Here we are and it is Friday again. It really does seem like time is speeding up around here – and for some reason I am acutely aware of it. I don’t mind, I guess, but before I know it I’ll be fifty years old and wondering where all the time went!
As I mentioned in the previous post, I was casually invited to join the VP in attending a wine tasting event this evening. I was curious to see if the casual invitation would actually turn into a real invitation, and in fact it did. He also invited Kuniko to come along, but because she can’t get off of work in time she’ll only be attending the after-tasting dinner.
In a series of “small world” revelations, we discovered that Kuniko has actually met and had dinner with the president of the affiliated company that is hosting the wine tasting event. In addition, one of the people that the VP invited to join the party may actually be dating one of my ex-students (I have to pretend I don’t know tonight) and she has also been to Benziger Winery on my recommendation. Finally, the restaurant that the VP selected is just the next floor up from the “D Wine Bar” that we used to frequent before he jacked up his prices. I guess Kobe is smaller than I thought.
I don’t usually spend much time going out with company VIPs, so this has been an interesting week. In the background of all this is the fact that I haven’t yet heard if my contract will be renewed, so it is possible that all these parties could end up being farewell parties as well. Maybe I should be scouting this wine company tonight for job opportunities…
