It was a very good day

I got a new job! It has taken a few months of searching, but today, I have been offered a position in a hospital's film library.

I was running a lil bit late this morning. I was meeting my friend Bryan at 9:00AM and talk. He works at the hospital and was offering me moral support (which I really needed at this point). I got out of the house late, and by the time I arrived at the bus stop, the bus I had planned on taking had already passed. Luckily, there was another bus I could take, so I ran several blocks to catch it. I made it!

One very kewl thing once I got off the bus and was walking to the hospital. A little girl was walking by me with her momma. The woman just passed by me, but the little girl turned around and said hi to me. Of course, I responded, and the two of us kept turning our heads back and smiling at each other. It made my morning spectacular for some reason.

Apparently, people here in Seattle, don't greet people in the street as a norm. If you do so, you're considered weird and should be avoided at all costs. Of course, this doesn't apply to the folks on Bainbridge Island, where, I am told, are very friendly to each other and greet folks wholeheartedly. So, the fact that this lil girl, broke out of her shell and greeted me, totally made my day. Getting offered the job, just made a wonderful day, even better.

So I had to break the bad news to the chocolate shop that I work at. I will be going from (almost) fulltime to part-time, and can only work on weekends. Preferably one day (Sat) and cover for Sun if needed.

There is a reason for my keeping the job at the chocolate shop. In my new job, I will be working in an office of all women. I will be the only guy (other than the mobile trailor drivers) it helps to have easy access to chocolate when working with women. Hey, it doesn't hurt to be able to bribe someone with chocolate.

So I am now waiting to hear from HR about my paperwork tomorrow morning. Then I will be starting next Tuesday. I get to go to new staff orientation. My friend that works at the hospital, told me that it's a day and a half snoozefest, but I'm really excited about it and am looking forward to it.

Don' you know, How feel,
New Dawn, New Day, New Li-ife
And I'm Feelin Good

AiYahh!

The countdown has begun...

It's finally here, my last week on my job.

So in a few short days (Laborday is on Monday), less than a week. I'll be leaving my current position.

To be fair. I did give six week's notice, so this is not a total shock for the folks here. What's shocking, is that they are going to throw me a farewell party tommorow! What makes it so shocking, is that I am not the person organizing it.

Ok, to be honest, the person who is organizing it needed some help. It was a good thing I helped her. The original guest list had twenty people invited (not including myself). After seeing the lists of invitees, I noticed that there were people I worked with here that were not invited. So of course, I went ahead and invited them, pushing up the numbers another twenty! Time to order more food.

The original list of invitees only had the other Administrative Assistants and folks in my lab. The problem is that I work with many more people than that. Doing projects for other folks in my department and the university at large. It took me quite a while to cultivate these relationships and it was only right, that I got to say goodbye to them as well. Anyway, it's my party damn it and I can invite anyone I damn well please hehehehehe

So on the job search front. I've been sending my resume to any contacts that I had up in Seattle. Hey, when looking for a job, it's sometimes not WHAT you know, but WHO. I've gotten some responses and have already done a telephone interview. I'm setting up some interviews in two weeks. I was getting a lil bit worried, till I got those phone calls. I can't believe how nervous I was! Getting called by some of the possible employers really helped set my nerves at ease.

So wish me luck!

Out knocking on doors
Pounding the pavement again
The job search goes on

AiYahh!