After two years of waiting for the job to post, after over five months of fretting and studying, and after a three week long wait after a badass interview I am proud to announce...
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!
Thanks for all the advice and well wishes, everyone. You guys really gave me that little extra bit of steam going into that interview. Especially the advice to replace any nervousness with enthusiasm. I repeated that to myself a few times psyching up for my interview before I did my whole zen no mind thing.
*victory dance*
FUCK YEAH.
I'm stoked. I start my new job Feb 16.