Lorne ,'Smile Time'
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Hey, it's almost-dark me. I didn't get that job as court advocate -- they hired in-house, BUT they liked me and asked if I was interested in the position the woman is vacating.
I said yes, of course. So we shall see.
Miss you all, but on the upside, I am obnoxiously cheerful about my last 2 weeks on the job.
grr argh. I didn't get the Xbox editor position. My interview went really well, but the ONE editor who wasn't AT my interview offered the position to someone who he interviewed for an entirely different position. Hmmph. Oh well, onwards with the job search.
Attention Ellen or other Somervillains!
In a strange case of deja vu, I need directions to the viewing tonight. Please drop me a line at victor@quantumredhead.com.
t /Department of Redundancy Department
Finally got my review and I'm actually quite happy with it. It addresses all the crap that happened prior to April, but my supervisor made it a point to say "greatly improved" and the like if she wasn't giving me an all out compliment which I'm surprised about because she doesn't hand them out readily. And, I got a 3% raise! So, all in all, went well.
I am a HOMEOWNER! (ok, co-op shareholder)
After a fabulous whirlwind Buffista-filled trip to the East Coast I am traveling back to San Francisco tomorrow. Wish me luck as I make the incredible eastern seaboard dogleg, flying down to Baltimore, going to Dulles, then flying to SF. It's going to be a long day.
I was very dark today and probably will be during the work day tomorrow as we got new iMacs at work and people will be hovering around my desk trying to set it up.
I'll be going semi-dark for the next week, as I'll be in Sydney, making sure (in John's absence) that the whole city hasn't been destroyed by bushfires, seeing my sister in an opera, and visiting friends, including one who's had a baby since I've last seen her. (The baby's called Lilah! The parents are not Angel watchers AFAIK.)
I will be fully dark next week. I'll be in Vegas (yeah, baby yeah!), whooping it up with my friends from Alaska. We're staying at the Stardust, so I'm hoping for a Wayne Newton sighting.
I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!
OK, it's not yet 100% official official, because the official offer letter has to come through HR. They called to let me know they want me, and to find out my current salary so they could be sure they were meeting or exceeding it. The official offer is supposed to come tomorrow sometime. I told them I'd wait for the official offer to give a definite response, but my strong inclination is to take the position. They know I'm missing most of the week of Thanksgiving because of my parents' 50th. Current plan is that I'll give notice on Monday, have 10/25 be my last day here, and start sometime between 10/30 and 11/4.
Wow. I'm giddy.