Had my interview today. I'm not a great judge of these things--no matter what happens, I walk out thinking I bombed it, and today was no exception (okay, "bombed" is harsh; I got off to a weak start and don't feel like I fully recovered). Came home feeling bummed. Picked up my new (& expensive!) pair of glasses to find they had a large scratch ( Read more... )

My life, I swear. If it were a TV Trope, my life would be Reality is Unrealistic.

I had a job interview today. A big one, for an unspecified non-profit that I very much want to work for. It was perfect on paper. Everything I've been paid to do in my professional career, up to and including the last two temp jobs I've had, has helped me build ( Read more... )

I must be having a bad day. I just smashed a garlic clove so hard that part of it flew through the kitchen and into the hallway. Oh, and when I tried to squeeze the juice out of an orange, I accidentally ripped it in half.

The Fine Print: I have spent the last two hours driving around to supermarkets--including the same one twice--trying to pick ( Read more... )

It's been an odd day so far (which does not bode well, considering it is only 10am and I am still unshowered and undressed ( Read more... )

The Short Version: I think I've got a job.

( The Longer Version )

After 6 months, my job search seems to be finally coming to a head (and not a moment too soon, as I just got my last unemployment check today. Yay for generous tax refunds). I don't know if I've mentioned it here (at least, not explicitly), but I've been having a lot of job interviews lately. A lot a lot. Second interviews, third interviews, ( Read more... )

I can't win sometimes ( Read more... )

Happy Day After St. Patrick's Day!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday; I was too busy scraping soda bread dough off of my hands.

Feckin' soda bread.

I think tomorrow for St. Joseph's Day, I will hie myself to Testa's bakery and buy my damn zeppoles. Before I go anywhere, I need to spend today scraping snow ice out from behind my car. And then, ( Read more... )

It's been, what, five months? I am finally, finally now getting some traction with my resume. I have an interview Friday morning, a phone interview that afternoon, and another interview the following Tuesday. One is with a non-profit, another an arts center, and one's with a hotel management corporation. That last one really doesn't interest me ( Read more... )

I had my second interview this morning with Scarily Efficient tourism bureau. For someone who is generally sociable and used to talking with people (not to mention performing in front of them), I have an irritating nervous habit of turning into an gibbering idiot at inopportune times. I can only hope that the women I interviewed with found me " ( Read more... )