The October Surprise
Posted by erin at October 8, 2004 06:04 PMSo many of you have heard this news already, but hell, not my parents, so hear goes:
As you might already be aware, about three weeks ago I got a new job at the company I've been interning at for a year. The new job is on a new show, who's title we'll abbreviate here as "L.E.". It took a long, long time to obtain the L.E. job. I gave my resume to the producer a freaking long time ago, like we're talking April or May. Then I had to keep talking to the producer, and later, the production manager, to ensure that I would get the job. You might recall the entry, Jobs and Senior Prom, a brief comparison.
I was supposed to start working on L.E. in August, but the start date kept getting pushed back. You might recall some complaints about that, since it caused me to run out of money and not be able to go to World Con.
Basically it took me a long-ass time to get this job and it felt like I had to work really hard to get it.
Then, suddenly, this week, one of the P.A.'s on Kids Next Door quit, and they offered me his job. Actually, they wouldn't have offered it to me if it hadn't been for Grace pushing my agenda. She knew I always wanted that guy's job. The producer of KND had to talk the the producer of LE to make sure it was OK if he offered me the job.
So the KND job promises more money (quite a chunk more!) and benefits! My god people, I'll get to go to the dentist again! I won't need my Medicare card anymore!
N. is still asking if this is really real. He's been worried about the whole no-health-insurance thing for quite some time.
It is really real. I start my new job on October 25th. I won't be in the color department, but I'll be doing other stuff with the animatics, and with the 3D vehicle rotations you might remember if you've seen the show, and I'll have something to do with the credits. (And my name will be bigger in the credits: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!)
This was quite a turn of events for me, particularly after the Hoboken Go Tournament on Sunday, where I lost to one 8-year-old Asian boy after another. How embarrassing!
The new job is like the October Surprise for me, but last night at Sam's we were talking about what a good October Surprise would be for the Bush campaign. Hal lamented that Bush hasn't said anything about going to Mars after the initial announcement.
I said that a good surprise would be if Bush revealed, "We already have a man on the way to Mars!"
Then Hal said, "...and that man is Osama Bin Ladin."
And I said, "There's only enough fuel for a one-way trip."
And Hal said, "There is no Exit Strategy for Mars."
Also if anyone cares I've been trolling Scott's blog.
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October 9, 2004 02:00 AM, Maggie said:
The October Surprise (or why Jerk Squad!! is awesome)
October 11, 2004 02:16 PM, Halifax said:
What? You're quitting the Lesbian Endomorphs show?
October 11, 2004 08:43 PM, Jay said:
Congratulations on the new job. It beats med school by a lot I'm sure.
October 14, 2004 03:16 AM, Eugene said:
OMG! That is so awesome. Congratulations. Nothing makes me happier than to see your hard work and patience pay off in the end. You paid your dues and you're living the dream, now go make some good cartoons :)
I may have an October surprise brewing on the job front too, but I'm still skeptical that it will work out so I won't say any more than that for now. It could all go wrong quite easily.
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