job offer, I took off and looked for an apartment nearby.
December 1976 - I left New Brunswick since I had accepted a position at Pfizer in Groton, CT. I moved to an apartment in nearby New London.
September 1978 - things just didn't work out in Groton/New London and I had to move home with my parents. I really hated it, but my days in CT were the nadir of my life.
June 1979 - I landed my first job as a library/information scientist with Schering Corporation.
January 1980 - moved into my own apartment in Queens.
October 1983 - got married.
Maybe some day, I'll write the long biography.
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For those of us who weren't aware of these events in your life, allow me to be the first to say I would love to hear/read the full biography. I would love to hear about those days you were in CT and see if they mirror my first year or two in NJ (smiley face here).
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