The good news is, I got the job.

The bad news is the pay. Eeuuuugh. Ordinarily I'd say no, thanks, but the economy being the way that it is, I didn't - which of course is precisely why they lowballed me like that. It is a significant pay cut, and it's on a 1099, and it's in Alexandria.

I'm taking it and I'm still looking.

Okay. I did it. I made one cold call.

I do not feel too much like a desperate whiny S.O.B., or a pushy, smarmy, besuited salesdroid, or a slime-covered leech. Not too much.

I may try again in a bit, but I only made the promise to my self and my wife business partner that I would do one cold call today, and I did it. Tomorrow, I may do two or ( Read more... )

Take that, you bitches.
P.S. Despite the fact that this post was only one sentence long, it nonetheless got interrupted by my younger daughter dashing down the stairs in her panties and doing a very short interpretive dance, screaming, "I'M NOT WEARING ANY PANTS!! WHOOO-HOOOOO!! NOOO PAANNNTS!!", and then dashing off in a similar fashion to the ( Read more... )

The Amtrak position came to an end today...while I was out interviewing for another.

And just today, they closed the labyrinth at my building for the remodeling of the green roof.

Many, many thanks and much love to fafou, who was there for me.

And tomorrow, the sun will come up, and we'll keep going.

Hmmmm. Just got a recruiter in my email offering my own current position to me.

Already have three different irons in the fire, but, particularly given the circumstances, it never hurts to have more. If you want copies of the resume or have something particularly hot that needs that marvelous techie touch, let me know soonest, peoples. I would ( Read more... )

...you realize that you've changed your network password to "Getmeoutofhere".

At rehearsal last night, I was doing a bit of business on stage when I noticed out of my peripheral vision that Our Fearless Director was having some variety of a spasm. When you make someone spasm with your performance, that's usually either very good or very bad, doubly so if it's the director. I assumed it was the latter; turns out it was ( Read more... )

My time off for Thursday and Friday so I can go to Chicago for the GP Convention has been denied. Soooo, Plan B: take off right after work on Friday and drive overnight to Chicago. (Trains are all booked; planes might be an option but scheduling is a bit difficult to manage ( Read more... )

( yes, yes...kitty )

These people could not organize a round of farts after a baked bean eating contest.