Being an Alternative on the List of doom

So you have interviewed and hope that you didn't make a complete fool of your self and then the waiting begins (again). I interviewed in February and didn't hear anything until april 1st. The news came in the form of email, not snail mail. It said to the effect that I am not a shortlist candidate(got the job), but I was not rejected either. I was on the alt list.Woooooo!! Insert more waiting and then on may 21st I was upgraded after an email was sent saying, "We have a position open do you want to take it?" Of course the answer was yes. After all of that work and preparing I made it onto an exclusive list of people destined for Japan. A week later I still have no idea of my placement but I'm not expecting any answers for a while. For know I am content making giant list of packing information.