Bad news everyone, looks like I'm not getting my new, better job like I thought I would be .

Turns out they neglected to tell me that, instead of getting a raise from what I currently make at my current position by transferring, I'd have to take a substantial pay-cut for an unknown amount of time while the company got it's financial ducks in a row regarding the new payment structure for it's employees. And if that wasn't bad enough, when they finally did get that figured out, I wouldn't be making that much more than what I currently make now, only a few paltry cents more than what I had to work seven years to get to, instead of the raise I was pretty much promised from the get-go because of my seniority with the company.

So, as the title of this Journal/Update says, it looks like this has been a case of three steps forward, three steps back. Not only do I all but have to stay in my current job- which I'm thankful to even have after all the miscommunication that happened all around, by the way- but I'm going to have to wait for the finiancial big wigs to pull their heads out of their asses so we can all get a boost in pay, and even then I'm still stuck in retail for who knows how long while I scrimp and save to afford to move to Washington at some point in the unforseen future, so that I might have at least some chance at garnering employment that doesn't leave me drained, empty, and feeling like I spent 6 years earning my degree for absolutely fuck-all as it sits there useless on my shelf like the knowledge sits useless in my brain.

Needless to say, I've been kinda peeved about the whole thing. That, and a momentary roadblock in my brain have been the reason for my absence this last week or so, and why the story I've promised you guys has been delayed. Sorry about that, by the way . Hopefully though, I can get some creative momentum back and grind the last bits out that I need to finish and post something light-hearted and fun amidst the storm that is my current situation.