Navigating the Garbage Scow

What an insane couple of weeks. My wife and I have been riding the brink of insanity on this crazy roller coaster ride called unemployment! It has a really high/low cyclic rhythm that is not for the faint of heart or weak in the knees. The emotions are raw and the exchanges are charged.

I just had the biggest let down. But it wasn't just the circumstance that made it devastating, but also the fact that I set myself up for the big fall. I became so confident from all the signs I was getting from the prospective employer that I pretty much shelved the idea that I wouldn't get it. That was wrong. From all the intel that I got, the prospective boss and the whole of all the people I interviewed with had nothing but good things to say and I felt the love. The only obstacle was the VP. Funny thing was that the conversation that ensued was cordial between the VP and I... but for some reason he vetoed the whole deal a couple of days later. As one of my insiders stated, it was a BS reason. None-the-less, I got whacked. A bit more digging revealed that there was a tie from the VP to the place I was job-eliminated from. The VP was a manager at the company and some kind of ugliness ensued between him and my former boss. All this before I even graduated from college, but the VP equated the two and (only speculation) reaped havoc on one of the disciples. Oh well. There is more trouble brewing on my wife's gig, but I won't go there right now.

With a bit more free time than I previously had, I have been putting some effort back into the house and get it cleaned up. Later I will be touching up a few areas of the garage with some fresh paint. I also, the other day dialed in the Fuel 98. She is shifting beautifully... at least as I tool around the neighborhood and up my driveway. I also want to do a bit more customization on the front end, color-wise to make it pop a bit more. But I won't be able to do that until I find another gig. I'll post some of that when it happens on my other bike blog, cycle•centric. Can't wait!