I'm sure I've said this before, but once again, when it rains, it pours. I got contacted today through LinkedIn about a job here in town. The guy is a recruiter, but rather than the temp-to-perm group I'm working with now, this guy deals with direct hires. Unfortunately, the job he contacted me about is the exact same one I had the phone interview with recently! It really irritates me, because now I'm committed to the temp-to-perm place, and I really don'ty care for that situation.
The good thing is, the guy who contacted me today is based on the other side of the state - the same area to which I've been hoping to move! I informed him of this, and sent him a copy of my resume, so I'm hopping he might find something for me over there soon. I still think, overall, I'd rather move to a new area, get a new start in more of a metro setting, as opposed to the "rural-ness" that is my hometown. I think it would be a lot healthier for me, and I know my social scene would grow exponentially, because I already know so many people over there.
SO, to recap, I should have an in-person interview by the middle of next week for a new-to-me company downtown; I should know within two weeks, if my old company (where I'm currently contracted) wants to hire me back full-time with benefits, and I have some possible leads in my preferred living region. Overall, good news - I just hope I can work things out, timing-wise, so I can make the best choice, rather than feeling compelled to take the first acceptable offer.
On another topic, I had lunch with Eileen yesterday. It was really good to see her again. We talked for over an hour (I was late getting back to work, because I was enjoying it so much!). You want to know what sucks? Finding out that you missed an opportunity. We talked about a lot of things, among which was my new crush, and how I have no idea how to approach her (if I even should), which brought up our interactions when I'd first met Eileen. I have a tendency to be quite intimidated when I find a woman really attractive, and it makes me come across poorly, apparently. I found out that she was conviced, for the first 6 months I knew her, that I didn't like her! I explained to her that it was pretty much "kindergarten" syndrome (you know - a little boy likes a little girl, so he'll punch her in the arm, or pull her hair, or things like that) and that I'd been being playfully sarcastic with her. She was like "Well, I guess it didn't help that I'm sensitive to that kind of thing". It came out that essentially, I acted that way because I liked her. I told her I never did anything about it because I thought she was sopken for the whole time. She then informed me that there were a few times while I knew her that she was single (the implication I got from the way she told me, was that I should have asked her out). She told me that even her friend (the third of the trio, I'll call her Murphy) would have probably gone out with me, but by that time I was seeing (shit!? what was her nickname again?) and she wouldn't have been up to seeing someone that was dating others. I didn't have the nerve at that time to tell her that, had I known Eileen liked me at all, I would have never started dating (ex). I may mention it if the subject ever comes up again, because at this point, what does it matter? She's married, has kids, and has a happy life, one that I'm not about to mess up. I just feel like I want her to know. Maybe that's selfish, I don't know, but it is what it is, I guess.
Anyway, also part of our conversation was the fact that I have absolutely no fashion sense other than "biker", and that I'm getting tired of jeans & t-shirts, but don't know what to do. I told her that I see a lot of fashions that I really dig, but that I'm concerned I'll look like I'm "trying too hard" - she said, "you mean like the 50yr old mom who wears low-cut jeans & belly shirts!?" I had to laugh, because thaat's exactly what I meant. I mean, I know I can find a hipper look, but it also has to blend with who I am, so I asked if she'd be willing to help me shop for some new threads in the next few weeks. (The way I figure it is, if woman I find attractive on many levels, thinks a style fits me and I look good in it, it should work, right!?) I'm really looking forward to it, not only for the fashion, but for the chance to get to hang out with her again.
It's funny - that day after lunch, I had a song pop into my head, and I had to laugh about it. Billy Paul - "Me & Mrs. Jones". That's how I kind of feel about it/her. Nothing's going on, but I think there's a mutual attraction we won't readily admit to, due to circumstances, yet we enjoy hanging out & talking & such. I doubt that's ever occured to her, but that's what I thought of.
Anyway, GRJ called me & let me know that her unemployment went through, so she's going to be getting a couple big retroactive checks, and wants to buy the cycle from me, making a few/several payments until it's paid off. I'd like that to happen, but I need to ask her how long she plans on it taking, because I don't want to have to hang onto it for a long time. She & I are supposed to hang out Sunday, a there's an old car show going on down here & she'll be coming out anyway. That should be fun.
Shit. time for lunch, I should get going.
2:56 p.m. - 2010-09-24
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