House owners

Got a call from the estate agent - the keys have been deposited for us to pick up. We're now officially house owners. After a thriller lasting 11 months, throughout the financial near-apokalypse going on the real world, and a lot of stress, it's done.

Now of course starts the huge work of actually moving stuff and fixing the house up, but all in all, it's done. I'll have a tour of the house tonight after work and make a list of what needs doing first. The actual work of moving stuff in will start on Monday/Tuesday, repairs in Tuesday, delivery of essentials on Wednesday. Move of furniture on Friday. Then it's just about cleaning up the old flat and reclaim deposit and stuff.

After that, some financial engineering that will mean a much cheaper deal on the house. Everything will be done by the time I'm starting the new job, so everything's going great and on time so far. Might still go all wrong, but for the moment, life's looking good.

I got it!

I just got the call from the job agent, who started out with "I want to make sure you understand that the quality of applicants was extremely high, and the decision really wasn't easy, and they'll make sure that those they don't take get a recommendation with HR to get hired at a later date... and I'm delighted to tell you you got the job."

My response: "My fucking gods, and how long have you practised to do that speech only to tease me, you bastard?"

Which made the job agent laugh and then explain they loved me, I rocked them, and they couldn't sing my praises high enough.

I got the Dep. Editor job. The pay-off of five days of really hard work and "nerve war" (Nervenkrieg) as the German expression goes.

I already accepted and already told my team leader at old place I've accepted. Now all pending contract and signing and benefits package.

No more sock boy.

I win at life.

Urgent service announcement

Contracts are signed & exchanged, we own a house.

Gods, the drama.