Of course, not all Southerners speak slowly.

No, maybe just by comparison. In a few minutes, I'm gonna watch Rahm Emanuel on Charlie Rose...I wish I'd saved my (Apparently) freakiest thought about him for Bitches, because I posted somewhere recently that I think it's bad-ass that he still talks with his hands as much as his brothers, even with a half-middle finger(Obama's joke that this rendered him partially mute...I really did lol) But when I wrote that, nobody said anything. Although that is more of an imperfection than a disability, I think we need some of that in our mispocheh (I *do* understand that's not usually why people call him "shameless", however. But I like it.)

Thanks for the heads up, erika!

You - YOU, JILLI - do *not* need cufflinks with which you can set people on FIRE.

Oh, but I totally do.

::grabbyhands::

They're gonna have to dust off the bleep box. You're welcome, Cash. SOUND GUY: You do know this is *public* television, right? People don't get this excited around here.

Oh, but I totally do.

::grabbyhands::

::runs for fire extinguisher::

hey guys, I just got the following email from the guy who was hiring for my dream job (TM) a couple months ago, and who passed me over at that time:

I am writing to let you know that we have decided to repost the Staff Associate position in the Office of XXXX. Our initial search proved unsuccessful; we continue to look for the right person for that role. At this time we are eager to see what kind of response the posting elicits. If we decide to revisit your candidacy, I will be in touch.

I have drafted this email:

Thank you for your email, [HR guy]. I remain very interested in the position and would love to have the opportunity to come in and talk with you about the skills I possess that I really do believe would benefit the Office of XXXX.

Please know, in response to your previous feedback, that I have been working on documentation, communication, and training of high level processes and have been looking for other opportunities to take on demonstrable and professional writing projects.

I do hope you decide to revisit my candidacy. Thank you again for the update, however, regardless of your decision to do so or not.

What do we think? I want to play my hand perfectly- I really really want to be considered for this job again!

Re: Southern speakers, I find I have trouble following any accent that's unfamiliar to me, and it helps if people speak slower. So maybe it's just that your accent is unfamiliar. I often wish people with strong Southern accents would speak more slowly so I could follow better.

Sounds good to me, Nora! I'm in the same boat myself. Unfortunately, the guy that loved me isn't in the hiring position this go 'round.

The email looks great to me Nora but if you're looking for people to pick nits

demonstrable and professional writing projects.

sounds awkward to me. I'm not sure what a "demonstrable writing project" is.