Why haven't we figured this one out yet? It would make it a lot easier to go to an interview in Dallas if I could just step through some portal here in Kansas City. Forget about colliding atoms in the underground tunnel in Europe, we need to focus our efforts on something practical! But, by the time they do get around to teleportation, it'll probably be too late...
That's alright though, because I figured it out. Yep, I did it. On Monday, I went from Kansas City to Dallas with little physical effort. Now, it took about 8 hours and I had to make some bathroom stops mid-teleportationizing, but that's just details. . .
The point is I ended up in Dallas for my job interview. And, just to prove I could, I teleported back to Kansas City yesterday, by the same means...
Alright, forget about the teleportation. Let me get serious for a second. I'm really excited for these jobs in Dallas. There's a few reasons why, but the most important is this: I've never really earned a job all on my own before. I worked for three years at a restaraunt in high school, but my cousin was the manager, so I was a shoo-in. Then, in college, I worked with the newspaper, and my good friend was the editor. Even with Pine Cove, my good friend Indiana Jones was the program director. At the VA after college - my grandpa was on the research board! It seems that everywhere I've been, I've gotten in because I knew someone.
But now, with these jobs in Dallas, I have no connections. If I do end up with a job, it won't be because of a boss's order. It feels like a real start, you know?
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It seems like each time I write here, I get an important phone call.
Just a few minutes ago, I got a call from the people I interviewed with this week. In their coded language of policy, they told me they were sending off my information to HR as a 'preferred candidate,' while assuring me that HR makes the final decision. . . I'm taking this to mean they want me! Building expectations? You betcha!
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