tired but... almost hired?

 the announcement to the team today went over about as well as could be expected, everyone is cool. and this evening, when i asked my manager and a coworker if they would be willing to serve as references, they both agreed without hesitation and i'm really grateful for that!

my phone rang non-stop today, i'm being hounded and harassed by recruiters from all over and it's hard to find space to breathe.

my first meeting today was with the first-prize company, and it was just great. like, it was actually weirdly great to have the guy i interviewed with last week walk in on my chat with the team lead to give me a hug and welcome me.

the second meeting was with my cousin's company, and the guy who interviewed me and i had a really fun coding session together.

that's two companies who want me in their offices tomorrow in an attempt to complete the application process.

the third company, tahoma's that i interviewed with yesterday - they're also scrambling to pick me up, and when i shared my morning's insights with the recruiter she basically told me that they felt the same but they were very happy with how i think.

so that's good too.

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the company i didn't do so well with the other day? i've been thinking about that interview, and it did not give me a good vibe. i think maybe i shouldn't go in to visit them on thursday.

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in other news, my tax-free "trust fund" has been released and we can relax a bit about money.

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i really hope i'm not starting a throat infection.