Well shit, love: It seems that I've officially got the temporary position over the Christmas period. I'll be getting paid for my woes from Monday - the bonus? My new shifts are not only easier (I'm tidying for the most part, so I can save my knees some aggro) but I'll be working 4-8pm, which is a massive relief. Plus, they've given me December 6th off so that I can play this Save the Snooty Fox dayfest that I've been booked in for.
Glory of days. If I wasn't so shit-ass broke and strapped for time, I'd say things are going pretty smoothly.