Awesome Tuesday (Part 2 of 2)

Most of my closest friends know to what capacity I work at I B M. If you don't, it basically goes like this: I travel to client sites and work; for each hour I spend working, I in turn bill the client. So the business model for my team focuses on billability, which in turn means I cannot be on the bench for too long, such as working from home picking my nose or cutting my fingers.

Anyway, considering that this is the start of the second week of 2007, I kind of got slightly antsy for sitting at home. I really don't have much to worry about yet, as my billable goal is only 68%, but I wanted to hit the new year running.

As 17:00 drew closer, I got a call from my resource manager, who handles project assignment to people like me. What I heard was music to my ears! There is a signed contract from a huge company that will last six months! Three of which will be spent pseudo locally, Schaumburg, and the other three in Los Angeles!

I cannot be more than excited for this! First of all, I don't have to worry about my billable hours for the first half of the year! That's a big chip off my shoulder. Secondly, I won't have to fly anywhere for three months, which means I get to stay home in Chicago for three months! Granted, it will suck big time for my airline miles and hotel points earning potential to keep my highest status. But oh well... And finally, I will get to visit my little sister more often now! How sweet is that?!?

Of course, I just hope I don't jinx all of this, as I won't know for sure for a few days. But this news certainly made my Tuesday!!!