Learn from the mistakes of others

ok, second try. my lj client crashed while i was writing my opus. [cafucktication]
anyway. so this is the less funny, abridged version.

the interview at the recruitment agency went ok. it was just the meet, greet, and register session.

the recruitment person was surprised when i greeted her first. but, hey, i'd had ten minutes to look at her picture on her business card. there was a stack of them on the reception counter. i pay attention to the small details.

anyhoo, that went ok.

now, the title says interviews ...

i got a call this morning - am i available for an interview. for a job. as a lawyer. with a law firm. today. sure. [perhaps i should get up now ...]

so, a few hours later, i'm blowing stuff up and i win. so i check the time. heck. [well, fuckity fuck actually.]

somehow i managed to eat, shower, shave, find a shirt, iron it, find the suit, dress, pack my bag. check it, leave the house, go back for something i forgot, and leave again. almost on time for my bus.

if my bus stop hadn't moved, that is.

i forgot to mention that my bus stop moved one day last week. down the road. in front of the local salvo's disposals. to a flowerbed.

so, where was i. yes. running. in a suit. and today was 27^oc [36^oc=100^of] and it is now midday. so i'm running, in a suit, and it's quite warm outside.

i catch the bus. literally. [the bus driver figured that a guy in a suit running towards the salvo's probably wasn't in a hurry to drop in for a cheap pair of jeans.]

i make it to the interview. no idea what the job is about, or anything. and as it turns out, i don't have half the stuff i thought i had packed. not to worry. i went to law school with half of the panel. they were pretty sure i was a lawyer.

i was less sure of the guy waiting behind me in the aptly named waiting room. poor kid, fidgeting and worrying his little self silly. [i figure he'd get the job out of sympathy. if that were me, i'd just look like i had asperger's ... oh, wait ...]

anyhoo. two interviews.

ok, second try. my lj client crashed while i was writing my opus. [cafucktication]
anyway. so this is the less funny, abridged version.

the interview at the recruitment agency went ok. it was just the meet, greet, and register session.

the recruitment person was surprised when i greeted her first. but, hey, i'd had ten minutes to look at her picture on her business card. there was a stack of them on the reception counter. i pay attention to the small details.

anyhoo, that went ok.

now, the title says interviews ...

i got a call this morning - am i available for an interview. for a job. as a lawyer. with a law firm. today. sure. [perhaps i should get up now ...]

so, a few hours later, i'm blowing stuff up and i win. so i check the time. heck. [well, fuckity fuck actually.]

somehow i managed to eat, shower, shave, find a shirt, iron it, find the suit, dress, pack my bag. check it, leave the house, go back for something i forgot, and leave again. almost on time for my bus.

if my bus stop hadn't moved, that is.

i forgot to mention that my bus stop moved one day last week. down the road. in front of the local salvo's disposals. to a flowerbed.

so, where was i. yes. running. in a suit. and today was 27^oc [36^oc=100^of] and it is now midday. so i'm running, in a suit, and it's quite warm outside.

i catch the bus. literally. [the bus driver figured that a guy in a suit running towards the salvo's probably wasn't in a hurry to drop in for a cheap pair of jeans.]

i make it to the interview. no idea what the job is about, or anything. and as it turns out, i don't have half the stuff i thought i had packed. not to worry. i went to law school with half of the panel. they were pretty sure i was a lawyer.

i was less sure of the guy waiting behind me in the aptly named waiting room. poor kid, fidgeting and worrying his little self silly. [i figure he'd get the job out of sympathy. if that were me, i'd just look like i had asperger's ... oh, wait ...]

anyhoo. two interviews.

sometimes i like my horoscope, and sometimes i don't. this week, well, i might be hopeful.

Venus moves into your opposite sign of Scorpio on Monday, Steven, where she joins Mars. There is certainly a lot of activity in this area, which is stirring you up in more ways than one. Perhaps you have fallen in love and are feeling heart pangs because of this. You will want to find ways to be able to be with your lover on a more permanent basis. Mars will bring out the need for action within your relationships, no matter what has been happening. Doing something will solve the problem.

well now, there's no one on the horizon. none that i've seen for a while.

as for doing something, i figure interviews and a movie count. don't they. [if my spelling or sentencing become bad, i blame the alcohol.]

The Sun squares Uranus on Wednesday, which will evoke the rebellious streak in you. You want to do one thing and your friends and social group have other ideas. Maybe a compromise would be the answer, as you don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Venus also trines Uranus, making those surprise meetings much more likely. You know - the ones that come at you right out of the blue and bring loads of excitement and a lot more besides.

me. rebellious? well, ok. yes. me rebellious. [my psych profile at the recruitment agency says i'm a conformist. darn those tests are easy]

i dunno what a trine is, but i figure it should be interesting.

hey, wait a minute. i did get a surprise invite to hang out with some friends in north adelaide on thursday evening...

The Full Moon in Gemini on Friday may bring up concerns about your finances, or perhaps entice you out on a shopping spree - to have some fun and forget your worldly concerns for now.

um. i'm broke already, now. and it's already tuesday. unless i find some money before friday, my money concerns will be how to entertain [and feed] my four-year-old son for twenty-four hours ... [and i got some fascinating letters demanding money i don't have. if i'd had it to begin with, i wouldn't have taken out the student loan in the first place. yay for my life ...]

so. some money would be nice.

sometimes i like my horoscope, and sometimes i don't. this week, well, i might be hopeful.

Venus moves into your opposite sign of Scorpio on Monday, Steven, where she joins Mars. There is certainly a lot of activity in this area, which is stirring you up in more ways than one. Perhaps you have fallen in love and are feeling heart pangs because of this. You will want to find ways to be able to be with your lover on a more permanent basis. Mars will bring out the need for action within your relationships, no matter what has been happening. Doing something will solve the problem.

well now, there's no one on the horizon. none that i've seen for a while.

as for doing something, i figure interviews and a movie count. don't they. [if my spelling or sentencing become bad, i blame the alcohol.]

The Sun squares Uranus on Wednesday, which will evoke the rebellious streak in you. You want to do one thing and your friends and social group have other ideas. Maybe a compromise would be the answer, as you don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Venus also trines Uranus, making those surprise meetings much more likely. You know - the ones that come at you right out of the blue and bring loads of excitement and a lot more besides.

me. rebellious? well, ok. yes. me rebellious. [my psych profile at the recruitment agency says i'm a conformist. darn those tests are easy]

i dunno what a trine is, but i figure it should be interesting.

hey, wait a minute. i did get a surprise invite to hang out with some friends in north adelaide on thursday evening...

The Full Moon in Gemini on Friday may bring up concerns about your finances, or perhaps entice you out on a shopping spree - to have some fun and forget your worldly concerns for now.

um. i'm broke already, now. and it's already tuesday. unless i find some money before friday, my money concerns will be how to entertain [and feed] my four-year-old son for twenty-four hours ... [and i got some fascinating letters demanding money i don't have. if i'd had it to begin with, i wouldn't have taken out the student loan in the first place. yay for my life ...]

so. some money would be nice.

i have britney spears on my hdd!

well, not her exactly. but some of her ... music ...

when did that happen ...

oh, wait. i have liberty x too.

wow. i love this in-tar-web thingy. full of surprises ...

i have britney spears on my hdd!

well, not her exactly. but some of her ... music ...

when did that happen ...

oh, wait. i have liberty x too.

wow. i love this in-tar-web thingy. full of surprises ...