Wednesday. It’s been a good day. Went to bed around 11:30, woke up to Bill’s alarm clock, which meant I had to wake him up to have him turn off the alarm. I faded back into unconsciousness waking up just short of an hour. I had a big day all set up for me and I got out of bed at 6:15 to try and get a head start. Shower, with a kiss for Bill as he headed out the door, cereal, coffee and email then I too was out the door headed towards the bus stop. It was another nice morning.

I got on the bus a little earlier than usual. I thought I should try leaving a little bit earlier from now on. It does make for an easier commute. Yesterday and today I’ve been playing Madness, One Step Beyond, their first album. Nothing like something from the late seventies ska revival to get one going. I listen to the bass lines and try to remember them so I could play it on bass later in the evening. Doesn’t turn out that way of course. Not as adept on the bass as I would like to be but I am working on it.

I got to the office, no one in when I walked in though the door was unlocked. Ron, the guy who interviewed me made it in before me and was in the bathroom down the hall which would have made it easy to steal anything that could be carried out, but since I was there it didn’t happen. People came in, in drips and drabs and the day started as it usually does. I found time to call Greg Stevens and left a voice mail to send me an email so that I could forward my resume. Also it was a good way to find out about the company he is the president of.

From what I got it’s a nice merger and acquisition company if there can be such a thing. This is the world of high finance, a world where I feel oddly comfortable. The die was cast and I was meeting Greg Stevens at 4:30 this afternoon. That meant I needed to make an excuse to get out early. Bill had the idea that I tell Wally and Naomi that I needed to go help Bill at his parents apartment so we could install safety handles in their bathroom.

I sent out that balloon to President Naomi and Wally and they accepted it, so I was able to inform everyone else in the office about my early departure. The day went by like a Wednesday, climbing up one side of the hump and sliding down the other end. I slid out at 4:00 after rushing through some last minute work thrown at me at 3:37. They knew I was leaving at 4:00 but still. I did what they asked, surprised at the speed I was able to do what was asked while laughing quietly like a maniac.

I surprised myself by making it from 44th and 6th to 50th and 3rd Avenue in about 15 minutes. Rush hour hadn’t started so I wasn’t swimming against the stream of commuters. I got to Greg’s office and saw him almost immediately. We reminisced about Wanker Banker and how he felt they were going to close down that place soon enough. He was on the board of directors and mentioned that he was surprised that the big bank in Canada hadn’t cut off funds yet.

Everything Greg told me about my responsibilities was extremely doable. He was reading from a sheet that was given to him by Vivek, the CEO of the company. I met Vivek a few times when he would visit Greg. Greg told me that Vivek had read my resume and liberally cribbed all the things I had done and put them in a list of things they would like done. I kept expecting myself to tell Bill to shut off his alarm clock.

The offer is a lot better than what I have now, or even before now. There is a pay raise and benefits. The caveat is there aren’t any dental benefits but I might have a say in that should I decide to take the offer.

If I take it, I will have to give two weeks notice to President Naomi and Wally. But it could be a win win situation. If I go, I would be in the position to hire through the agency and that would be good for President Naomi and Wally. Plus the actor who was doing the job when I started could take the job back and still go out on auditions and whatnot. I have to let Greg Stevens know by Friday noon.

I also just checked, Bill’s alarm clock is not going off and I am not still asleep in bed.

It’s Tuesday and not a bad day at all. Way better than yesterday I tell you. Went to bed at almost exactly 11:00 and drifted off almost immediately. At 11:25 the phone rings. Of course I don’t hear it until it’s about to stop ringing. Then I figure I better get out of bed to see who called. It was Bill. A few years ago, Bill felt threatened on the street and tried calling me but I didn’t hear the call. He flipped out at that so I needed to see what was going on. I stumbled out of bed groggy after 20 minutes.

“Hey babe, whats’ up?” I asked. “YOU!” He always says that when I ask whats up. This time I said, ‘Yeah, I am up. I was in bed sleeping and now I’m on the phone with you. What’s going on?” I knew better than to ask what was up again because he would’ve said ‘YOU!’ again. He called to let me know he was in a cab, headed from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe (where the play he’s been working on starts on Thursday night) to the Christopher Street Path station. He wanted me to know since I was in such a funk on Monday that he wanted to give me a hug.

He told me he would be home soon enough and would give me a hug in bed. I guess he did. I wouldn’t know, I was out cold. I did wake up a little bit earlier than usual and made my way to the bus stop after the morning apartment and personal hygiene routine. I was in a pretty good mood. I listened to Elvis Costello, My Aim is True and as I walked I saw a bus pulling away. Fine with me. It was a gorgeous morning, the temperature was close to 60 degrees. It felt like spring.

I settled into the bus and pulled out Claudius and didn’t have to rush since I was able to renew the book from the library online through the http://bccls.org system. It’s a lending library for most of North New Jersey. Just about any book could be had through this system. It’s great since I’ve stopped buying books and this is a lot cheaper since it’s free. I settled into work and didn’t really do much. The program they had gotten is a nightmare for me and I was told to hold off on the data entry I had been doing.

President Naomi and Wally were in a good mood today as well. Basically everyone in the office was ok to deal with. It felt good to work there again. Naomi asks me everyday to pick up a copy of the New York Post for her and I usually do but today I had forgotten. I was by her desk when she said she wanted to ask me something and was trying to remember what it was that she wanted to ask me. I said, “Did you want me to get the Post?” “Yes. Oh my you can read my mind” From out of the blue I said, ‘That’s easy to do”. Inadvertent zing! That got a big laugh from Wally and yes, Naomi laughed too.

As the day headed to it’s end my cell phone rang. Cell phones are verboten in the office so I had to reject it. It was a call from Greg Stevens, a director from Wanker Banker. He left a message telling me that he had left Wanker Banker and was at a new company. He gave me his number and I called, getting his voice mail. I wandered around Bryant Park walking among people enjoying the now 70 degree weather as I puffed on a Padron.

The cell phone rang in my pocket and I saw it was Greg Stevens again. He told me how unhappy he was at Wanker Banker and he has a new position and would I be interested in joining up with him at this new Bio Tech Merger and Acquisition company. He always liked me and I always liked him so I have an appointment to meet with him tomorrow afternoon at his new office. I feel really good about this and I feel I could do whatever it is he wants me to do. So wish me luck, tomorrow at 4:30 a new chapter maybe beginning. Woo Hoo!