Day 7: A Glimmer of Hope

When yesterday passed with no news, I was resigned to spend this Memorial Day weekend still in agony over not knowing my future. Well, as fate would have it, an answer arrived this afternoon in the form of some certified mail. The U.S. government has seen fit to allow me access to classified information, which means I can hypothetically start my job as soon as they can retrain me. I haven't heard from my company yet but I assume that will be next week. This is a nice move forward. As suspected, my finances were the thing holding me up. They apparently didn't care much about how I lost the old job or my depression treatment.

Within the next six months they will check in to make sure I have paid at least another $900 off my large debt and that I have paid off my small debt completely. Both of which should be easy to accomplish. Once I get the go ahead from my company, I can buy a new car and then things can get literally moving again. This is a weight off my back but I won't open the champagne until I hear from my company with a firm start date. Still, one step forward.

Food since last time: My mother and I ate a lunch order of Sweet and Sour Chicken with rice for lunch. I had two Dr. Peppers with it. For dinner last night, I ate with friends at Barley's in Asheville and had two slices of cheese pizza with a coke. When I got home at 2am, I ate two big cup Reece's with cookie filling. When I got out of bed at 2pm today I ate a double shot of creamy chicken ramen with a Cheerwine.

Pop Culture: I bought comics yesterday so I have read the latest issues of Wild Storm, Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash, All-Star Batman and Wicked and Divine 455 AD. I also went to see Franz Ferdinand in concert. A band called Omni opened for them. It was a fun show and over too soon.