Don't Give Up

Well, I heard back from the lovely BEX contingent with my QEP Results.

Do not pass go, do not collect $500.

Needless to say, I am disappointed. I had hopes. I know it is not arbitrary, but based on the anecdotal evidence on the Yahoo forums--it certainly seems that way. At any rate, I'm going to retake the FSOT in October, and I'm going to start the process over. If it's as arbitrary as it feels, I could very well be arbitrarily selected next time around!

I may rethink my cone decision however. I had picked the Consular cone, but Public Diplomacy (which is a "tougher" cone to get into) feels like a good fit as well. It seems to play more to my talents and experience, while Consular works with my aspirations to work hard and fight the good fight in the trenches of Diplomacy. Ah well. I have about six months to see how I feel.

In the meantime, I'm going to begin studying French, and I'm going to try to be more active in the community... It's time to get my life a little more in order. Things are better in January 2010 than they were in January 2009. I am not without hope that things will get better. They're already pretty good.

As I learned in X-Files: I Want to Believe--Don't Give Up.

There is always hope. There is always a chance. And hell--at least I know more about the FS than I did before I started this process. I already know that I'm capable of passing the FSOT, and that's definitely an important hurdle.

Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger.

Don't Give Up.