Friday, February 14, 2003
Today I bit off more than I Could Chew
I had decided earlier this week to take Valentine's Day off as a vacation day to try my hand at the lucrative field of temporary flower delivery man. It would have paid $4 per delivery, averaging about $12 dollars per hour. Fairly good money for a minimum of work. The florist asked me to come by at 8 to begin the day.
At the same time, in my email inbox was a request for submission of proposals to redesign the website for the Madison County Economic Development Council. I had procrastinated in writing the proposal, as I was intimidated by the wordage in the proposal request. However, after speaking to the Council Director, I was confident that I could supply the services he was requesting.
Then came the dilemma: the proposal had to be on his desk by 2:00 pm on Valentine's. I finished the proposal and had it ready to mail by 5:30 yesterday. Even with FedEx, the earliest they could deliver the proposal was by 4:30. After discussing the problem with Kristin, I decided to take a gamble and drive the 90 miles to Madison to deliver the proposal and then drive back to the florist.
This morning, the plan went without a hitch until I arrived in Madison. There, I discovered that the building did not have a street number, nor the name MCDC. After searching out a phone book and trying to verify I was at the correct address, I left the proposal on the doorstep and returned to Gainesville, but arrived at 9 am. The florist no longer needed drivers.
And so I lost out on the sure bet for the long shot. It may pay out; I just spoke to the Director and he said he is very impressed with what he has seen in the proposal and said he will be contacting me next week to go over the proposal with me. Keep those fingers crossed, ladies and gentlemen!
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