There's ritual in preparing for an in face-to-face meeting. The dressing in unfamiliar clothes. The preparing of the face palette. Carefully lining the eyelids, brushing on the mascara, painting the lips, dabbing on perfume. These used to be familiar actions, but with working from home, and lockdowns, don't often frock up.
These rituals help you find your work persona. Your body moves in different ways. You stand straighter, walk faster. You watch your language, speak more clearly, ask questions, mind your Ps and Qs. It's a version of myself I don't see that often.
Before the meeting I went into my favourite witch shit shop to spin the oracle wheel.
I spun this:
Completely connected, you claim heaven's prize
In a mystical circle your soul will arise,
You'll dance with the gods on the earth, in the skies,
To discover success, where true treasure lies.
Nothing like a positive oracle to go into a meeting.
Regardless, the meeting went well. A company I've worked with before. A small piece of work. Nine to five - in Melbourne. It's not funded at the moment, but there's a good business case. Would I be interested?
Yes.
Does it fit with my ultimate job spec? Yes, and no.
It was a go see. But it would be nice if even three months of work could come my way. No promises, no commitments. Yet it's a decent lead. And four out of the last five jobs I've had have come through word of mouth and recommendations of people I've worked with.
In the meantime, I'll keep looking. But this was a good place to start, even if it doesn't happen.
After this, I had lunch with a friend.
After that, I plonked myself in the State Library and wrote for an hour.
Then went home, watched an episode of The People vs Robodebt in SBS On Demand (This should be required viewing - it still makes me mad.)
Then went to the gym for a session with Chuck.
And now I'm here.
In all, it was a good day.
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