Dear Investigators at Diplomatic Security,
HURRY THE HELL UP!!!!
Love, Me
___________________________
Okay, seriously, I'm really not complaining because this time last year I was thinking about how many more months it would be until the new vacancy opened again. In light, I am so grateful that I made it even this far. I also understand what a long process this is and the fact that the investigation can take months and months. I am also only about 5 weeks in but this waiting...
and waiting.....
and waiting some more is making me nuts!
___________________________
Dear Diplomatic Security people,
I am not a prostitute (thanks Secret Service for being male whores in South America), a compulsive gambler ( I went to MD Live and lost $20 in 20 minutes. I was done), nor an alcoholic. My address is what is says it is, yes, I do have my MBA, I'm a trustworthy person, and I would try my best not to embarrass the United States Government in or outside of its borders. Anything else you need to know?
Love, me
That is all.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Monday, October 01, 2012
Ummm......
Standing in front of the fax machine with a co-worker.....
Her: You're going to Africa soon, right?
Me: Yes. I leave Jan 18th.
Her: You must be so excited!
Me: I am! I've been looking forward to this trip for 2 1/2 years now, and I haven't taken any
time off work since I came back from Thailand. I'm so ready.
Her: Where are you going again?
Me: South Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, and London then I'll be in London for 3 1/2 weeks.
Her: That's so awesome. You know I've always wanted to go to Africa to see tigers.
Me: *Crickets*
Her: *a very wide grin with a far away look*
Me: Tigers? Africa is the wrong continent for tigers
Her: *confusion* Really? Are you sure?
Me: *looks at her like she's a complete idiot* I'm pretty sure
Her: Huh. I always thought that tigers were the female version of a lion.
Me: *Crickets* Are you serious right now?
Her: So you're saying tigers are not the female version of lions?
Me: I can't talk to you anymore. *walks away*
I really couldn't make this stuff up if I tried....
In other news, I emailed the security clearance people about my case. They told me to check back around mid-October. The person who responded wasn't very nice about; very curt in fact. I definitely like the nurses in medical better.
There really isn't a big rush for me to get clearance at this point. Word on the street is that there will be a January class. I'm not too keen on that because my trip is already paid for. I would rather have a March class but what I want and what DOS wants for me are two totally different things. Besides, my score was so low I may not even get called for January. I guess I'll just cross that bridge when/if I get to it.
Her: You're going to Africa soon, right?
Me: Yes. I leave Jan 18th.
Her: You must be so excited!
Me: I am! I've been looking forward to this trip for 2 1/2 years now, and I haven't taken any
time off work since I came back from Thailand. I'm so ready.
Her: Where are you going again?
Me: South Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, and London then I'll be in London for 3 1/2 weeks.
Her: That's so awesome. You know I've always wanted to go to Africa to see tigers.
Me: *Crickets*
Her: *a very wide grin with a far away look*
Me: Tigers? Africa is the wrong continent for tigers
Her: *confusion* Really? Are you sure?
Me: *looks at her like she's a complete idiot* I'm pretty sure
Her: Huh. I always thought that tigers were the female version of a lion.
Me: *Crickets* Are you serious right now?
Her: So you're saying tigers are not the female version of lions?
Me: I can't talk to you anymore. *walks away*
I really couldn't make this stuff up if I tried....
In other news, I emailed the security clearance people about my case. They told me to check back around mid-October. The person who responded wasn't very nice about; very curt in fact. I definitely like the nurses in medical better.
There really isn't a big rush for me to get clearance at this point. Word on the street is that there will be a January class. I'm not too keen on that because my trip is already paid for. I would rather have a March class but what I want and what DOS wants for me are two totally different things. Besides, my score was so low I may not even get called for January. I guess I'll just cross that bridge when/if I get to it.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Medical Clearnence Done!
Woot! Woot!
I got the email yesterday that I cleared medical last Friday. I'm so close!!!!
I have been running around since August 21, 2012 trying to get all of this medical stuff in. I had this crazy plan that I would just get it all done within a week and everything would be fine. WRONG! What I failed to realize is that life isn't just about me and I can't just ring up my doctors and say "hey, I need a doctor's appt so I can get this form filled out. Oh by the way, I need it by the 09/20. Chop! Chop!"
Umm, no!
My doctor looks at me like I'm smoking crack when I tell her what it's form and she further gives me dirty looks when she sees the medical form. Hey, it's not my fault that they want all of this blood work done. One good thing, I found out what my blood type is; A+. Go me! On the bright side, my super awesome government insurance paid for everything! I saw the bill and I nearly had a fit with the cost of how much bloodwork costs. Really?
My doctors are amazing! I <3 them!
Now, I'm just waiting for security to come through, and then the final step is FRP.
Holy Batman! I'm so close!
I got the email yesterday that I cleared medical last Friday. I'm so close!!!!
I have been running around since August 21, 2012 trying to get all of this medical stuff in. I had this crazy plan that I would just get it all done within a week and everything would be fine. WRONG! What I failed to realize is that life isn't just about me and I can't just ring up my doctors and say "hey, I need a doctor's appt so I can get this form filled out. Oh by the way, I need it by the 09/20. Chop! Chop!"
Umm, no!
My doctor looks at me like I'm smoking crack when I tell her what it's form and she further gives me dirty looks when she sees the medical form. Hey, it's not my fault that they want all of this blood work done. One good thing, I found out what my blood type is; A+. Go me! On the bright side, my super awesome government insurance paid for everything! I saw the bill and I nearly had a fit with the cost of how much bloodwork costs. Really?
My doctors are amazing! I <3 them!
Now, I'm just waiting for security to come through, and then the final step is FRP.
Holy Batman! I'm so close!
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Drumroll, please.....
Him: Okay that concludes our talk. I'm going to ask that you sit out in the waiting room and we're going to have a little discussion.
Me: Sounds good, thank you
Time Lapse: 30 Minutes
Him: Ms. Webster, will you follow me.
Me: Okay. *I close my eyes and take a deep breath*
Him: I don't want you to sit.
Me: Okay * take another deep breath*
Him: I don't want you to sit yet because I want to offer my congratulations!
I passed the OA!
I still cannot believe it! I was a crazy morning. I live in Baltimore so I thought that if I left by 7 I would get there by 9 without any problems. Well, no one told me that DC traffic sucks!!! I ended up getting lost with my GPS and found myself headed to Falls Church. Then, I had to find parking and I said a quick prayer to Jesus that my car wouldn't get towed. To top it all off, I got a blowout specifically for the OA and by the time I walked into the OA, it was a sad sad situation.
It was during the 1st part of the OA where I realized that I was 5ft in front of my dream.
*Holy #@!^balls!*
I passed! The assessor played a dirty trick. He was horrible but I guess he had to get his jollies out of it as well. There were 2 other candidates from other specialties. We bonded! I was grateful they were there. With just a look, they understood what I was going through. I hope they passed.
I've gone through a lot of panel interviews, but, I have to say, that was the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life. The waiting in between each section was killer. I'm convinced they space it out like that on purpose. I think they're interested to see how well we handle the pressure. It's extremely intense!
Now it's onto the clearances and I pray for a speedy investigation. I can't help but think that this time next year Secretary Clinton will be my boss, I'll get to experience the elusive Flag Day, and my new address will be somewhere in this great big world. My future is truly unknown and I'm so incredibly excited about the possibilities! I. CANNOT. WAIT!!!
I PASSED! SOMEONE PINCH ME!!
Me: Sounds good, thank you
Time Lapse: 30 Minutes
Him: Ms. Webster, will you follow me.
Me: Okay. *I close my eyes and take a deep breath*
Him: I don't want you to sit.
Me: Okay * take another deep breath*
Him: I don't want you to sit yet because I want to offer my congratulations!
I passed the OA!
I still cannot believe it! I was a crazy morning. I live in Baltimore so I thought that if I left by 7 I would get there by 9 without any problems. Well, no one told me that DC traffic sucks!!! I ended up getting lost with my GPS and found myself headed to Falls Church. Then, I had to find parking and I said a quick prayer to Jesus that my car wouldn't get towed. To top it all off, I got a blowout specifically for the OA and by the time I walked into the OA, it was a sad sad situation.
It was during the 1st part of the OA where I realized that I was 5ft in front of my dream.
*Holy #@!^balls!*
I passed! The assessor played a dirty trick. He was horrible but I guess he had to get his jollies out of it as well. There were 2 other candidates from other specialties. We bonded! I was grateful they were there. With just a look, they understood what I was going through. I hope they passed.
I've gone through a lot of panel interviews, but, I have to say, that was the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life. The waiting in between each section was killer. I'm convinced they space it out like that on purpose. I think they're interested to see how well we handle the pressure. It's extremely intense!
Now it's onto the clearances and I pray for a speedy investigation. I can't help but think that this time next year Secretary Clinton will be my boss, I'll get to experience the elusive Flag Day, and my new address will be somewhere in this great big world. My future is truly unknown and I'm so incredibly excited about the possibilities! I. CANNOT. WAIT!!!
I PASSED! SOMEONE PINCH ME!!
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
I am a horrible person.....
And I'm so sorry!! I really am! Would it help if I say I'll make it up to you?
It just dawned on me that I haven't blogged in months! Months, I say! Did you miss me?
I have been neglecting my blogging duties, because, of course, you all are so interested in the happs of my life (eye roll). So I'm going to give you a brief roundup of it over the last couple of months.....
1. I got an invite! Yes! Yes, I did! Woot! Woot! My friend, T, and I got our emails within seconds of each other. I opened her email saying she got it. My response "Got, what?" Then, I had a light bulb moment. "Oh shit! She got her invite!" Then I looked for mine and it was there! KaPOW! My OA is on Monday and I am beginning to crap my pants. I'm trying desperately not to freak out but the anticipation is building and building. Oh yeah and the little e-QIP....haven't started yet. I need to get on it otherwise I'm going to be screwed come Monday. We'll see. Hopefully, I'll pass.
2. In my quest of applying to all jobs in the federal government, I got a response from the FBI as an Intelligence Analyst. "Go take this test," they said. Okay, I did. It was crazy hard. Like the SAT, LSAT, MCAT, and accountant's exam all at once. I had a few "oh shit!" and "WTF is this?" and "Who the hell knows that answers to these questions" moments then, too. To top of that crazy cake, it was all timed. Hello Pressure, nice to meet you. After all of that, I passed. Yay to me! Now I'm at the stage where my scores and my resume are with the managers and if they like me, they'll call me for an interview. They have until September first to decide if I'm worthy. Otherwise, I have to reapply all over again. That's fine. My scores are good for life so I don't have a test again.
3. Did I mention I got an invite to the OA? Yep, I did!
4. Work sucks!
5. I discovered 50 Shades of Gray and OMG! I never knew! However, grammar almost ruined it.
6. I love the phrase "I googled it, Sir." - See #5.
7. My 5 week holiday with J to various countries in Africa is 6 short months away. I'm so excited! My mom sent me this HIGH-larious voicemail one Saturday during tax season about how she doesn't think I'm going to get married but she wants grandchild so it's okay with her I get pregnant while in Africa with J. In fact, she wants me to go see a medicine man who will sprinkle some "hooba dust" on me. Umm yeah, my mom isnuts so special!
8. Went to the Gay Pride Festival in here Baltimore for the first time and I had the time of my life!
9. I still love Zumba!
10. I still really want to be part of the FS world. Please hire me!
Roundup over. Nothing really monumental to report. Check back in on Monday.
It just dawned on me that I haven't blogged in months! Months, I say! Did you miss me?
I have been neglecting my blogging duties, because, of course, you all are so interested in the happs of my life (eye roll). So I'm going to give you a brief roundup of it over the last couple of months.....
1. I got an invite! Yes! Yes, I did! Woot! Woot! My friend, T, and I got our emails within seconds of each other. I opened her email saying she got it. My response "Got, what?" Then, I had a light bulb moment. "Oh shit! She got her invite!" Then I looked for mine and it was there! KaPOW! My OA is on Monday and I am beginning to crap my pants. I'm trying desperately not to freak out but the anticipation is building and building. Oh yeah and the little e-QIP....haven't started yet. I need to get on it otherwise I'm going to be screwed come Monday. We'll see. Hopefully, I'll pass.
2. In my quest of applying to all jobs in the federal government, I got a response from the FBI as an Intelligence Analyst. "Go take this test," they said. Okay, I did. It was crazy hard. Like the SAT, LSAT, MCAT, and accountant's exam all at once. I had a few "oh shit!" and "WTF is this?" and "Who the hell knows that answers to these questions" moments then, too. To top of that crazy cake, it was all timed. Hello Pressure, nice to meet you. After all of that, I passed. Yay to me! Now I'm at the stage where my scores and my resume are with the managers and if they like me, they'll call me for an interview. They have until September first to decide if I'm worthy. Otherwise, I have to reapply all over again. That's fine. My scores are good for life so I don't have a test again.
3. Did I mention I got an invite to the OA? Yep, I did!
4. Work sucks!
5. I discovered 50 Shades of Gray and OMG! I never knew! However, grammar almost ruined it.
6. I love the phrase "I googled it, Sir." - See #5.
7. My 5 week holiday with J to various countries in Africa is 6 short months away. I'm so excited! My mom sent me this HIGH-larious voicemail one Saturday during tax season about how she doesn't think I'm going to get married but she wants grandchild so it's okay with her I get pregnant while in Africa with J. In fact, she wants me to go see a medicine man who will sprinkle some "hooba dust" on me. Umm yeah, my mom is
8. Went to the Gay Pride Festival in here Baltimore for the first time and I had the time of my life!
9. I still love Zumba!
10. I still really want to be part of the FS world. Please hire me!
Roundup over. Nothing really monumental to report. Check back in on Monday.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Holy Batman!!!
"Congratulations! Your application has successfully passed the Qualifications Evaluation Panel and has been forwarded to the Board of Examiners Assessment Center to be scheduled for an oral assessment. They should be contacting you within the next several weeks with further instructions. "
Yes...that's me. I got an invite!!! Woot! Woot! I went through this whole elaborate process in my head about how when I got an email from DOS I wasn't going to open it. J was supposed to go into my email and forward it to himself so I wouldn't see, and then he would tell me when I got home whether it's good or bad...and blah blah blah! That went out of the window when my friend, T, let me know she got hers!
I'm shaking! I'm crying! I don't know what to do with myself! I'm beyond happy and excited! I just want to scream and jump up and down!!
I think I'll read it again.....
Yes...that's me. I got an invite!!! Woot! Woot! I went through this whole elaborate process in my head about how when I got an email from DOS I wasn't going to open it. J was supposed to go into my email and forward it to himself so I wouldn't see, and then he would tell me when I got home whether it's good or bad...and blah blah blah! That went out of the window when my friend, T, let me know she got hers!
I'm shaking! I'm crying! I don't know what to do with myself! I'm beyond happy and excited! I just want to scream and jump up and down!!
I think I'll read it again.....
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
No News Is Good News....
Uhh, what happened to Blogger? I don't blog for a month or so and they go and switch it up on me! It took me 10 minutes to figure out how to write a new post. What's up with that?
Anyway.....
So I'm nearly 2 months out from the March 2012 close date for the OMS. I'm so proud of myself! Why, you ask? Because I'm not crazy and obsessed. At this moment, I am not that girl. Trust me, I have had my moments. But I am world's away from my attitude and behavior of last year. Frankly, I was obsessed. I call it my crazy. I haven't succumbed to the crazy...yet. I hope to hear something soon.
In other news of my oh so boring life, I had an interview to become a Field Auditor. They actually go out to the businesses around the state, make drop ins, and audit them. I mean how cool would it be to go into say, a liquor store, make a purchase, and immediately ask to speak to a manager, whip out my business card, and say "Hi, I'm from the Comptroller's Office, I just made a purchase, and now I'm going to audit you." Cool, huh? I bombed the interview. It was horrible, awful, and down right disgraceful!
I should've known they were going to ask me accounting questions. I didn't prep, I should have. Shoulda, woulda, coulda...but didn't. I took accounting at the beginning of my educational career and my accounting class in graduate school doesn't count because it was managerial accounting which is nothing based on principles. It was sad. I'm a perfectionist. I cried. But one thing I didn't do was eat cake even though I really wanted to. Disasters and chocolate cake are siblings. Didn't you know? Yay for small miracles!
Anyway.....
So I'm nearly 2 months out from the March 2012 close date for the OMS. I'm so proud of myself! Why, you ask? Because I'm not crazy and obsessed. At this moment, I am not that girl. Trust me, I have had my moments. But I am world's away from my attitude and behavior of last year. Frankly, I was obsessed. I call it my crazy. I haven't succumbed to the crazy...yet. I hope to hear something soon.
In other news of my oh so boring life, I had an interview to become a Field Auditor. They actually go out to the businesses around the state, make drop ins, and audit them. I mean how cool would it be to go into say, a liquor store, make a purchase, and immediately ask to speak to a manager, whip out my business card, and say "Hi, I'm from the Comptroller's Office, I just made a purchase, and now I'm going to audit you." Cool, huh? I bombed the interview. It was horrible, awful, and down right disgraceful!
I should've known they were going to ask me accounting questions. I didn't prep, I should have. Shoulda, woulda, coulda...but didn't. I took accounting at the beginning of my educational career and my accounting class in graduate school doesn't count because it was managerial accounting which is nothing based on principles. It was sad. I'm a perfectionist. I cried. But one thing I didn't do was eat cake even though I really wanted to. Disasters and chocolate cake are siblings. Didn't you know? Yay for small miracles!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)