Time, it has gotten away from me! Yesterday, I grabbed a hoodie, set off for a walk and by the time I got back, there was a flurry of phone calls and silly errands and before I knew it I was about to be late for my movie date with Laura (credit card rewards points for free movie tickets = best thing that ever happened to unemployment. Next to Gilmore Girls reruns, I mean). I was worn out and asleep by 8:30.
Before I put it off any longer, let me sum up the Blind Date/Friend Date for you: the Date was personable, funny, and attractive in the way which I prefer above all others – nothing lacking, nothing overwhelming. Real. Solid. The Friend, she was pretty much AWESOME and along with her fiance and the Date, we gabbed our faces off for about 5 1/2 hours before realizing hey, staying out til 1:30 on a school night is sort of asking for an ass kicking, and wrapped it up. Now, the Date is either playing it really (really) cool, or was not all that interested after hearing my tale of Kevin the Five-Year-Old Who Thought He Was a Tyranosaurus Rex (I snort a LOT when I tell that one), because I haven’t hear a peep. And the Friend, well, we still spend a good five hours a week gabbing our fingers off over email, so that was a solid win.
In other news, tomorrow is the Really Big Shoe. I’m off in the morning to San Antonio for a final interview and I have every hope that the love will be mutual and I’ll be back in the workforce lickedy split. Perhaps I didn’t realize how much I need to work in order to feel…normal and happy, because as hard as I’ve tried to maintain a schedule, be productive, set goals and whatnot, I have missed working tremendously. Yeah, the house is clean, the laundry’s done, but it just doesn’t kick out the same kind of satisfaction I get from doing a job I’m really, really good at. And this particular job, well, the idea of going to work every day with the people I have met makes me pretty excited. So, here’s to hopin’. Actually, here’s to a little more than hope, because I already canceled the other interview I had this week. Balls to the wall, people.
*** UPDATE ***
New nephew, new president, new job. This is about as good as it gets. I start Monday! P.S. the job is not in San Antonio – that’s just where the final interview was held.
Fingers crossed, positive thoughts flowing your way.
Gilmore Girls cures all. True story. Good luck with your interview!
best of luck!!
This is a week for hope…good luck.
I hope your interviewees realize what a catch you are Fish! Good luck
San Antonio is a great city (I’ve lived here for 9 years) & reminds me of the Mid Cities (where I grew up)!
I’m already drinking to your success! You go, Fish!
‘Sequestered in Memphis, subpoenaed in Texas’ as that ‘Hold Steady’ band in Brooklyn said. Time to get to the salary. ‘Smallville’ is my guilty pleasure.
GOOD LUCK with the interview.
But…. about the date – I think that maybe a woman who tells hilarious stories about kids on a blind date is signalling to a guy ‘clock ticking… must get married and have babies STAT’. Just a thought.
I’m pretty sure that “I want babies” is the LAST message any guy would get from Kevin the Dinorsaur stories. I will tell it to you one day.
Good Luck!
Wow– you have a clean kitchen, abs to die for, and a final interview. Congratulations!
So, I have a question that might be applicable to several of us out here. Since that fateful 2nd week of Oct when you (very bravely) told us that you had lost your job, I’ve noticed several “Me too”s cropping up out here. Myself, I’ve been job hunting for almost 12 mos. (for a basic admin ass’t position, since there’s not a lot of Program Coordinator work out there right now) and not finding. (I do have a dead end temp job that I am starting to have panic attacks at, though…)
What ways are folks who are finding work– and getting those second interviews–using? Has anyone just given up in the job market they are in and put themselves into a better geographical area?
Love, this blog, Heather. Thanks for putting it all so out there for us!
Well, your plight is guilting me into not shutting down this computer and walking away from this crappy job. It’s like being the girl with the not-so-great guy with a single friend who says “at least you HAVE a man.” But a wise lady once said ‘it’s better to be alone than to wish you were’. So I guess the translation here is ‘it’s better to be able to pay for your happy hour martinis than to be forced to make them at home out of Kool-Aid and plastic-bottle vodka’
Thanks for the perspective…
Yea for you! I’ve been following closely from sunny S. Texas and keeping my fingers crossed. I didn’t lose my job, but woke up w/ a feeling of dread every a.m. I start my new great job on Wednesday….here’s to gainful employment in jobs we (hopefully) love.
Mad props to you, g-friend!
congratulations Fish! that is fantastic.
YES! I’m so pleased for you.
you should get the squishy baby an Obama shirt. he’d love it. congrats on the job, although i am sure sir hal will miss your one-on-one unemployment bonding.
AWESOME!!!
I hope you’ll like San Antonio. It’s nothing like NYC, but it’s not so horrible (aside from the heat).
If you have any questions about San Antonio, feel free to email me.
Oh, the job isn’t in San Antonio. That’s just where the interview was.
Congratulations, Heather! Hooray for employment!
Congratulations on the new job!
I’m so happy for you, Fish! Congratulations! And it looks like besides the new job, new nephew, and new president, you also got a new friend – things are looking sunny. Well done!
Yay! on all three counts. Good Luck tomorrow.
Cngrates on the new jb!
congratulations! I’m totally with you on the Gilmore Girls reruns -sometimes I’m amazed at how many times i’ve watched the complete series in the past year since i graduated college. Here’s to hoping I have as much luck getting into grad school as you did at getting a new job!
congrats!!
Alright! Congrats fish! =D
Yay! Hope you have a fabulous first day!!
Congrats! Can’t wait to hear all about your first day. Until then, I have those Gillmore Girls reruns…..
Hey there – congrats on landing the new gig. Where will you be? I was wondering about you. Glad to hear you’re doing well and hope that you are super shredded!
Not the same without you!
Congratulations!! They say good things come in threes, and what a great example this is — a new job, a new life and a new leader for our country.
So happy for you!
–Melissa
http://www.melissasinglegalinthecity.com
Congratulations!! They say good things come in threes, and what a great example this is — a new job, a new life and a new leader for our country.
So happy for you!
–Melissa
http://www.melissasinglegalinthecity.com
YAY! Congrats on the new gig. Very happy for you.
So happy for you!!!
Congrats…on so many levels!!!
see….you did it
congratulations
Update: Woohoo on all three counts!
CONGRATS!!!!! I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!!
The guest room is still here for you. Knock ‘em dead.
Yipppee! Congrats. I am very happy for you!
UPDATES PLZ!!
Grats, grats and grats! Good things come in threes is certainly true for you Fish! (not sure about the President thing yet but at least Hal is happy about it)
Congrats on the new job! Much rejoicing in your general direction.
wow, that has to be some kind of record contender for shortest period of unemployment! way to rebound!
Horray on your good news! Good things come in 3s.
I used the Gilmore Girls remedy yesterday when I was home sick
Good for you – can’t wait to hear the details about your job!