Pull up a cloud.

Things are really looking up around here.

Remember me telling you about a potential promotion coming my way?

I went through the inter-office application process for that position. I interviewed with our HR department, spoke personally to the supervisor and was elated to be potentially taking on a position with such a drastic salary increase. Immediately, I started planning for my new riches and envisioned the weight of debt lifted from my shoulders. It was a happy time.

But times were changing and positions shifting at my company and suddenly I found myself staring back at the face of our vice president seated in an icy conference room, having been coerced into meeting with her to interview for a different position. A larger position. A supervisory position.

She materialized at my desk one afternoon and asked to speak with me.

'SHIT' I thought, ' I knew I shouldn't have googled 'shemale' yesterday. I just wanted non-nudity picture for a joke.'

But for the grace of God, it was not my extra-curricular google activities that she wished to discuss. It was a request- that I interview with her for a manager's position. The one that was vacated by MY past supervisor.

I was shocked and I am pretty certain my face reflected such. I mean, I was prepared to switch positions, however the one I was planning on switching to was not nearly as..........dramatic a change. I have never supervised anyone, anywhere. Unless of course you want to include my time spent wrangling a child, something I often wish I could include on my resume.

July 18, 2004- current
Child wrangler

Duties include but are not limited to; incubating life, reducing noise pollution, dietary consultation, janitorial work, anger-management instruction, etc.

Because I kick ass at THAT and although I appreciate myself for it, I don't really feel as though potential employers recognize those inherent strengths, which is a shame.

Oh well. Apparently, I don't need this additional affirmation because she did come to me with the interview request. And so I did. I interviewed last week for the position and I came out of the interview with a new found confidence in myself and a swollen ego.

A few days past and I heard nothing. The supervisor of the other position, the one I had originally interviewed for caught wind of my second interview and let me know that if I decided not to take the supervisory position, he would be glad to have me on his team.

This made me safe. Even if I was not offered the supervisory position there was still my original plan, to start working in that department. However, I was more than prepared to take whichever position was to offer the most mullah.

Because that's what people wallowing in their own destitution do.

Yesterday I was extended the invitation to the supervisory position and immediately following that reception my head popped right of my shoulders and floated away.......

It's a big raise, a big position, big authority and a big(ger) desk. I'm hopped up like the mediocre cubicle farmer that I am to be moving up this company ladder and I could not be more grateful for everything.

Oh- and my court date was bumped. To June 18th. There is a chance by noon on the eighteenth, I will officially be single again.

(are you mentally hooting and hollering at that possibility?! Because I am!)

Now, I'm off to go find that head of mine.