Re: and now for something completely different

Carel-Jan,

You flatter me. Your friendship is one of the many I've made here that I treasure.

And yes, I will always edit your work for you -- although in a year or two I won't know enough to do more than correct your (already very good) English :)

I don't feel brave... this is just something that seems absolutely right, as if everything was coming together to make it happen.

By UKOUG, I will have a better idea if this was a mistake or not. I doubt it is, but I may be very jealous of all the new fun things you all have learned :)

Rachel

On 7/15/05, Carel-Jan Engel <cjpengel.dbalert_at_xs4all.nl> wrote:
> Rachel, my dearest friend,
>
> being a member of this list for only about 2 years now, I feel very lucky
> to have met you at several occasions. I have gained a lot of respect for
> you. You told us about your intended career change some time ago, and now
> everything gets moving. I envy you, for your braveness to do this, and
> sincerely hope it will deliver the satisfaction of work and life you
> deserver so much.
>
> I thank you very much for reviewing and correcting some of my papers. I
> hope I may use your correctional skills occasionally in the future.
>
> All the luck, see you at UKOUG,
>
> Carel-Jan
>
>
> On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 14:16, rachel carmichael wrote:
> With apologies to the list for going somewhat off-topic, and begging
> Steve's indulgence....
>
> Today is my last day at work. My last official day as an Oracle DBA.
> I'll still be lurking on this list (too many of you are friends of
> mine for me to just drop off), will actually still be at UKOUG (I
> *like* the UK and see the friends comment above) but I will no longer
> be working as a DBA.
>
> In fact, I will not be working in corporate America at all. I'm going
> back to school in September to retrain for something completely
> different. More people-oriented. Less hidden away in the dungeons of
> IT. Something I hope will bring me much more personal satisfaction
> with my work (there is only so much joy I can take from recovering a
> database <G>).
>
> I wanted to say goodbye to the members of this list and to say thank
> you. I have learned something every day from your posts. I have been
> been amused by some posts, have often laughed out loud and have made
> many personal friends among you.
>
> So... to quote the inestimable Douglas Adams.....
>
> "so long, and thanks for all the fish"
>
>
> Rachel
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