beagle-flavoured ennui

Even though I haven't enquired about full time jobs, I am fairly sure that the ad agency where I'm currently freelancing doesn't have any for those with my background. It's too bad, really. I really like the place, even although it employs lots of middle-aged men with silly designer glasses, strange facial hair, iPhones and noisy flip-flops. Nobody manages me and there's even a pool table on site.

Conversely, my former employer (home of the nefarious Poison Dwarf*) wants me back. Not working for PD - I'd rather live under a bridge than do that again. The job is in another department, and the manager is someone I've always liked, although she's one of those women who own little fluffy dogs. I'm not really into little fluffy dogs. But after initially turning down the HR department's offer, she talked me into coming to visit her so she could bump up the salary offer. And Salary Slut Melina said okay.

The upshot of all this is that it looks like I'll be employed by the Snoopy Borg once more beginning in mid-October. And even with a slightly increased salary and benefits, I'm still unable to be cheerful about it. Instead I'm in Total Juvenile Sulk Mode with a little PMS thrown in.

The offer letter didn't even lower my blood pressure any. Isn't a steady income supposed to be a good thing in these recessionary times?

A couple of friends have suggested I consider it clever karmic revenge, since PD will probably pee herself the first time she bumps into me in the onsite coffee shop or the parking lot. But I've never sat around wishing I could stick a fork in her eye or anything like that.

Hopefully I'll buck up after I get there. At least I can continue to finance my mother's visiting nurse, who has improved my mother's health; together they conspired to reduce my mother's medications.  I visited my mother last weekend and it was the first time in months she didn't have to crawl off for a mid-afternoon nap. She was visibly perkier.

I might even have some money left over for some Maison Close lingerie - not that any male will ever see it - and a Triumph Bonneville. I want the basic black model with just a little chrome here and there.  (the motorcycle, not the lingerie)

* See Key to Characters at right.