My school semester starts tomorrow. I just bought all of my school supplies, but other than that, I am very much not ready for this.

My school semester starts tomorrow. I just bought all of my school supplies, but other than that, I am very much not ready for this.

Sure you are, sj. Seriously. You kicked ass last time and you'll do the same this time. Just breathe.

In me news: I'm re-financing and the appraiser is coming tomorrow. Which means I have to clean my entire house TONIGHT! Blech. No like. Don't wanna.

The LJ icon would be a tad bit more funny if it was animated (just cats falling down....)

I considered it, but really? Tiny animations might not show up on the end result or at least not smoothly.

Just breathe.

I'm ok right now, because the reality hasn't fully hit me yet.

In me news: I'm re-financing and the appraiser is coming tomorrow. Which means I have to clean my entire house TONIGHT! Blech. No like. Don't wanna.

So I guess you can't play literati tonight? Miss you!

The LJ icon would be a tad bit more funny if it was animated (just cats falling down....)

Something like this? [link]

Ooooh, this is a trifecta for me and Teppy and Nutty and MG and DXM.

McSweeneys Does History's Most Lopsided Trades As ReNegotiated by Billy Beane (the A's General Manger and by wide acclaim the savviest dealer in the game).

classes start this week at BC, too, but my class meets on Mondays, so I still have another week.

Nice link Hec!

So, I've been working as a PA for the last two days, helping to prep for a live presentation of a pilot for Comedy Central. The pitch is tomorrow night. The producers love me so much, they've already asked me onboard for their next show, which starts next week.

Hi all,

One of the places I've applied to has sent me a "Written interview" composed of 12 questions I have to answer by noon on Wednesday via email. Any advice on answers would be great. Feel free to send them to my profile addy, if you don't want to post here.

Written Interview - Computer Technician

Name: Email: Phone:

1. Why did you choose to apply for a position at W--- Corporation?
2. What are your salary expectations? Please note that W--- Corporation requires an answer to process the request. Employee salary is a large expense to the company and is strongly considered in our offers.
3. What are you looking for in a company?
4. What is your skill set in working with software applications as it pertains to this position? Loading sw, QA of applications, and general network skills.
5. The hours for this position vary from 7am to 7pm and your shift will fall in that window. There will be some times that extra hours are required and some week end work will occur. The standard work week is a minimum 45 hours. How does this fit with your current expectations and availability?
6. What makes you excited to come to work?
7. How do you help your coworkers get excited to come to work?
8. What kinds of experiences, environmental conditions, or other company behaviors would make you not want to come to work?
9. What do you do when those situations/conditions arise?
10. Describe your leadership experience. What philosophies do you use, and how do you motivate others?
11. Describe a time when you had to adapt to something (culture, environment, new surroundings, new responsibilities) to be successful. What did you do, and were you ultimately successful?
12. Describe your most satisfying customer service experience. What happened and what did you do to take care of the customer?

That's it, any suggestions? Some are personal, I know, but the rest might need finess.