Kara's exact words were, "I want to be the girl with black hair who wears black all the time!"

Splendid! What size is Kara wearing now? I may have to look for black dresses for her at the local thrift stores.

Speaking of dresses, I need a hivemind opinion: [link]

In black, of course. (If I liked the way it looked on me, I'd probably add lace trim to the collar and cuffs.) I think it would be very cute over a petticoat and stripy tights, but want other opinions.

I love the style, but I worry that the tie would be too bulky on a shorter frame.

I was thinking the same thing as Plei, Jilli-- I like it, but I was wondering (theoretically of course, since I'm not buying any more dresses right now) if I was too short waisted for it.

I love the style, but I worry that the tie would be too bulky on a shorter frame.

The tie could probably be either removed, or tied in the back for a very Alice In Wonderland look. Which would be just dandy with me.

I love that style of dress. It's always seemed very glam 1950s to me.

Oh, that's a lovely dress!

Oh, that's a lovely dress!

See, I knew you'd like it a lot, ita.

(Oh, and it's available at the same price through amazon. Ordering books and dresses together makes me very happy.)

I'm now interested in dresses that aren't going out dresses. I have a million of those (and rarely go out). I think orthoepy's Dress A Day kicked it off, and you feed it, Jilli. I've been looking at a lot of retro stuff recently, but the sizes are limited, and it's frustrating.

eta: The sash is removable.

I've been looking at a lot of retro stuff recently, but the sizes are limited, and it's frustrating.

I know. Plus, finding stuff that doesn't scream rockabilly or '50s housewife? Difficult.

eta: The sash is removable.

Yay! Well, I'll post a review once I get it.

Howdy, Deena! Glad the new neighborhood has some kids for your kids.

Had the second interview. Really seemed almost like a formality. I think I would like all the people that work there and I especially like the director. We got to the portion of the interview where I got to ask them questions again and I asked if they had anyone else at the second interview stage. They said yes and that they were waiting to hear from him. So if I hadn't asked that question, I would have said it looked like they were going with me. As it is, looks like I'm a strong second place.

The reason I've gotten this far, I think, is that the last guy left for more money and advancement opportunities. The seriously tech-y people don't stay because the university will never pay competitively for the industry. All the folks in this department, even the programmers, are kind of atypical techies. They're well-rounded and came to tech through the back door. So my "strength" is that they don't think I'll leave for greener pastures real soon. But my weakness is that I'm not as deep as they'd like in a couple areas, esp. PC support.

Although I want the job more now than I did before the first interview, I can still see advantages and disadvantages of the job. If I get it, I'll focus on the advantages and if I don't get it, I'll focus on the disadvantages.

But I really need to find more job prospects to apply for. I haven't been seeing a lot that turns me on that I'm qualified for or that pays enough.