2002-01-07 - 11:09 p.m.
Wakeup Call!

Heeeee ... I'm running high on adrenaline just now. I got a call from my cousin-who-works-for-a-city (let's call him Leopold) this evening, and was mildly surprised. After all, the job op he was telling me about on Christmas Eve doesn't open until July, when the new budget year starts, and normally I don't hear from him for months at a time.

Well, it seems Leopold was chatting with his boss, and his boss expressed the desire to fill that position right away, on a part-time, trial basis. They're calling it "Administrative Assistant", but essentially it's exactly the same work I did for the university. 20 hours a week might not pay much, and I probably wouldn't get full benefits until it goes full-time in July, but ...

Oh, and remember what I said in the early A.M. hours about having time to write? Half-time would ensure I get the chance, and still get a paycheck. I might be condemning myself to six months under my mother's roof, but ...

It's not even a sure thing, either; I have to call Leopold's boss and chat with him about what he's looking for, what my qualifications are, and so forth, and he might not be interested in opening the job just now after all, but ...

Call me crazy. But I think this is it. You know, the job. I felt the same way when my friend Dolphin called me a year and a half ago to ask if I wanted to apply for his position. I'm terrified about calling; I hate phone conversations with people I don't know. All the same, I'm really, really excited. (Thank you, God!!!)

Damn. How am I going to get to sleep anytime soon?

*bounce bounce bounce*