The Intern

One morning, the Intern was buzzing with rumor, "They're having me research DVD Ripping and Video on the Web".
'And'...?
"I think they're going to start distributing Video".
'Ain't that something'.

To the Intern, this was just idle talk.
To me, it was opportunity.

Little did I know it, but fortune was with me that day...the Intern knew very little about the subject he was chasing...I put on one of my hats, and wowed him with the (limited) knowledge I had acquired from "testing the extent of copyright law"...And he became a believer.
In fact, had I not followed my instincts to bull my way in and help him with the project (whether he liked it or not), things would be a lot different.

For one, I would not be here. Not now.
It's true*.
But by being bullish and sincerely interested in his cause, I challenged Fate to a duel, and won the day.

It was the intern who planted the seeds...and it was I that reaped the destiny.

About a week or two after the Intern had made his end-of-Summer presentations, where he shared the collective knowledge of his research, I was pulled aside by the Chief Operating Office...He said, "we are moving you to the Video Team...I want you to think of this as a lateral move". I didn't know what to say. But I said, 'yes. I'll do it'.
In a way, it was sad to leave behind the Audio Duties I'd grown to love....'Goodbye, barcodes, CDs, and ripping machines.! Goodbye, audio delivery system! You've all been too kind'!

My transition to Video was complete by November of 2006.
...It's been one hell of an Adventure...

All because an Intern went "kachoo"!
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*[Don't ponder the meaning of the statement 'I would not be here. Not now.' too intensely. Answers come with time.]