The non-agenda agenda lunch went fine. No worries at all. My executive editor ended up canceling anyway.

However, just when I thought life would get back to normal another curveball has been thrown my way -- I'm one of the finalists for the assistant sports editor job in Gainesville.

I don't really know how I feel about this one. Everyone's been telling me how great it is and it's a great opportunity. But three things stand out right away.

• Every assistant sports editor job sucks.
• Gainesville's sport department is very single-minded (all Gators all the time)
• There's no pro sports outlet. This is a big thing for me. I'm in an area where I'm 50 miles away from the big three sports plus hockey.

The best thing I can say is that they will need to put together and good pitch and I'll see. I'm definitely not going to completely shut the door on the opportunity. But it's a staff in Gainesville that's very set in their way so there isn't much I can offer from a content standpoint.

At this stage I need to be more aggressive in my own job search because I think my paper is trying to push me out.

Okay, about two weeks ago my managing editor tells me she wants to have lunch. That's cool, I actually like my managing editor, she gets a bad rep, but I've always felt comfortable around her. It's a tough job and unfortunately much of the job is doing things that don't always make you popular.

So ok, cool, lunch with managing editor. But there's a loophole. The day before the lunch I get a message that the managing editor AND executive editor are in the lunch.

Oh boy.

Now this is a blessing in disguise, because I'll watch my words more carefully. Nothing incriminating. I have to be in the asking questions market instead of vice versa. I'll have an update on this when I get back. But wish me luck.