congratulations

as one might expect.... of course on my way to a job interview muni trains screwed and backed up to four in number and i practically had to throw myself in front of a taxi to get there on time. the ride back was as fun. the only train that came in 25 minutes of standing at the embarcadero was one that went by the castro. i could see on the tv screens that nothing else was coming.

so i decided that i hadn't seen a friend in a while and got out at his place of employment. he got promoted. it's well-deserved. i'm happy for him. congrats! and thank you so much for the kind words of support and encouragement! you rock.

then by coincidence i ran into another close friend. he just got a great job. i am so happy for both of them. so i wanted to put a special shout out. they both deserve it.

a personal note

i wanted to say if you and i used to date and we hung out on saturday.... i know i've been hard on you but i still think you're pretty awesome. all of our mutual friends are pretty awesome, too. good luck with your new job. see you soon.

mad props to DJ Tim B

i met him at the local watering hole the other day. he graciously offered to help me solve a computer problem and did so within 24 hours! w00t.

you can check out his music here: Flywash.com

i've earned some good karma

three weeks ago i had what could quite possibly be one of the most difficult of my existence. several of my friends suffered what i term as seriously egregious tragedies. i don't call that many people to be in my close friend circle... but when you get there, i will bend over backwards to help. and i absolutely refuse to turn a back on a friend in need. ever.

i can't really put up what we went through on the internet. even in general terms... i have too much respect for my friend's privacy.

so yesterday i was talking to a recruiter. he asked me why i want to do contracts. i told him about new orleans and how i want to have the flexibility to go back. how i like to have the time to visit my parents on the east coast every so often. how they aren't getting any younger.

we had this long talk about a blind society. one free of discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender, color, religion, you name it. two great things happened: 1: he's proactively submitting me to a GLBT magazine, and 2) they offered to put me on their health care plan and PTO package as a contractor. that's so rare!

why is 1) great? most of my friends are either gay, lesbian, bi, or transgender. why you ask? so many people are so hung up on sexuality. we're taught it's bad. well i don't believe that. it's healthy. most of my GLBT friends aren't. i can have real dialogues with them about things like sex and it's not taboo. i find them to be way more in touch with themselves. at least my friends are.

so to be able to work at a place where i can do something to help promote GLBT rights and/or awareness is exciting.

i also have another interview this afternoon.

wish me luck.