new, new, NEW!

As everybody who reads this knows, i have had problems (to put it mildly) with my lodgings.  the husbot and i finally got a place of our own, and then the good room mate finished school.  he had gone away for a bit, and bad room mate took his place, creating the life havoc that drained me of my will to live last year.  well, good roomie came back.  i love the guy, i really do, but he gave me exactly three hours notice that he was going to be staying with us indefinitely.  all we got was a phone call saying "hey guys, i'm in cheyenne!  i'll be there in a couple of hours!  can't wait to see you!  where can i put my sleeping bag?"  and that was in december.  the astute among you will see that it's currently march, and dude is still sleeping on my office floor.  something here just ain't working for me. 

and, in a weird twist of fate, it's not working for the husbot either.  i think the reason he wasn't nearly as put out by bad room mate's behavior was that it never really effected him at all.  he could still play his games until the wee hours of the morning, and nobody ever kicked him out of his personal space or routine. he's easy-going at the best of times, and bad room mate wasn't bothering him, so why did action need to be taken? welp, now good dude kicks him out of his computer space at nine pm.  and apparently that's the straw that breaks the camel's back.  who knew?  so, all of us weren't happy with life, people were crabby, things had to change.  and i, being the mover and shaker of the bunch, done changed em.  go me! 

i started looking at craigslist for rental listings that would suit our needs- three bedrooms, two bathrooms, not in the ghetto... and the first person i called had a listing that i thought would work.  3 beds, 3 baths, 3 floors.  the best part?  exactly four blocks from my library.  and the price was lower than our max.  of course i went to go see it right after work.  and immediately fell in love.  it was perfect!  everything i could want, and i didn't even need to pay a pet deposit.  i pretty much forced the guys to look at it, and to make a long story short, we get the keys in a week and a half.  you've never seen three more ecstatic people. 

this could be the best thing that happened too me all year, and i'm including in that the time i went to the yarn store and found out quite by accident that they were having a 25% off sale.  yup.  it's that good.  sooo.... who wants to help me move?

rejection

remember when i told everybody about applying for the job in a different city?  well, i got an interview.  it went really well too, but i still didn't get the job.  why?  because, in a fluke move, somebody applied who had nineteen years of library experience and a master's degree.  i was second, as i have a paltry six years and a bachelor's.  i hate that.  i hate being told that i had an awesome interview.  i hate being told that there's nothing i should be doing to make myself more marketable- that i'm already doing it all.  i just can't hold a candle to nineteen years.

i'm not so dissapointed i could spit though.  i did speak with the community director for twenty minutes about the job, and she did say that they lady who got the job and i were the most qualified candidates by far, and that she really wants me to apply again.  she thinks my skills are good, and that i would be an asset to the district, and to keep looking for jobs down there.  i appreciate that.  so many times when i have interviewed, i've just gotten a curt "we picked somebody else" call or not even that much.  i always value the feedback, and i came away feeling like i was somebody they'd hire in the future.  she will see my name on her desk again.  as soon as a full-time position comes up. 

so is this rejection?  i don't really know.  i feel sad because i would have loved doing the work, and i want to branch out.  however, i'm coming away with a good taste in my mouth- something i haven't gotten from this job in the last five years.  i feel like i am wanted there.  i have never felt like that here.  that's good.  i'll keep on trying.

as for trying, i finished a couple of things.  i finished knitting socks out of my goodbye yarn from my friend, and they look lovely with my furry winter boots.  fuzzy boots plus wooly socks equals warm feet, which is good considering that the coldest wettest part of winter should soon be upon us- the time of year that other people call spring.  i also completed a hat for my nerd friend.  apparently she's currently obsessed with anything nathan fillion, and wanted jayne's hat from "firefly".  shockingly (or not, if you know any knitters) i was able to find at least ten patterns for it on ravelry, so i cobbled a bunch together and made my own.  it looks good.  i got a picture of it, and then promptly deleted it, so i need to get another one.  as soon as that happens, i'll post a pic or two.  i have a little shawl in the works, and am still trucking along on those mittens!  at least i'm staying busy.

ps- i'm a little obsessed with anything nathan fillion too.  he's just so dang cute.