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O_a, bring along a few resume copies just in case. Chances are, as with anything theatre related, they already know everything they need from word of mouth...but it doesn't hurt to look prepared :) Humorous anecdotes highlighting how awesome you are = excellent. Avoid dirty jokes. If it's a university position play up your teaching and mentoring experience...all the interns who have thrived under yr tutellage blaggiddy blah.

I am like 20% worried and 80% irritated. Our dog Toby has always been really good about going outside, peeing, and then coming back in. Until PR we'd never had a closed in yard and it never mattered. But since we got here, he's been taking off. It may be because of all the deer/fox/bear around. Anyway, I pretty much only let them out on a leash now but they are much better at obeying Joe. Except this morning. Joe let Toby out at 4am. It's now 6:30 and he's not back yet. I can't go look for him because I'm home alone with the kids. (Joe had to leave about an hour ago.)

I'm pretty sure he's fine but he did this one other time and we got warned by the Humane Society for not having a license/letting our dog wander. He has a license now and a tag with our address. I just hope that if some person grabs him, they just call me instead of the Humane Society.

Stephanie, is there a neighborhood listserv where you could post to let people know you're looking for him?

O_a is this for a faculty or staff position?

Stephanie, yuck. I hope Toby comes home soon.

It's not a book, but in a heartbeat I'd move into the Muppets Theater world.

GENIUS. I would join you there.

o_a, you're going to rock it. And we'll get you all psyched up this weekend.

I think I caught Pisser about to spray this morning, but I scolded him and he stopped. He seems to do it not only to mark territory, but when he's mad (he was meowing to go out on the porch and I failed to comply). I think the Feliway is having some effect, though.

We're hosting a group of our colleagues from other campuses today from 10-3. It should be pretty fun and laid-back, really - I just have other things I need to do before I go. But I'll have some time tomorrow morning.

Since I probably won't be around much, I wish all y'all a lovely day.

Toby's back! Three hours later, but he's back. He was just wandering through the backyard, following a scent.

So if the aliens were going to create a world for you based on a book, which book would you want them to have?

I want to live on Beta from the Vorkosigan universe.

Flippin' 'eck, that was quick. At 11am I sent out an informal PhD inquiry to a university whose theology and sociology depts I've been interested in for ages. By 12.30pm, they were asking me to come in to discuss it with them. Here's where I have to start selling my soul in the hope of some funding. But yay for interest in my work! Must send out more inquiries. Must finish book review first. Ah, crazy days.

Stephanie, yay for Toby coming home! What a relief.

smonster, it's good to hear that the spraying is getting better. Continued cat~ma.

Glad Toby's home safe. The Biscuit goes walkabout periodically. It's upsetting because he's good until he isn't, so we get lulled into complacency, and then he takes off. Most recent time, he was a little baffled as to how the SO found him so quick. He didn't realize he'd left a very clear trail in the snow. He and his neighbor dog buddy were out gallivanting. On the plus side, the SO discovered that his new winter coat and snow pants work perfectly.

Yay for you, Seska.

At 11am I sent out an informal PhD inquiry to a university whose theology and sociology depts I've been interested in for ages. By 12.30pm, they were asking me to come in to discuss it with them.

YAY, Seska!

And oy, Stephanie, on Toby and his wandering ways. We've never NOT had a fenced yard and just spent a metric ton of money fencing in our new yard. It's verra pretty but oy. These dogs ain't cheap dates. I also need to spray some boundary stuff around the decorative pond/water feature. Mooshu fell in it the first day, because he just can't see, poor baby.

I think we will finally go with the invisible fence thing in our next house when we move in June. This area is just not fence friendly (too wooded and hilly) but I just can't have them wandering around like this.