holy cow do I ever need to go to Spain!!!

seconded

And this is me, not even trying that hard. I don't eat out much, so it always feels off unless I'm doing takeout. So this is not a lot of sit-downs. Though the tapas thing...well, everyone pretty much sticks around for a drink and tapas and migrates unless they are with a large crew. The mushroom place catered to a younger crowd, but man, their offerings were good.

Yeah, now I want to go to Spain!

Allyson, you are fantastic, but listen carefully to what the interviewer tells you. Interviewing is such a skill, not necessarily related to doing the job. We just had someone in who I swear was giving memorized answer at the beginning, but really loosened up and was much better eventually. But I know her problem was just trying too hard!

Allyson, in addition to interviewing being a skill in itself, the job market is tight.

You are smart, you are competent, you are good at just about everything you've tried. You have had two books printed. And you have pretty hair.

Allyson, that one of the interviewers wants to actually talk to you after is a good sign -- ie that they feel strongly that you were a good candidate and a good person. That they'd give up some of their precious time to meet with you again is a big compliment, truly.

The hardest thing for me is when I've had what I'd consider a good interview, made a strong case for my skills meeting and exceeding the job requirements, completely thought that the interviewer(s) were on the same page... and then never hear back, or get a short "No, thanks" through a third party.

Back from the first day of Malice. Bought some books(including one I thought was coming out June 1, not May 1, but I'm not complaining), got some free. 3 of the 6.5(one of the freebie books is an American Girl story) I got, I already had. There's also a short story from one of the guests, printed as a pamphlet. Unfortunately, it's from the Poirot Award(media) Honoree, Lee Goldberg. Yeah, that one.

Oh, Lee Goldberg. Sigh.

I am sitting in a hotel room with Bailey's chocolate mousse. One time on a business trip, I got a dessert to take back to the hotel with me. Got back to the hotel room, changed into my pajamas, got ready to eat my cheesecake, and had no utensils. I'm pretty sure I posted my anguish here.

Let me tell you, I have never made that mistake again.

This is going to sound horn-tooty, um, because it is, but usually I'm really very charming and funny in interviews. I'm so lost about it, not even getting to the second round on either of the jobs.

I'm both dreading and looking forward to getting good feedback. My initial reaction is to feel crappy about myself for at least a day, but then I can start processing the information and using it for good.

and that is because you are a superhero.

I am sitting in a hotel room with Bailey's chocolate mousse. One time on a business trip, I got a dessert to take back to the hotel with me. Got back to the hotel room, changed into my pajamas, got ready to eat my cheesecake, and had no utensils. I'm pretty sure I posted my anguish here.

Hah! I did that with cheesecake Wednesday! But I just ate it with my fingers