OK all, reread the above...that was supposed to be the tone of this thread.

I might have the FT record for unemployment and underemployment. There are a lot of reasons/issues. Those that know me, know some of them.

But anyway, about a month ago, I had dinner with a fellow FlyerTalker while he was in Chicago for an event. It was the first time I met him. A few weeks later he sent me this email (edited because I did not ask his permission to post it):

Hi Wendy!
I wanted to tell you, remember I said I was going non-stop since I had come back from Chicago ... well I actually got a job! It was totally out of the blue and unexpected! I seriously think meeting you and hearing what you were also going through, got me motivated. Not that I was not actively looking before, but I think my attitude changed and I also did not feel like I was the only one going through the experience.
The job is close to home, the opposite way of traffic and a VERY small, family company - a lot of the things I was looking for in a new job. I was really dreading going back to work for Satan <g>.
Anyway, I did really want to say thank you to you. I had a strange feeling when I came to Chicago and when I met you, that things were going to be changing for me. I know that sounds weird (it sounds weird even typing it!) but it's true.

So anyway, here is hoping my good karma can rub off on someone else.

[This message has been edited by Comicwoman (edited 06-20-2002).]