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Vetting

Not venting, but vetting.

I had a job interview this week.

I found out this morning I didn't get the job. When I asked for constructive critisism on why I didn't get it she informed me "we don't disclose that information". Of course they don't.

It could of been the two (2) tests I took before the interview. The Wonderlic test. Which is some kind of IQ test. Then there was the next test which consisited of: vocabulary, math, finding mistakes and a part on punctuation. For example: In this sentence would you use i.e. , e.g., ie or eg? Would a semi colon go here? WHAT THE FUCK? I was an accounting major. I work with numbers. I don't know the difference between i.e. or e.g.

The Latin abbreviations "i.e." and "e.g." come up very frequently in writing and would probably come up more often if people were more sure of when it is right to use "i.e." and when "e.g." is required. To me, the only way to figure it out is to know what they stand for.

i.e."I.e." stands simply for "that is," which written out fully in Latin is 'id est'. "I.e." is used in place of "in other words," or "it/that is." It specifies or makes more clear.

e.g."E.g." means "for example" and comes from the Latin expression exempli gratia, "for the sake of an example," with the noun exemplum in the genitive to go with gratia in the ablative . "E.g." is used in expressions similar to "including," when you are not intending to list everything that is being discussed.

Now I know.

I had no rapport with the interviewers. There were three (3). Two ladies and one man on the speakerphone. He didn't say much and seemed nice. I spent over an hour discussing every mistake and fault I have. They didn't want to know any of the good things I have done. I managed to inject those in though. While I was dressed to kill, they were in jeans. While I looked awesome, one was about 50lbs overweight and the other looked like me when I wake up Saturday morning before I manage a cup of coffee. (or brush my teeth) Also her glasses were all wrong. I know I sound like a bitch, but both women seemed not happy in their lives or job. I think my enthusiasm bothered them. I wasn't a fit. (and I probably failed the semi-colon test)

I only wish Sarah Palin had been vetted as hard as I was.

TWO THINGS (#2 is something to pass around...DO IT)

Went to an adult party last night and we were playing this hot potato charades type game.

Subject: Person's
Hint: "Her mom hates the President"
1st guess: Julia M_____' mom! (which is me)

Total laughter.

The buzzer went off because no one could stop laughing. It was the wrong answer to the question, but essentially it was right!

Ok#2

From a forward making the rounds, if you haven't seen it:

I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.....

If you grow up in Hawaii , raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."

Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers: a quintessential American story.

If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

Name your kids Willow , Trig, and Track: you're a maverick.

Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating: you're well grounded.

If you spend 3 years as a community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.

If your total resume is: local weather girl (sports caster), 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with fewer than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with fewer than 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.

If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.

If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.

If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you're very responsible.

If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America 's.

If your husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DUI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA , your family is
extremely admirable.

OK, much clearer now.

I'm thinking a pit bull in headlights. Go Charlie! I didn't think you could pull it off.

I just got my thyroid levels back. Normal. Well normal under the my Doctor's guidelines. 4.3 is normal. I disagree. I did some research and 3.0 is the new normal range. My doctor refuses to adjust my medication and has referred me to an Endocronologist. I think (hope) this new doctor will take one look at me and say "whoa, you need an adjustment" I conditioned my hair with half a bottle of conditioner last night and today it looks like a frizzy mess. My eyes are sunken into my head and puffy. I can cover the face up with make-up, goop and spray my hair to no end for the interview. I need to be back to normal. I don't want anymore dizzy spells, no more brain fog, no more coffee just to function in the afternoon, I'm tired of falling asleep at 9 pm, yelling at my kids and no sex drive. I'm plain tired and I need it to end.

the daily

My legs hurt from that run on Monday. (yes it's Wednesday) Which can only mean that I need new sneakers. Thing is we owe dental bills, credit card bills, heating bills, cable bills.........I can't justify $100 sneakers at this point. Though I might just break down and buy them at this point because at this rate I'm going to damage my legs. Then I'll be paying $100 in co-pays to get them fixed.

I have a job interview.

I passed the phone interview. I have to buy a suit. I have to buy nylons and pumps (really can't wear my "fuck me" pumps) I hate nylons. I hate pumps. I really hate suits. I might borrow one because I'll never, ever wear it again. (it's business casual at this company) I NEED this job on so many levels. If I get the job I have to wear make-up and really do something about my hair. (like spend 15 minutes on it in the morning)

Not sure where exercising fits into full-time work. Monday nights and Saturday mornings I guess.

I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

You People

This is going to be blogged about EVERY time it happens.

My daughter has a swollen leg. She can barely walk. It's a virus that is wait and see. (we've had it before)

Me: (calling home) "How is she"
Dad: "Fine. Where are the crutches?"
Me: "The ones that are 30 years old?"
Dad: "yeah those. They were in the garage."
Me: (fuck) "we threw them away"
Dad: " Why do you people do that? They weren't bothering anybody"
Me: "I can get ones from B"
Dad: "A lot of good that does your daughter right now"

Click.

Why did we throw those crutches away. Who knew that they would be needed. It wasn't like they hadn't been used in 30 years? I think Tiny Tim might have used them.

I can't win.

Run

Route 1

Marker #1 16.34
Marker #2 20.00
Marker #3 31.14

Pace 10:03 (includes one walk break and traffic break.....though I ran around during traffic break)

Mood:

beginning: "Hey! I feel great."
middle: " I need more leg work, and is this almost over."
end: i (gasp.....gasp) i (gasp...........gasp..........gasp) SUCK!

I expect improvement by the next run.

"You people"

Yes another "you people" story.

Dad: Where is the rest of the paper?
Me: It's all there.
Dad: No, where are the ads, tv section and comics?
Me: You know the paper seemed smaller and lighter this morning.
Dad: Did you call them?
Me: No. (Thought process because I didn't realized all that other shit wasn't there)
Dad: You people! Why didn't you call them?
Me: I'll go down and buy you a paper with that stuff.
Dad: Forget it!
Me: Sorry I just don't read or notice that other stuff.
Dad: Well I do dammit!!

Argh.

Yeah two posts in 2 hours.

While searching to see if there was a season 3 for my new favorite program "Robin Hood" from the BBC I find out a major character dies in season #2 and that the MAIN character is leaving the show after the third season!

I feel like I just read the end of the story.

Totally bummed.

Go Joe!

Starting the "through th3 wall challenge" 3 days before your period is (like totally) a really bad idea. I could not get enough salty and chocolate food last night. Thank God for kid's snack packs. It was either that or tablespoons of peanut butter. Or I could of made cupcakes. Thankfully PMS makes me lazy.

I have found my new favorite machine. It's the Nautilus Treadclimber.


I wish I could say that was me, but I have longer hair and a slightly larger midsection and top section. Anyhow I hit max treads (thinking it was taken me up one notch) and 3.5 speed to start. Later I realized it's either at max or min and 4 seems to be the highest speed. I've done it two days in a row now for 25 minutes each and I'm jonesing to do it again.

I've started doing upper body strength training.

I've also started doing leg strength training.

I swam laps for the first time in months today. It felt sucky and I almost drowned on a flip-turn, but I will be up to 1/2 mile within the next two weeks. (with 3 rest breaks)

Rockin.

Yea's and Nay's

Yea!

I braved the scale!
I'm 11lbs lighter than I thought I was!
I got a real compost/tumbler bin. No more trashcans with holes drilled in them.
My back feels 70% better. (a couple hours in the hot tub with alcohol can cure most ills)
Summer is over.
This is the week where no neighborhood kids are allowed over our house. (mon-thurs)
I've discovered the website dailykos. (I'm obsessed)
I get to make snide comments to my husband regarding certain vp picks. It just gets better day after day.


Nay! (boo)

I hate insurance companies.
I hate insurance company phone systems.
I hate filling out school forms in triplicate.
I hate my thyroid.
I dread getting back in top form. (just the getting back INTO)
Indian summers.
Realized finding a FT job is not going to be easy.

I think the Yea's completley outweight the Nay's!