Slightly annoyed, but optimistic

Well, I know it's been quite a while since my last post, but it was not for want of things to write. I haven't heard back from the Civil Engineering department yet, but have been working in the Astronomy department full time in a temporary position. I'm annoyed because I initially interviewed for a permanent position, but was then offered a temp position during which I would be trained for Annie's job (Annie's last day is today) and then would apply and get that job officially once the university catches up. What annoys me is that on the first day of the job the woman, Sue, whose idea all this was tells me that it would not be guarenteed that I would get the position, they would do a job search and hire the best person from that. She's also made it clear that I did not get the first job - not only that, I'm not even in the top two. And here I am sleeping on Angie's floor (thanks again Angie - I'll make it up to you!) so that I can start this job right away, at Sue's request, while I look for a permanent place to live. But hey - why should I look for a permanent residence when I don't even know if I have a permanent position. I just feel like I'm getting jerked around.

So that's why I'm slightly annoyed - reading that, maybe more than slightly. The reason I'm optimistic is that I applied for a really cool job last night with the Office of Naval Research. It would be as an oceanographer, which I'm actually qualified for - as I've taken chemical, biological, and geological oceanography, as well as a bunch of other physics, math, chemistry, biology, climatology, and geology courses. That would be wonderful. The position is open continuously and there are several potential locations - Monterey, California and Washington, D.C. are the two I said I would work at. Here's hoping there's something available in Monterey. Although, I think it would be really awesome to work in D.C. for a while. I just hope I haven't jinxed myself. This position would also be great because I can gain experience in case I ever want to try the whole grad school thing again.

Other than that, not much is going on. Like I said, I'm sleeping on Angie's floor. Oh, I guess a wardrobe change has occurred. I figured I'd better clean up my appearance a bit, and have new jeans, shirts, shoes... All from the lady's dept. Except maybe the shoes - classic low-top converse, but hey, they are considered unisex.

Well... that's it for now.