Moving (literally, and figuratively)

I have a job interview on friday. I was approached by someone who I know through the shop. Turns out one of my most interesting customers happens to be looking for an associate. And, could I possibly throw together a casual resume for him? Sure, why not. Oh, its exactly what you're looking for? Interesting. oh, you forwarded it to The Big Man and he likes it too? Nice. Whats that? he forwarded it to a business partner in london? WTF am I getting myself into? Can I come in on friday for an interview? It'll take all day? um, sure.
Long story short, in a simple term, its a foreign car tuning/performance part importer/product developing company that is getting big. And since I have seen the cars (audi's, porsche's, bmws...) it sure seems interesting. The commentary I got was that it was career oriented - either there or as an industry stepping stone. Hmm.
Which leads to his next question:
"Are you full time at the shop? How would things go if something were to develop?"
-To which, I replied as diplomatically possible, that I had put in 6 years at the shop and I was indeed full time, but that if a situation presented itself that was mutually beneficial, I would be willing to make that change, and have it be handled on my end with no problems.
.... ah the bike shop. things I might be/have been looking at for the fall - full hours with overtime, a trip to vegas for interbike, maybe a trip to morgan hill for SBCU, maybe a trip to utah to ride.. Maybe. or maybe, maybe I'm a little tired of the ways things are run there. maybe I didnt like having someone get promoted over my head after doing that job for a month plus. Maybe I am tired of things being out of stock 24/7, and having my reputable customers thinking I'm a joke, because they think I run the place and can't keep the basics... if only they knew how much we bitch about the same things and those things never change. and, that, when I attempt to change them on my own, I get flak for it.

have fun running the shop kids. If this opportunity presents itself, I will take it. If only you let me make the store make more money by letting me do things my way... ah well, someone else will recognize that potential.

But hey. a real job would allow me time to work more on the size cycle - a project wisely kept seperate from the shop. I think that has HUGE potential. But its so hard to be motivated to work on it after a stressful day at the shop.

We'll see. if it doesnt pan out, I am taking the shop to the next level, regardless of whether or not the powers that be are interested. Because, yeah, its about that time.

Changes. Cause and (a/e)ffect.