I could use some of that awesome Buffista job-ma. I have three job possibilities going right now, but none of them are certain. One is a local government position as a county magistrate, I have an interview on Wednesday. Another is a tech support/do-everything position at a local real estate training office, I've had two interviews so far, everyone seems to like me, and now I'm waiting on an interview with the CEO. And the other is an editor position, basically the same thing as my last job but for a financial services firm, I've had one interview and it's been a week and a half and I'm on tenterhooks because they haven't contacted me with either a yea or nay. They ought to hire me, they can't possibly find anyone who would be better at that job than me! Dammit. That's the one I want, partly because it uses my existing skillset, and mostly because it pays 20k more than the other two.

My sister spent the weekend with me and helped me clear out closets. We took a full Subaru of bags of clothes to the Goodwill. Now my bedroom and the "spare" room are clean and mostly organized and I can find all my clothes. My friend Katie is moving in with me in about six weeks, so getting the spare room, which will be hers, emptied of my stuff is imperative. Next step is listing all the stuff I didn't donate on eBay, because after four months of unemployment, my funds are getting low. Other next step is moving the books out of that room. I have no idea how I'm going to cull two big bookshelves down to one small bookshelf. A ton of books I've either never read or haven't read in years, and I still can't let go of them.

Sending waves of job~ma your way, Zenkitty. May the offer arrive today for the editing position.

GO YOU! all things crossed for job.

Not sure it would help, but I made a spreadsheet of my not read books and verified I could get many of them at library as ebooks or audiobooks (including cloudlibrary and hoopla). That made it easier to let them go.

Boo, Amy!

Good luck, Zenkitty!

For real on the rearview camera. I freak out if I don't have one. It is like driving blindfolded. New car has all these sensors that show 18", 26" or whatever on my screen so I know how far away all the obstacles are from all corners of the car. It helps my security so much.

My mother is anxious about the fact that her new car will have all the bells and whistles, but I can only think they will help her, once she gets used to them!

Good luck, Zen! I hope they're lucky enough to choo choo choose you. [/Ralph Wiggum]

My car has no bells and whistles so they always startle me in rental cars! But I'm sure I'd appreciate them quickly. My concern is my current car is a beater—there's plenty of scratches and dings and I worry not one bit about parking it on the street or letting a friend borrow it, etc. But with a new car, wouldn't I? Do y'all with newish cars?

Fingers crossed for you Zen! And msbelle you've got so much to do, but I have faith you will be productive

meara, we buy new but keep forever, so I just figure the sooner the first ding or scratch happens, the less I have to worry about keeping it pristine.

Good Luck, Zenkitty!

Go, msbelle! Do all the things!

car appt done.

also cancelled a monthly car wash thing I had in Texas.

also showered.

still no email or call from the new job! C'MON people!

Job~ma, Zenkitty! Magistrate sounds so fancy! Go you with the cleaning out and getting organized!

My mom is still getting used to and/or not using all the bells and whistles on her new car that I guess she has had for a year now? She likes the rear camera but actually still looks out the back window because that's what she's always done. My dad has used the auto-park thing a few times, I don't think Mom has, though. The heated seats they turned on accidentally but then decided were nice. It's not the actual features that are a problem, on the whole, it's figuring out how to turn them on and off. The Owner's Manual is multiple volumes and not terrifically well indexed.

Really, MSNBC and CNN are carrying the Kobe Bryant memorial live today. I could see maybe local LA media doing this.