The Eclipse part one

So what constitutes an eclipse then? A moment of total darkness followed by a sliver of light moving it's way across the sky? If that's an appropriate way of looking at it, I suppose this week would very easily fit into that mold as I lost my job at Alliance on Friday afternoon. How did this happen might you ask? Have I ever been fired from a position before? Well...no...and I can honestly say having it happen for the first time sucks ass. It's like someone has just hit you upside the head with an emotional sledgehamer and you totally didn't see it coming. I know I was blindsighted like hell.

Basically I went in like I usually do, met Sierra at Southeast, how fitting in that since it was the last time I was going to go, that I'd have to take the bus all the way over and find my way around for the first and last time. I should also mention that when I went there, I was dropped off by the bus some three blocks away from the actual school down the street and it was downhill as well which also sucked. So I found my way having to roll uphill heaving and grinding against the street (Sierra claims that she was trying to get her camera phone out so she could tape the spectacle of watching me climb like a wheelchair athlete) and I get almost to the top when this car stops and this woman gets out and asks me if I need assistance. Before I can properly reply she comes over and starts pushing me up the last block and fine, yes it was nice to have her assistance though it wasn't neccessary. When I finally get to the top, I thanked her and her husband was asking me my name. His name, I found out was Mayo. And he told me that he had some wheelchairs at home that he might let me have. Granted this was two days ago, and I haven't heard from him at all, but I think I might give him a buzz tomorrow and see what, if anything he's come up.

So anyway, we do class as usual, and when we get to the office it was business as usual on a typical Friday afternoon. Let me back up a moment.

I was out for the majority of last week because I actually caught strep throat from Jay of all people (who I knew I shouldn't been kissing on but whatever) and so I was out of work for the week. I get a random email from Cindy Lewis, who is the director of Programs at MIUSA (yeah remember them?) telling me they have this new position Exchange Program Coordinator position open and that she's thinking of me for it and wants to know if I'm interested. Well obviously I'm interested but I'm working for Rene. So I convey this in an email to her the next day and I'm trying to find out what, if anything I can do. So when I ask her when it has to be filled the next day, she says as soon as possible. So I'm trying to figure out what the hell to do when on Friday I send her my resume and make mention of my situation in it.

She emails me back and says they will review the info and will let me know their decision by next week.