I got the J-O-B! I start training next Wednesday. The pay is enough, plus they compensate for all lodgings, travel time (i.e. when I'm sitting in a van on the way to Eureka, I'm getting paid for that time) and include a more-than-is-necessary food-stipend per diem. It will involve a lot of travel but I'm looking forward to that...the document collection & organization should last 2-3 months, and then they may hire me to stay on for the analysis portion...anyway...I think the words of the day are "at last!" I'll be sure to keep you posted on what the job is actually like, what the people are like (we work in teams) and hopefully what the towns themselves are like....