I keep trying to get back to work on "The Linen Butterfly," but my muse is out to lunch.

The fact that I'm still being jerked around on that copywriting job isn't helping.

A bit of background: on Friday I tried to follow up but couldn't get through. I thought it was over and done. Got called from the same number but it was some young guy and a drunk girl on the line.

I sent an e-mail to the employee who interviewed me (not sure of her title) telling her I thought her phone was stolen. No answer. Then today, she finally gets back to me with an e-mail thanking me for letting her know about her phone (turns out she left it at her fitness club) and telling me that the hiring manager is out of town and they're still waiting to hear from her.

So... that's almost a month since I applied and... I haven't gotten the usual "we'll let you know" answer. It's all been very specific and engaging albeit very, VERY slow. Also, it seems that I may have inadvertently impressed my contact with the company by letting her know that I suspected someone had her phone so I may be getting the job anyway even though I had pretty much decided I was fine with not getting it? I don't know.

If I don't get this job, I'm going to focus on other concerns for now and maybe I'll get back to writing. If I do get the job, I guess I'll get back into something of a routine and... maybe I'll be writing again? I just don't know.

Resolution, dammit. I want resolution. I don't care what the answer is any more, I just don't want to be jerked around like this.