Wow. Those are excellent shoes.
Great interview, smonster! Best of luck with your next phase.
I like money better than people. People can so rarely be exchanged for goods and/or services!
Willow ,'Showtime'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
§ ita § - Aug 09, 2011 10:57:58 am PDT #27330 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Atropa - Aug 09, 2011 11:04:31 am PDT #27331 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
OMG, Jilli-boots!
They are! As in, um, yes, I have a pair of the black ones, and I love them.
sj - Aug 09, 2011 11:25:00 am PDT #27332 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, smonster! I hope you hear back soon.
Why does everything have to cost so much? I really need to look for a job and soon. I can just about get by without SS and there is no room for unexpected expenditures or things like the gym membership I just signed up for. I've been out of work so long I wouldn't even know where to start. Any advice?
Nora Deirdre - Aug 09, 2011 11:34:07 am PDT #27333 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I am feeling all empowered and shit! This is a nice turnaround from my initial reaction last night. The police are in the loop, so we'll see what we see.
sj - Aug 09, 2011 11:45:30 am PDT #27334 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, Nora! I'm glad you were able to get things to a point where you feel better about it.
Calli - Aug 09, 2011 11:47:22 am PDT #27335 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That's terrific, smonster! I think Nora's salary advice is sound. It gives you a little negotiating room if they offer something lower.
Barb - Aug 09, 2011 11:48:31 am PDT #27336 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
::fist pumps for Nora::
Nora Deirdre - Aug 09, 2011 11:49:26 am PDT #27337 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I also called my mom. I am on FIRE TODAY!
erikaj - Aug 09, 2011 12:22:36 pm PDT #27338 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
All of my interviews were like the worst of "Mad Men". "so, honey, how fast can you type?" (Except no pinching--that would have made the news, I think.) I've never had one that's remotely successful...your ADA at work. Or, you know, not. Something about seeing their face drop when they see you just makes all my informed-sounding questions go to shit.
smonster - Aug 09, 2011 12:30:37 pm PDT #27339 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Woo hoo, Nora!!
The ~ma is working, I have proof! My roommate got called back and starts tomorrow! And my 2nd round interview is scheduled for Thursday afternoon!! AND I got my dental insurance card in the mail and a corrected bill from the COBRA peeps.
I know what I want to ask for ($3K more than I made at UNC) and about as low as I want to go (what I made at BoH). I just need to run numbers and see what all that would look like based on what I actually spend and things I'd like to do (hai, trip to France in October).
Also, next door neighbor is fixing up bikes for a nonprofit and if I help clean them, I can have one. SCORE.
Now to figure out why I have more money than I expected in my accounts. Hmm. I hope it's because I've been hardcore saving money (but still enjoying NOLA, thanks to Nora and other generous friends). To celebrate the interview and having $$, I bought... a crockpot. Living large!!
I am, like, Tigger-level bouncy. I kind of hope StW wants to go out to eat, though I will totally understand if he wants to get takeout and crash after his marathon day. Half an hour left!
!!!11!1111!!! (I felt like my post needed just a *few* more exclamation marks.)