Call with recruiter went well today. Will be scheduling actual phone interview for later this week. Then, if they like me, they fly me up to do an in-person round. My salary request of a 30%+ increase from my current rate did not phase them, so that's cool. Would be awesome company to work for, though it would mean relocating.
AT THE SAME TIME:
The company Andy, Laggy and I work at has been contracting. Our particular jobs are safe (... I think...), but my department may be facing cuts sometime in Q1 next year. That's why I'm seriously entertaining the recruiter's interest. In addition to this, my current manager is an awesome person and he's been giving us as much knowledge as he's allowed to impart (and then some). In our one-on-one conversation, he said I was strong, but of course he can't guarantee anything. I mentioned I'd be open to opportunities in the EU if it came to it.
So today, he says the EU has some positions in their marketing department, and if I'm interested he's happy to talk to the department head (who I work with from time to time anyway) on my behalf.
Um, heck yeah.
ALSO AT THE SAME TIME:
I am working on applications for graduate school. The programs are all Master's, and cover schools domestic and foreign (UK and Canada). None of them are in the Bay Area, or even California.
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HELLO LIFE WHICH SUDDENLY WANTS TO PULL ME IN THREE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE BUT SUPER APPEALING PLACES D:
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ETA: And I got ANOTHER contact from a recruiter (for a gaming industry job in Barcelona). Considering I'm not actively looking for a new job, this is pretty crazy.