Ditto. Best of luck.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@...> wrote: > > No, it's great Barry. This is the most child like and excited I've ever seen you so I wish you the best and that this job comes through for you. What a cool,cool opportunity. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: > > > > Well, it's beginning to look more like a Done Deal, so I guess I'll > > start forwarding these musings to others. *Nothing* can be considered an > > absolutely Done Deal when working with the client in question, but it's > > looking WAY good, so I'll start posting these cafe rambles as a kind of > > occult whammy, the way I used to do in New York after interviewing for > > gigs that weren't certain, but that I wanted to be. I'd leave the > > interview and celebrate, as if the gig *were* certain; once I even > > celebrated by going out and buying a new suit to wear to the job, even > > though it hadn't really been formally offered to me yet. It always > > worked, so I'll try it again. > > > > The project itself, having now talked with the project leader, is > > exciting, literally the highest-profile, highest-priority project that > > the client's got going right now, and one on which its entire future > > business plan to some extent depends. I *like* that in a project; it > > really helps when you're trying to get something done and run into > > obstacles -- all you have to do is invoke the name of the project you're > > working on, and the obstacles magically disappear. > > > > But best, it's in Paris. > > > > It looks as if I'll rent a small flat there and commute via Eurostar. > > From past experience, that's just as fast -- feet in one city center to > > feet in another -- as flying, and almost as cheap. The bullet train is > > also far more comfortable, because you can get up and wander around, > > dine on something more than airline food, and drink good wines in the > > Bar Car, conversing with your Netbuddies via WiFi. My kinda commute. :-) > > > > I'll miss the dogs and the rest of my extended family, of course, but > > I'll be home on weekends, and fortunately they have no problem taking > > over my dog-walking duties while I'm gone. To be honest, all of the > > adult members of the family are already making plans to take regular > > jaunts to Paris themselves, the idea of having a free pied-à-terre > > there not being exactly anathema to them, either. > > > > So. A new chapter of the novel -- or pulp fiction or comic book...your > > call -- of my life. Cool. Sacré bleu. > > > > And what's fun, even for the people on this forum who wish me less than > > the best, is that it might not even happen. If it doesn't, you'll get to > > see me deal with disappointment, and have to keep working from home as > > usual. Won't THAT be something to look forward to? :-) > > >
