At last!!

I guess bad things happen for a reason. Call it fate or destiny perhaps but for the last 6 weeks i have felt completely useless. All those job interviews and consequent refusals really knocked me and made me feel pretty worthless. If they hadn't have happened though i may not have just got my dream job. Yes, that's right i finally got a job. And not just any job either but the very first job i applied for and the very reason i came to Q town, to work in the ski resorts. I start in a few weeks at Coronet Peak in the shop. Seems my improvised sales pitch about gloves made an impression and my second interview yesterday must've been good. I got the call on Monday that i was hoping for, to come in for a second interview. The same guy, the little Japanese dude called Toshi, did the interview and it just seemed like we were buddies. I felt totally relaxed and we just chatted. Of course i had to self promote myself a little bit but i had a lot more time to prepare this time so threw in lots of "reliable" and "flexible" type phrases. I think he must have seen my enthusiasm and how much i wanted to be working in the resort. I left the interview feeling good, not exactly confident but not the usual feeling of doom that i feel. You know, like when you do an exam at school and walk away convinced you ballsed it up. No, i felt good. Toshi had explained a lot more about the job and the various perks, some of which i knew and some that i hadn't. It made me really want the job even more which of course had the effect of making me pretty sure there was no way i was going to get it. I spent the rest of the afternoon groaning and sighing as my stupid brain replayed all the amazing things about the job that i was going to miss because it was sure i wasn't going to get it. I went to poker last night and had to drink myself to distraction. It was only a temporary reprieve though as it was back in my mind first thing this morning.

When Toshi called i panicked a bit and as i jumped off the sofa i lost reception on my phone causing his voice to turn into Stephen Hawkings. It prolonged the agony for just a few more seconds as i made him repeat what he had said. When he told me i had got the job i damn near jizzed in my pants and jumped off the balcony! I was/am so stoked! It has been a dream of mine to work/live in a ski resort for years and i am shocked that it all worked out. I get a ski pass which saves me $1200! I get free transport to and from the mountain! I get discounts in town and on the mountain! And i get to do a nationally recognised customer service course! But best of all, I get to ski my ass off. I am over the frickin moon!

Kate was here on her lunch break and i think as anxious as i was. She flipped too when i gave her the thumbs up. I think she is super relieved as it means i will be out of the flat and away from all the Internet porn. I'm super relieved as it means she will stop hassling me and urging me to apply for the part time job in Pumpkin Patch or the Japanese souvenir shop in town.

We're out tonight for a few celebratory drinks and a game of poker. I really hope i bump into Hamish as i owe that guy a few drinks! I need to also say thank you to everyone who has been sending me positive vibes from all over the world. Be it an email, a text or a message on Facebook. Thanks guys. It means a lot to me to know i am loved. Fuck, i feel like I'm receiving an oscar!

Man, just when life seems to be throwing you a few curve balls, you hit a home run! Life is good. Why am I a pessimist?

Peace

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