i'll never figure out this fucking valley

Today i had an interview at RockYou!.  They seemed to greatly like me, and even said they wanted to make me an offer.  Naturally, i headed to dinner feeling dread and depression.  Not sure why, but i think the main sources are:

• Still feeling pissed off over being fired over bullshit.
• Don't really want to work there.
  • The floor space is open plan, two huge areas for 100+ people, everyone in rows and no partitions whatsoever.  My first reaction was revulsion.
  • "We work long hours."  If you have to admit this in an interview, it's not really attractive.  I'm not some random ape with skills at this point in my career.  While it sounded like they were headed in the right direction, i really didn't feel like doing a bunch of cleanup.  I shouldn't be whining about it given my current jobless state, but that's what's going on inside me.
  • I talked to the CTO, and when he said, "Our revenue is looking good right now," he shook his head.  Bad sign.  2wanda thinks i've been watching too much Lie to Me, but she couldn't disagree.
• Don't really want to work in this fucking industry anymore.  I'm tired of being dicked around.  I want another gig like Macromedia, except i won't let myself get so damn comfortable this time.  For reals.

Meanwhile, a friend saw a sudden opening in his company for a sysadmin and gave the hiring manager my résumé, who in turn emailed me and asked me to name an hourly rate and starting date.  I've never had a job offer without having to interview, so i took this as either a really good sign or a really bad one.  Naturally, it's a bit of both.  So i'm going to take this contract gig, even though i eschew contract gigs because of the mess and lack of benefits, because it feels right despite it all, and because it will provide a useful bridge until the Apple gig comes through.

Yes, i have complete faith in the Apple gig's inevitability.  I just need to wait it out.