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Well, the dog's bill of health came back clean (but no less expensive), so that's good. Especially since it proved to be a good conversation piece in today's interview.
I went to see the job prospect today. I wore gender-appropriate clothing and everything. It's the office of a concierge doctor, 13 hours a week (as opposed and in addition to my current 10), and mostly backing up the overworked medical assistant. After I finished talking to her boss I asked to talk to her, since we'd be working together, and after realizing I had no questions seized upon a key physical clue and asked if she had a pet. Indeed, she had a 6 month old basset hound. Having had several animal-related jobs, I recognize claw marks when I see them. We then proceeded to spend abot 20 minutes not talking about the job I was interviewing for.
So I start Friday. The speed is not unusual, the physical interview being the point at which I deploy my Mind Powers.
(I'm not sure why my parents express such shock every time I tell them I've gotten whatever job I'm going for. I've never been turned away once I've reach the interview stage.)
Anyway, all caught up on the Dresden Files, with the exception of the contents of Side Jobs. I did quite enjoy Changes, although I think Butcher occasionally suffers for his conservation of detail (for example, I spotted the traitor of Turn Coat back in Proven Guilty), though that may just be because I can spot the techniques he uses to lay groundwork. I also seem to be pretty good at projecting the narrative fate of his secondary characters, but his climaxes are nicely unpredictable and he's outright blindsided me a few times, and I appreciate that. I enjoy, too, that he's not afraid to destroy the status quo, which I think too few authors do when they have a playground and premise like the one Butcher's created. All in all, it's been a worthwhile few weeks of reading.
I went to see the job prospect today. I wore gender-appropriate clothing and everything. It's the office of a concierge doctor, 13 hours a week (as opposed and in addition to my current 10), and mostly backing up the overworked medical assistant. After I finished talking to her boss I asked to talk to her, since we'd be working together, and after realizing I had no questions seized upon a key physical clue and asked if she had a pet. Indeed, she had a 6 month old basset hound. Having had several animal-related jobs, I recognize claw marks when I see them. We then proceeded to spend abot 20 minutes not talking about the job I was interviewing for.
So I start Friday. The speed is not unusual, the physical interview being the point at which I deploy my Mind Powers.
(I'm not sure why my parents express such shock every time I tell them I've gotten whatever job I'm going for. I've never been turned away once I've reach the interview stage.)
Anyway, all caught up on the Dresden Files, with the exception of the contents of Side Jobs. I did quite enjoy Changes, although I think Butcher occasionally suffers for his conservation of detail (for example, I spotted the traitor of Turn Coat back in Proven Guilty), though that may just be because I can spot the techniques he uses to lay groundwork. I also seem to be pretty good at projecting the narrative fate of his secondary characters, but his climaxes are nicely unpredictable and he's outright blindsided me a few times, and I appreciate that. I enjoy, too, that he's not afraid to destroy the status quo, which I think too few authors do when they have a playground and premise like the one Butcher's created. All in all, it's been a worthwhile few weeks of reading.