1-11-15

Definitely been a long ass week. My long-time sidekick at the job found another gig before I did (cause I totally dropped the ball - get this - actually RELAXING during my 2-week vacation) and Friday was her last day. I always knew it would be a bittersweet day when we finally parted ways but I had no idea it would be as emotional as it was. I organized a happy hour in her honor (shit, we were going drinking regardless so if yall wanna come, the more the merrier lol) at the end of which there was about a 19-minute too long 20-minute period of hugging and crying and "its so hards" that I do not need in my fucken life LOL. I am HORRIBLE at goodbyes but it really wasn't one. We're kickboxing buddies and we've vowed to continue going and to maintain some sort of routine drinking schedule. These things tend to fade over time but I think we'll both make a legitimate effort..... at least for the first 6 months lol. I'd honestly be surprised if my little California compadre isn't headed back west in a year. Her biological clock is ticking and she cant see herself making any permanent moves this far away from her family. Whatever the strategy, I wish her well. This one's for you, girl. *sip*

I've got a couple things on tap, oddly enough, both with the same company. I had another thing going until the email I received confirming my interview happened to mentioned a starting salary of $36,000 and an aggregate expectation of about $55K. Huh? Oh no, boo boo, you got me fucked ALL the way up lol. I politely emailed the lady back stating that there must have been some miscommunication in our initial correspondence. See, I aint just graduate college. I'm not just starting out in my career. I was making $36,000 as a base like 13 years ago lol. Fuck I look like? But the other things look promising, so we will see what happens there and I'll keep looking for other suitable possibilities as well. I'm moving a little slower than I might normally be because I don't just want an interim gig. I want to make a move I can live with for the long term. That shit is a lot more complicated than just finding a job. I wont front though - a lotta days I'm ready to go be on fries just to get out that bitch. But nah, son. Nah. I'll be patient and bide my time. The right thing will come through and I believe it will be soon. Or it might be these damn Liam Neeson movies I been watching just making me feel like I got a particular set of skills.......... LOL.

Go to bed.