Thrihyrne

I'm trying very hard not to do a large 'fuck you' to the Universe right now, as I'd gone so far in the interviewing/vetting process with a company I really thought wanted to bring me on, Squarespace. They declined my candidacy today after 5 process steps, and I admit to being more than a little heartbroken. I loved their office culture, their office location, and the thought of being able to learn so much about their beautiful website templates. *sigh* That it's so soon in my time being alcohol-free feels like a giant metaphorical carrot had been dangled in front of me, only to be yanked away and a big, "PSYCH!" yelled at me to challenge me in my earliest days of recovery fueled by Antabuse. On the plus side, Evan and I had a conversation last night and since I am committed to being alcohol free and staying on Antabuse, even if I have to order the fucking pills from India, instead of finding yet another place to hang out for a few months until I returned to the apartment, I'll be returning home next weekend. Having that stress resolved has made this disappointment much easier to put into perspective. Which is, "Squarespace's loss, someone else's gain." I'm not in desperate financial straits, and I have a skill set that someone else will need a drool cup to handle. It's just disappointing.

Today's been great! I'm tired, having stayed up until ridiculous o'clock this morning (though it allowed me to have a nice IM with Callum) and then getting up at 9:00, but had a great day. I edited for three different people until 2 o'clock when I finished up the Wraeththu short story I posted, and showered and got ready to go meet up with evannichols, snottygrrl and her friend A. with whom she's staying until she finds her own place. We got to go 'shopping' through Evan's treasure trove of items from the storage unit he'd cleaned out. It was much fun, and I came away with all kinds of treasures thanks to his generosity! I got a bookcase, caddies, purple and pink plastic storage containers, an orange salad spinner, two beautiful glass vases (one green and one with a purple design), Hallmark stationery from his high school days, tape, and some other kitchen items and sundries. What a blast! It was great to see snottygrrl again and her friend. At first I was outnumbered as the three of them are Lewis & Clark graduates, but over dinner (excellent Mexican at Iron Horse) I realized that for once I was in a majority in that Evan, snottygrrl and I are all divorced. The weather was warm and beautiful and I've been productive which always feels good. I brought home my goodies and washed them all and washed down the bookcase (it's metal and had been in storage), and now I'm getting caught up on email. I also picked up a book from the library that Diana Gabaldon referenced as a resource for when she wrote Brotherhood of the Blade, Homophobia: A History. So I'll read a bit of that before bed. Early night for me tonight! Church/singing tomorrow, then I'll pack up a bunch of stuff to take to the new place. I'm excited that I'll be able to put some of my own former wedding gift things out on display and have nothing but my own art in my room. There's also space on the fridge for my fridge magnet collection. That might not seem like a big deal, but Julia's fridge was already covered with her own stuff, so no room for my things.

Oh and thanks to listening to EdgeRadio as I often do, I've now picked up the album Faded Seaside Glamour by the Delays. Great stuff!