Aah, the coffee-drinking, journal-typing in my undies, getting ready for the day kind of Saturday morning. Thats what I love. The day looks so wonderful and delicious .I think I will go for a bike ride when I log off. Then I must spend much of the day getting ready for my trip. I guess I have been trying to psyche myself into getting excited over my trip despite some of my fears. I would be nervous anyway as it is my first trip to the other side of the world, but with all this crap going on in the world, it just makes it that much more nerve-wracking right now.
I got drugs. Supposedly good ones for this trip. Ive never taken sleeping pills, but I know my internal clock is going to be all screwed up. It took me a long time to get used to the time change when I was in Europe. Im going much further around the globe this time.
Good thing about it is Im going to be meeting up with several fun (okay, outrageous) people while Im over there at least on the second week. The first week is going to be pretty much country-hopping. Supposedly, the second week will be meetings during the day and bar-hopping at night—every night—all night! Well, well see about that. I just know the reputations of some of these people but I havent witnessed it firsthand. Okay, except for the girls I ran into last night. I swear, I keep running into more and more people who are going to be over there that second week. Maybe Ill get to update while Im gone. I am taking a laptop with me. All my friends/coworkers are expecting me to e-mail them with stories!! They think that its funny that Im traveling with my stick-in-the-mud bitchy boss. I dont think its funny at all. I just need to devise a plan to ditch her every night and go out with the crazies.
Yes, Im having job itchings again. This upcoming trip is a very important step in my career. The next two weeks are crucial and the experience will most certainly be a part of my updated resume! Thing is, I feel like Im dissing my bitchy boss. She promoted me in the biggest way. Got me a big, fat, chunk of a raise (can you say THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT?), a better title (although Im still not satisfied), and all these trips around the world and back (even though the world travel has me a little terrified at this time).
But the problem is, she has lost a lot of responsibility at work and her reputation is sliding downhill fast. She has become a micro-manager, not letting me make any decisions without her input. In turn, I have lost a lot of confidence in my ability to do a good job. Plus, she can be a raving psycho bitch and everybody knows it.
Great. Im getting myself all worked up. Enough about that. Lets just say, Im pretty sure I will need an outlet during my two weeks with her Im pretty sure Ill be posting.
Im having dinner tonight with an amazing up-and-comer at work. He is a true whiz, and my company hired him to turn a gigantic chunk of business around. He is actually in the process of hiring people and taking them to the cool spots in town so that they can get a feel for this city. I am pretty thrilled that he asked me to come along tonight. I dont even work in his area. In fact, he only asked one other girl to come, and she works directly for him. Why did he ask me? Oh well, I wont question it, Ill just go and have fun. I am trying to work up the nerve to ask him if I can move to his area. Problem is, my bitchy boss is actually one of the big reasons he is here. She pushed for him just like she pushed for my promotion.
Gotta play this one cool. Figure out the angle I need to take. Plotting ..
And packing. Ugh. So much shopping needs to be done before this excursion! And tomorrow I need to take my cat to my parents so that they can watch him for two weeks. He hates to ride in the car with me. I am assured of kitty excretion of all kinds tomorrow.
Bracing myself
Hmmm .I need to go back to some old entries to figure out where I left off in my life. Im thinking I have a lot to write about in here, but not even sure where to start. So with that, I am off to leave a couple of notes and then get on with my day. So much to do!
Ciao for now!
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