I got my first communiqué from Larissa today (via e-mail). She arrived in Jülich safely, she has a lovely apartment to herself, and her German is holding up. All in all it sounds like things are going swimmingly. I’m relieved.
Although I was never converned, I spent a good while last night on the phone […]
It’s finally happened. The day that seemed so far off a few months ago has come. Larissa has left for Germany and I’m in Morris alone. Time certainly does fly.
Now that departure is upon us, I’m actually surprised at how smoothly things are going. Larissa agonized most of last semester about her decision to go, […]
Well that didn’t go well. I had my first of two phone interviews with Apple today and I don’t think I’ve felt this stupid in a long while.
Forty-five minutes of me not understanding the questions or simply not knowing the answers. I make no claims about being an exceptional interviewee, but I generally do […]
I can’t believe this. I really can’t. The Morris area school district is ankle deep in dept and what do residence want to do? Build an outdoor swimming pool, naturally! Talk about an inability to prioritize. The city can barely get enough support to put a levy on the ballot (let alone pass it) and […]
Here I am all happy, not feeling like I need anything and then Nic has to go and destroy the balance by making me go take a look at Flickr. Now of course I have to try the thing. Then I have to discover that I really like it and that it might be a […]
Nothing quite like coming home from a few days away and having a voice message from your favorite company saying that two managers have flagged your resume and want to talk. I’m amazed because I’ve even made it clear that I’m not currently available, but evidently they want to chat with me anyway. Now that’s […]