Grrrrr

Awake at 5:50am. Again.

One of these days I'll actually get a full night sleep.

Edumication Werks for MEE

I learned about Google Scholar today. 45 minute drive, 10 minute walk to class in the cold and drizzling rain, 1.5 hour class time, more walking and more driving so that eventually I can get back home. All that and I've learned about Google Scholar which I will never use. Stupid required "learn about your library" day.

I'm typing this from class right now. I still have 30 more minutes of this.

FOOD

So, at 12:45 I finally get to eat a bowl of cereal.

I chose to forgo my morning staple and my morning water ritual in lieu of 45 minutes of extra sleep. I was still about 10 minutes late to class, so future mornings will indeed be back in line as they should be to avoid the Ire of The Teacher. Class was dismissed at 10:50 and at 11am (after walking the the 10 minutes to my car in the cold - see previous post) and just before reaching my car, I received a call that I thought was going to be a phone interview for an administrative position in an architecture office. Instead, the chick had a final question for me about my school schedule and availability. You know...the biggest thorn in my side right now. She said she'd check with the Business Manager and call me back. I'm driving and two minutes later she calls and wants to meet with me at noon. Sure. Ok. No problem. I race home from Arlington, put on a little makeup, change into interview attire and try to do something with my unwashed hair. Then I race back out to the east side of Fort Worth (which I happened to pass on my way home, but alas, not presentable is not the best bet for an interview) and managed to be 2 minutes late. Not bad considering the behind-the-scenes magic trick I pulled off.

The interview went well. Except for that pesky "can you commit to an 8:30-5:30 schedule" thing. I checked. There are still no openings in either of the evening classes. Even if I dropped this class and tried to take it in the summer there are only 3 Day classes offered and 0 evening.

I'm exhausted. Mentally and physically exhausted. Good spirits for some reason. Maybe it's because I finally got my cereal. Ah, food does a body good.

I needs the white powder stuff

What part of "IT'S FUCKING FREEZING OUTSIDE" do the landscaping people not understand?

Why must they make such horrible noises outside my window?

Can it be summer time now please? Ok if not summer, could we at least get some snow? The weather forecast calls for freezing tonight with a 0% chance of precipitation. Cold just isn't the same without snow and I really want to bundle up with a cup of hot cocoa and watch snow falling. Oh we'll get some precipitation this weekend, but the forecast also calls for a temp of 72 degrees so that's nothing more than a preview spring shower.

I made a really great batch of hot white chocolate the other night that when added to a bit of white chocolate liqueur was much yummy.

Tonight is slow-cooked lamb chops. I think hot white chocolate will go just fine with that. I don't care if anyone disagrees. I'm still tired and I'm still grumpy, so there.

Incidentally, I think the landscaping people are pumping something into something else to keep something from freezing, like maybe the sprinkler system. But they are using a loud machine to do the pumping and with lack of sleep I'm horribly grumpy and don't care if the pipes freeze over if it means they aren't making such a racket.

BBC America Roxors My Soxors

Coming up, new seasons of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Dr. Who, and Torchwood. (I haven't seen the Dr. Who even though a lot of friends have been able to download and watch it as it ran in Britain.)

Also coming soon - LOST.

I is a happy kitty.

Interview Pet Peeves

Pet peeve: being asked in a job interview, "So I see that you haven't been working since October. Why are you looking for a job?"

Yes, I was asked that.

Not "Why did you choose to apply for this position?"
Not "What are you looking for in a position?"
Not "What attracted you to our company?"
Not "Did you win the lottery?"

It reminds me of the Bill Hicks' Waffle House million-dollar question of the day: "Watcha readin' fer?"

How the hell do I answer that without totally mocking my questioner and without sounding like a desperate money whore?

Pet peeve: being asked the very trick question, "So I see that you were working with the YMCA for many years. Did you like it there?"

This one sucks because it's a great one to ask to put the interviewee on her toes, but it's such a black pit, foot in mouth type question. If I say yes I liked it, then questioner wonders if I will be happy at another job or if I'm likely to leave quickly if the YMCA offers me another position. If I say no I didn't really like it, the questioner wonders if that came across as shoddy work or attitude and that I might do the same in this new position.

Pet peeve: Not being interviewed by the person who would actually be your boss.

Now, this is a special case, because in some larger companies there may be multiple interviews scheduled and you have to work through each level of the interview hierarchy. This is understandable, but not in a three-person office. Even more annoying is when said boss was to attend the interview and then just didn't show up.

So what interview pet peeves have you ever encountered?