hello, humble pie
12 / 31 / 2009**Maddie Update** First: I want to thank everyone…so, so much for all of your kind words, positive thoughts and prayers for Maddie. After Monday, we made it through Tuesday and Wednesday without another seizure and so far today the seizure monster hasn’t returned. And I’m certain the lack of said monster has much to do with you. I typically don’t wander into the religion realm in my posts, but I do truly believe in the power of prayer. Regardless of your religion, we all commune to a higher power in some fashion…and…well, anyway. It’s what I believe. And I have faith that Maddie will continue on a positive track. Currently, she is not on medication and we’ve adjusted her feeding schedule so she gets several small meals throughout the day instead of one in the morning and one at night. Again, I cannot express my gratitude enough for all of your encouraging words…the blogging family is an amazing, wonderful thing…and I always hope to be an integrated part of it.
Now – the other half of my life that has been turned upside down…
THE HELL, UNIVERSE? Seriously? THE. HELL.
Anyway, remember how I had to go pick up Tim’s gift and my held-for-hostage jacket from my old job?
Yah…well, along with the material possessions, I also picked up subtly placed knowledge that the current Registrar *might* resign the first week of January.
She’s been there….for around 4 months?….Why is she leaving? Probably something to do with the tiny men that live inside the desk and piss on the keyboard. The fuck if I know?
After I left, my brain was pretty much going in a million directions and I called Tim all, “Are you busy?”
He as like, “Uhhh…not really? Why?”
Me: “A crisis. That’s why.”
And I proceeded to drive myself directly to his job and plopped myself down in his office for the remainder of the afternoon all, “WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?!”
His freak-out meter wasn’t exactly registering yet. He was all, “She hasn’t even quit yet.”
Me: “But what if she does? What am I going to do?”
Tim: “Wait….wait for it…”
Me: “Wait for what?”
Tim: “Reality. As in: She. Hasn’t. Even. Quit. Yet.”
Me: “But she will. I just know it. I can feel it. It’s like her brain is speaking to me. SHE WILL QUIT.”
Why is her quitting such a crisis? Because along with that little knowledge nugget, I was also told in no uncertain terms that *if* the current Registrar did quit, I could have it back.
The job. The same one I left.
DAMMIT.
This made my current situation all the more interesting because one of the places I was freelancing sent me an email a few days prior to my little lunch date all, “You suck. Goodbye.” In other words? I think I was pretty much fired. Which meant the small amount of money I *was* making had vanished into thin all all, “Poof.”
I told Tim that *if* she resigned, my return to a million-hour work week was probably meant to be. Again.
I mean, first? I accidentally ship something there. Then? I visit and find out the Registrar *may* quit.
Logical steps to “YES. The universe says you’re supposed to go back” would be: She quits. The job is offered to me.
And on Tuesday, the universe put more pieces into actionthrew a steaming, sticky pile of humble pie in my face. Tim and I were in the middle of a heated game of Wii golf…where I’m pretty much sucking unicorn balls and cheering if I get a +4 on a single hole…(apparently, there is no phrase for you’re a disgrace to golf after “triple bogey”) and I decide to check my email from my iPhone while Tim’s busy getting another birdie (whatever, ass-golf. I’m pretty sure you’re putting my balls out of bounds, in the water, sand and trees on purpose) and this comes through:
Good Morning –
I have an official resignation from our current Registrar. Would you like to come back? Would you like to come back?
Call me – please!
DAMMIT.
(that wasn’t part of the email…the dammit part…just, FYI)
Tim looked at me all, “What?”
Me: “I told you. SHE QUIT.”
Tim: “Wha…? I thought it was supposed to be in January?”
Me: “Apparently, the universe decided it was going to be today.”
I don’t know if you believe in fate and when things are *supposed* to happen, all the pieces just fall into place without your incessant meddling…but I do believe that *if* something is supposed to happen, it will. And you never have to force it. It just works itself out. Kind of like this whole return-to-the-job situation. I didn’t *do* anything…it just happened.
So I said yes.
The good? I’m getting paid more than when I left…Yah. I don’t understand it, either.
The weird? Yesterday I had to have a “frank” conversation with the President. A “why-the-change-of-heart-you-pretty-much-need-to-convince-me-and-corporate-why-we-should-let-you-back-in” talk. It was not fun. At all.
Then I had to go see Avatar. Which – though I’ve been loathing this day – it was probably a good thing, since my brain was pretty much zoned out. Yay super tall blue aliens!
(Ok…so it wasn’t *that* bad…I’ll admit it…whatever, I liked the blue aliens)
But now? Wow. Help me? I’m going to be walking into a shit storm with a tiny, pink cocktail umbrella. Which? Doesn’t exactly do much for protection.
My shit storm starts on January 11th…and I’m already trying to brace myself.
I’m guessing you *might* be curious about booshy…and I’m probably guessing wrong but…
IT’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
In fact, it might get more interesting…but probably not. Also? I may have to create a pretend world where unicorn Billy is the president and I’ll be a little sprite with glittery pink wings…since I kind of gave away my secret identity to the work population.
Oops.
HELP ME.
Please?
Don’t leave?
You’re my link to sanity.
And I’m pretty sure that’s kind of important.
Oh snap!
I’m here to cheer you on and marvel at your reclaimed position in the workplace.
Fucking universe!
Good for you! Doesn’t it feel great to be wanted and needed and know that you’re going to totally kick ass at work? I would LOVE to have a job that practically begged me to come back. You totally rock! The great part is that you got to basically take a leave of absence to write a book in November, enjoy the holidays, and breathe life into this fantastic blog! Congratulations on the “new” job!
Yowzers!! Big news huh? That’s great that you’re getting paid more. Are you still going to work on your book?
Happy New year!
I’m certainly not going anywhere. And congrats on getting a job thrown at you in an economy such as ours – that’s something to be proud of. I’m hesitating as I write because I have had jobs that didn’t want me to leave and I still left because it was what was best for me. Don’t forget the progress you have made in working towards something that makes you happy. If this is something that will help you get there, then it’s a wonderful thing to embrace. Good luck (and so wonderful about Maddie!).
Wow, the universe was definitely speaking to you! Congrats on getting paid more, that’s always great
Also, I’m glad to hear Maddie is seizure free for the time being! The day after you posted about her my sister called me to let me know my cat started having seizures, I’ll have to tell her about the small meals thing, maybe that would help, though not sure because she’s a cat and pretty much eats all day long anyway.
We all have those humbling moments. I’m thinking it was meant to be even if just for now. I had always planned to have my own studio but having it NOW was not in my plan, it just happened to fall in my lap and work out.
And I’m glad Maddie is doing better
Fucking hell! Scuse my French, but that’s a shocker! What about your plans for world domination? What’s happening to your book? Lots of questions. Sorry, but I’m in shock here. I can’t believe you accepted, but I guess head is ruling heart here. Stupid brain being so logical. If I listened to my brain, I’d still be working Health & Safety, earning shit loads of money instead of being piss poor and painting for nothing. I am happy though, except for being piss poor! But if the planets have aligned, then you have to go for it. Glad to hear Maddie’s doing better. Have a fabulous New Year!!! Love to all. xxx
It’s just meant to be that you’ll stay in GA. Haha! I’m so glad for Maddie!
Besides, it’s much more fun at work if half the people you work with are regular readers on your own special crazy train. For a while, one of the guys I worked with wrote a superhero strip about my alter-ego (that had nothing to do with book liberation – it was on my Love Stories blog.)
Don’t take my word too much on it though… while most of the folks there were buttoned up professionals, it wasn’t altogether weird if someone showed up with green hair, a new neck tattoo, or with a sudden fetish for cross dressing. We weren’t all that far from Midtown after all.
Wow! What a way to start the year! You can’t really argue with fate. It pretty much gets its way. It’s all “I didn’t ASK you, I TOLD you. Now go dammit!”
Has Babs put in her opinion on this yet?
Glad to hear Maddie has been seizure free for a few days. I hope it continues!
I’m thrilled that Maddie is doing better. I was so worried!
I think that this could be a great thing for you:
1. More money.
2. You’ve been away for it for a bit, so you’re refreshed.
3. You are not walking into an unknown workplace.
4. And if you want, you can always leave again.
I don’t even know if I’m supposed to say congratulations or not. Congratulations! on your …old, job? I think? Sheesh, I am exhausted after reading this post. Hey I am glad Maddie is feeling better. ok im going to re-read the post cause I am a little confused still.
ok, see if i get this right. They… called you… to ask if you wanted your old job back? Then they …made you go to a meeting with the “President” to tell him why you felt you should be “let back in”? Who the hell do these people think they are? I think if you want your old job back thats cool but they did call you so the idea of you having to qualify yourself seems a little out there to me. Heres the thing, if they get you they don’t have to train someone else to do the million hours a week thing with the pee-pee keyboards and things of that nature. I think you… should have been asking them… what they… were willing to do to have you back. Its all about perception, if they perceive themselves to be in charge then you are dancing to their tune. If however they understand that you indeed are in charge then they have to dance to your tune. The real trick is to let them know in no uncertain terms that you are the boss of you and they will just have to deal with it while pretending that they are in control of something. Wow I just took a breath and noticed I hogged up your whole page…sorry!
Wait… I’m confused. Why did you go back to your old job? Were you looking for a job? I understand the whole the-universe-is-speaking-to-me thing, but in your post you sound as if going back to your old job is just going to be a big pain in your butt. Sometimes the universe wants you to do something that is a pain, but are you sure that is what is going on?
Okay, so I totally read this one and the new post out of order so now I know what your job is and why you are going back. But I still have no idea what a registrar does so you could enlighten me on that. I’m very glad you aren’t going to give up Booshy! Now please tell me you aren’t going to give up working on your novel either and I will be all supportive and “way to go girl” and stuff. Mmmmk?
Good luck Jess! Totally in your corner.
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First of all I”m so glad Maddie is doing bettter. How do you FEEL about going back to this old job? Besides tense. Is this somethigng you really want to do or doing because you NEED to do it? Does that make sense? Either way I do belive fate works in funny ways like that so I hope it works out well. And hell no I’m not going anywhere just FYI!
Oh man, that’s a bummer. Going back to work is not fun. I just took 2 weeks for the holidays and a little part of me dies inside every time I think about going back to my windowless cubicle. I can only image how you feel after several months of being away. But… umm, at least you get money, so that’s a plus. Yay work?
wait, i’m absent for just a few days and there’s a change like THIS in your life? wow.
glad to read maddie is doing better.
about the job – if you want to be back then heck yeah, good for you! and they pay more – yeeha! if you only do it for the money – oh that’s sleazy, you can be bought???
no, seriously, booshy will live on. and you can hide your work stories in some secret-booshy-incognito-blog in your blogroll. only the regulars will notice (but do give us a hint please).
regarding the president-talk, i’m with mark. they should have told u why they want you back instead of asking why they should take you (or was it about you blogging?)
The fact they were willing to contact you and bring you back says a LOT about your value. Keep that in your back pocket at all times.
Damn! your life is filled with two or three shitloads
of irony!
Makes me thing of a song off of an Justice for All
“frayed ends of sanity”
“I apologize for being so totally and completely clueless”
So I read this one and your latest post (before the one about you and your bro Jeff in a pyramid scheme. That one I have not read yet…) Sorry to hear that Maddie was ill. Glad to hear that she’s getting better. Is she a-ok now?
Congrats on the job offer. So what did you decide? (Sorry for coming in late to the party and demanding all stories to be retold…) Relieved to learn that you plan to keep on blogging. Otherwise whose healthy active life am I going to live thru vicariously?!