Meara-ing:

There is a company mug and a company ID card holder at my desk.

Yay! Congrats on logoed accoutrement acquisition.

It's a good day that brought Tom Hardy into the world.

AMEN!!

Lucy in the sky with diamonds!

Dude, that is awesome. And I don't even like diamonds. And now I'm picture the Doctor proposing to River Song there, though somehow I doubt he was the one to pop the question.

Yay, tommyrot kitty!

Happy birthday, Nora!

Thanks for the help on the email last night - I have an interview Friday morning! I don't even know where to begin prepping this interview, I have traditionally not interviewed well. Any advice/coaching much appreciated.

Skipping the last few days of posts to say good luck on your interview, smonster!!

I had my psych eval for my bypass surgery yesterday. When the guy asked me my reasons for wanting the surgery, I mentioned in passing the fact that, with the economy being what it is, who knows when I'll need to be interviewing for a job again, and it's a lot harder getting a job at the size I am now. He was really surprised at the size-ist prejudice, and I was surprised at his surprise. Fascinating that a thin white professional man was really shocked to hear that obese women have a hard time getting hired.

Happy Birthday, Nora!

Oh, and interview ~ma, smonster!

And, uh, Happy Birthday, Tom Hardy, because he'd probably find a way to vanity Google himself here.

A Fat Cat Going Into A Vase

A video. It's subtitled "Attempt 2."

Thanks for the help on the email last night - I have an interview Friday morning! I don't even know where to begin prepping this interview, I have traditionally not interviewed well. Any advice/coaching much appreciated.

Speak slowly and don't be afraid to take a breath and pause before answering any questions. I usually talk too fast and ramble in my answers during phone interviews, so I always try to remember to pause and figure out my reply before I speak.

Happy Birthday, Nora!!

Thanks for the help on the email last night - I have an interview Friday morning! I don't even know where to begin prepping this interview, I have traditionally not interviewed well. Any advice/coaching much appreciated.

Research the person as well as the job (this is easier than it used to be). Check their Linked In profile, Facebook, etc. for commonalities. Don't necessarily discuss them as commonalities, but be prepared to segue into them. Research the position and have questions ready. A general one that is always relevant is to ask for metrics of success for the job -- you want to know not just what the job it, but what they think makes a person good at it.

Happy birthday, Nora!

Sleep interrupted by Aunt Flo so I have another day of not getting up 'til noon. Going to make an effort to go on a walk with my dad, though.

probably make an appointment for Ben's bum foot at A.I. Dupont again. They're sliding scale, and he was there as a baby, so maybe that won't be too bad.

I was there as a baby too! (Born with hip displasia...just like an elderly german shepherd.) It's actually one of my first memories, being carried down the hall there.

Oh my god, I knew it

Wait...knew what? That she'd dispute the results?

In stupid work news, I have one developer for my project who I need for, seriously, like 125% of his time in the next month. And another project is saying they need him for 100% of his time this month too. NUTS! Who knows how this is supposed to work.

Oh, and interview ~ma, smonster!

Sorry you found out here! Can't talk about it in office, natch.

Thank you, javachik and Vortex. It's an in-person interview (position starts here, then moves to NOLA) but I know I speak too fast sometimes anyway. I like that "metrics of success" thing, that is pretty key.

Damn, I should probably remove my green nail polish prior, huh? Interviewer is a bit of a Bubba, apparently. And I did such a good job on it, too. I wonder how dressed up I should get for a construction position? I have a black not-too-fancy suit I can wear.

Check this out. An online kerfuffle (dog fancy) leads to lawsuits.