Crazy, crazy day.

So much has happened to me today that I'm not sure of what to think. I guess I'd better get it out here, or at least attempt to...

Back in late January, after I left the bank because I more or less went nuts, the gubmint called me about a possible job that I'd applied for all the way back last July - and I went down to the interview, bleh blah, so on and so forth. In early March, they'd told me that I had passed the interview, and they would send me down for a drug test in Washington so that they could do the "final steps", so to speak.

Well, what happened was that in early April, they told me that there were no vacancies for the position, because the problem is that this job is mainly available, due to what has to be done in it, for male applicants. Females just aren't needed. So they said that they'd keep my name on a list and that when a job vacancy opened up, it was mine if I wanted it. Well, keep in mind - this is 8, 9 months later. I can't put my life on hold for 9 months. So I said 'okay' to that and just went about my business, enrolling in school and getting prepared for the semester.

Now, get this - the gubmint called me today. And told me that there was finally a vacancy open. I need to go take a drug test again because it's been more than 2 months, but after that, I'm scheduled to be brought aboard.

Can you believe this shit?

Right now I'm in a total state of shock. I don't know what to think. I even told them about the upcoming trip - be damned if I'm going to give this up now, 10 days before I'm scheduled to leave - and they said "no problem".

I'll be honest - at this point, my mind's a blank. I just want to go to Sydney right now and then I'll come back to... whatever my life's going to be. If I even know what that is right now. Since there's apparently no problem with my trip, I'm going to go, think about where I'm going and what I want to do... and then I'll know.

Funny how you just give up on life and then suddenly everything goes your way. I just don't get it.

T minus 10 days to Australia and counting. I'm getting nervous as shit now.

By the way, some of you might have noticed that there's a few more adornments on the side of the page. I put up a link to Petfinders and the "pet of the day" at the local rescue shelters. For those who might not know, I'm very much into cats, love them, always have. And I've been wanting one for a very long time - though with the job now I may not be able to take care of one - but if I do get one, I'm going to go with a rescue cat. If you ever decide to have a pet, consider your local shelter. Too many animals are being bred with not enough homes. Like that politician guy in Cecil County has on his bumper - "if you can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em" - pretty simplistic statement.

I lived with an animal hoarder for 3 years. It's not pretty. Things happened to those cats (21 of them) and dogs (4 of them) that I don't even want to discuss, as it's a searing pain that still rests on my heart. I regret with all of my heart that I didn't call protective services sooner than I did. I tried so hard to take care of those cats and dogs, but when your so-called partner doesn't give a shit....

(sigh) No, no point in getting into that now. It's too painful. All I can say is, if you ever see someone doing that shit, call the cops on them. Please.

Anyway. Have a look at the new links. The shelters have some gorgeous cats up for adoption. :)