What city, meara?

Tons of postdated interview~ma to you, Emily. And what are the dimensions of the dresser? How many drawers? And can you spare time from packing to come over and hang out tomorrow or next Monday or Tuesday before you leave? Please?

Emily, a lot may ride on how much savoire faire you exhibited in handling the cat attack, since it would bode well for your classroom discipline! I once chose a roommate because she handled her boyfriend's sudden food-poisoning attack -- in the middle of the interview -- so gracefully, and she turned out to be a very good roommate indeed.

OMG, best news ever: this horrible no-good case I'm on is stayed for the indefinite future -- definitely long enough for me to say bye-bye to this firm and the evil partner I work for. On the phone just now with another associate:

Sr. associate: I'm so happy this case is stayed. I thought it would kill us.
Me: I'm pretty sure it would have happened by murder-suicide.

Oh, the interview Wednesday is here--in a great location, actually (downtown Bethesda--tons of shops and restaurants, right by the metro, not as far out as my current/past job, which is itself closer in than most of the local ones).

But I talked ot my recruiter this morning to try to get him to hurry up. Other coworker who was working with him just interviewed in a few places in Colorado and really liked them, but I think we're looking at Seattle and San Fran for me, right now. Chicago adn Boston if those don't work. The local stuff I'm doing on my own, basically, because I know most of the companies, know people at some of them, etc.

Alternately, during a spate of 'pennying'

Oh, man! I remember that crap. I caught someone trying to do it to my door freshman year, and let me just say that no one ever tried it again, as if my towering fury left a visible Do Not Attempt scorch mark wherever I moved on campus.

bon bon, I can easily imagine myself having a conversation like that (and saying either line) during my litigator days.

OMG, best news ever: this horrible no-good case I'm on is stayed for the indefinite future -- definitely long enough for me to say bye-bye to this firm and the evil partner I work for. On the phone just now with another associate:

Woot!

IOmemeN, Today has already exceeded its irritating features allotment, and really needs to be over now.

Oh, man! I remember that crap. I caught someone trying to do it to my door freshman year, and let me just say that no one ever tried it again, as if my towering fury left a visible Do Not Attempt scorch mark wherever I moved on campus.

Heh. Me too.

I tried to be the one with the sense of humor, but having a roommate rushing the giggliest, most destructive sorority on campus took the mild right out of my manner. Ripping the door off the hinges didn't hurt my cred any. Soon after, I ended up with the second best room on campus...by myself. Instead of a roommate, I hosted high school girls interested in the school. I figured my only real job was to keep them off the equivalent to the 'pole' of the period.

FWIW, here's the link to a truly excellent set of questions you might get asked during a job interview, plus a discussion of the motivation/purpose of each of them and suggested best answers to them. The really terrific interview instructor really thought highly of this site:

http:://www.nolljobs.com/ -- click on the Interview Information button at the top of the screen, since the info is hidden inside a frame. Really good stuff to help you think through what to say:

Q. #5 What are your goals?

TRAPS: Not having any...or having only vague generalities, not highly specific goals.

BEST ANSWER: Many executives in a position to hire you are strong believers in goal-setting (it’s one of the reasons they’ve achieved so much). They like to hire in kind.

If you’re vague about your career and personal goals, it could be a big turnoff to many people you will encounter in your job search.

Be ready to discuss your goals for each major area of your life: career, personal development and learning, family, physical (health), community service and (if your interviewer is clearly a religious person) you could very briefly and generally allude to your spiritual goals (showing you are a well-balanced individual with your values in the right order).

Be prepared to describe each goal in terms of specific milestones you wish to accomplish along the way, time periods you’re allotting for accomplishment, why the goal is important to you, and the specific steps you’re taking to bring it about. But do this concisely, as you never want to talk for more than two minutes straight before letting your interviewer back into the conversation.