ARRRGGGGHHHHHHHHH!
No chipper, happy, hunky go dorey news here boys and girls. Well, I broke up with Tim about a week ago. Ironic that my last entry was about how GREAT our snowshoe trip was. Not that we don't care about each other, but we just need to figure some important stuff out. Nothing like the break-up of a well known local couple in a small town to realize just how small this place can really feel!! So, I'm super bummed out but it was the best thing for us both right now. We'll see what happens... I mean, does the whole "taking time to figure things out" ever actually end up with people back together?? Things DO happen for a reason...
And on top of that, I got a call from my boss early on Monday morning telling me, "Well, I went ahead and hired Brian for the crew leader position..." No. Freaking. Way. The ONLY person in the whole park that could have a shot at beating me for it (he did hazard tree for a couple years). But, he wasn't here last year, when Cisco and I pretty much were our own boss and took care of EVERYTHING, above and beyond our duties as mere seasonal slaves. We convinced him to MAKE the crewleader job. Brian is a good guy and probably the only person I would work under, but it's not to say that I am not SOOOO PISSED OFF. He has no idea what we did last year, and they'd be screwed if Cisco and I didn't come back this summer. And pretty much everybody I know and work with knows I got shafted. My boss said he went back and forth about it all weekend, and the reasons he picked this guy over me were, as he admitted, CRAP. Just probably because he's older and been around longer. The ONLY redeeming and potentially good thing to come about this is that he said they are trying to secure funding for another term position.
If that doesn't happen, there's pretty much no way for me to advance my career here. There's not a lot of turnover, and very few term or permanent jobs. I'm gonna bet I'll be outta here within the next 2 years. I can't stand the idea of being an educated, qualified, ambitious individual working seasonally and being shafted as has happened to many of my friends. At least I'm not one of those people that have been here for 6-8 summer seasons and still see no light at the end of the tunnel. I mean, these are the sacrifices we make to work in the coolest places in the US and do jobs we love... but still, I do want to eventually have like, a CAREER or something. Go figure. :P
Wherewould I go? Montana or Alaska, most likely.
Anyway, pardon my crankiness but I think I'm allowed. My friends Jen, Steph, and Maria have been fantastic at keeping me busy and optimistic. Lunch in Denver and lots of gabbing with Steph; Maria and her phone calls; and Jen, getting margaritas two days in a row, playing erotic photo hunt (boobs!), and taking our mutts for a walk...
But, St. Patty's Day should be a BLAST. Maybe I'll take a trip to Seattle or something, since I'm not working until April 16th now. Dammit.
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