On the Stage

I'm a bit on edge here until my life gets back to a semi-coasting situation :-) With getting the new job comes switching of money coming in and going out and I'm waiting to see how that plays out, that's nerve-wracking. I am switching banks right now too because I hate my bank and it's very inconvenient and it's not in my hometown and this bank I'm switching too is going to be great, and it's right next door to where I'm working. But that involves setting up accounts, switching automatic withdrawals, setting up direct deposit, etc, and so hopefully those accounts will be set up on Thursday by Veronica (I can't because I'm in frickin' WDM) and then I'll have those account numbers to switch everything around, because also in the middle of this I consolidated my student loans and those are taking effect in September and so I want to set up autodebit with them right away so I don't have to worry abou that either.

Sometimes it feels a bit overwhelming, but more in the sense that I could easily forget something, or easily mess something important in my life up. And I'm trying to wrap up everything at work here.

Just a little anxiety going on is all. So I've been reading and what not all your blogs, but I'm not commenting much, and then come Sept. 11, I wont be doing anything on the internet unless it's at home, so my blogging and commenting and e-mailing and such will be cut down dramatically!

I GOT THE JOB!!

I am beyond excited!!

I start Monday, September 11th. I put in my two weeks today.

Nine Planets? Count Again -- Minus Pluto

I'm really bummed about this. I don't want to lose Pluto. It throws off all the textbooks at school. It throws off all the learning of the planets, and the people who have learned the planets! MVEMJSUNP - My Very Excellent Mother Just Sat Upon Nine Pizzas. I mean, come on! you can't drop Pluto! I'm envisioning some kind of Rudy type situation, if we get the whole word to chant "PLUTO! PLUTO! PLUTO! PLUTO!" maybe the astronomers will put him back in the game.

For now though, let's have a moment of silence for Pluto...

thanks

P.S. I'm discovering my own hypocracy in the fact that if they ADDED more planets I'd think that was cool (which they're thinking of doing right?) but taking away a planet is WRONG! :-)

So, I wish this post could be to tell you I GOT the job, but it's at least to tell you I'm still in the running. They're torturing me over here!!! They called just this morning and said the job is down to me and one other person (heard this before haven't I?) and she wanted to know if I was still interested in the job. I said yes, very very much so, still very excited about the job. She said that was good! She asked me if I had talked to "this person" about the benefits for the job, I said I had not, she gave me her information to call her and make sure the benefits were ok. She told me to then call her back and let her know if that all sounded ok. Then she asked me about salary again, we discussed that the same as before, and then she asked me if I were to get the job if I would want to give two weeks notice. I said I would, it would just be nice and I'd like let them get a chance to get used to me leaving and polite and all that, and she said she understood that and if someone was leaving her office she'd want two weeks too. So all sounded good. I'm going to call "this person" about the benefits over lunch, I'm sure it'll be fine, then call my interviewer back and let her know. Oh, she also said she wants to make this decision by Friday. Sooooo, I'll know soon enough.

Keep thinking and praying and wishing and hoping for me!! I'm so close!!

funny side note -- this morning when I work up to get ready for work, almost immediately after I opened my eyes I thought, "Today's the day. I'm finding out today and I'm getting this job, I know I am!" Hopefully that new found confidence can pay off.

oh, and last night I raced home from work and was going to mail a thank you for the job shadowing to the pharmacist I job shadowed with and the post office was closed and if I mailed it it would be picked up from my hometown until today at 5pm and then go to des moines to be sorted and sent BACK to my home town just three doors down from the post office...so I said no way and walked it into the pharmacist and told her I'm sorry I know you haven't made your decision yet, I wanted to mail this but missed the post office being open and instead of making you wait two days for this I thought I'd just walk it into you. SO, I hope that gamble paid off too.

So I'm sitting in agony here...this is not good for my health! lol, my stomach is in knots, I can't concentrate very well!

Well, it went well! I thought my second interview was good. It was just job shadowing for a hour and fifteen minutes. I have no idea who else had job shadowing and how they did, if they were more impressive, or what they said. I got along with the two women there just fine. I feel good. I'm SO nervous I don't know what to do with myself though.

I can't stand the wait! She said they'd make their decision and let me know next week, which is this week we're in now, so I'm just waiting...

Well, folks, I don't know if calling again helped or not, because I tried 3 times today to call her and talk to her, it's her cell phone she gave me so only she would answer it, but got voicemail everytime, and I wasn't going to leave a message until my last attempt at the end of the day, however, at noon today I got a call from someone at the corporate office and she said my interviewer had asked her to call me and set up a second interview!!

So, Friday morning, I go in to have a second interview, this time with the head pharmacist and do a little job shadowing!! I couldn't be happier, I'm bouncing off the walls right now, but I know this doesn't mean I've got the job, but I'm just excited to get on to the next round!

Wish me luck and send lots of love and prayers my way :-)

Whats your name spelt backwards?: Sral

What did you do last night?: Came home, had supper with the fam, mowed my lawn and my neighbors lawn, went and watched the triple overtime ISU football game, then watched hald of celebrity duets and went to bed.

The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?: V downloaded the Grinch screenmate.

Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery?: Um...no

Last time you swam in a pool?: Few weeks ago with Kaia.

What are you wearing?: It's Hawaiian day, lol, so I'm wearing jeans, a white long-sleeved shirt and a bright blue hawaiian shirt, and my green chuck taylor's.

How many cars have you owned?: oh...let's see...first car was a '78 wagoneer in high school, then a '89 two-door chevy blazer, then a '98 oldsmobile cutlass supreme, and now a '04 Dodge Stratus.

Type of music you dislike most?: Country

Are you registered to vote?: I believe so

Do you have cable?: Yes...come on, you know me! But, thinking of cancelling it for financial reasons ;-(

What kind of computer do you use?: PC at work, V's gateway laptop at home because my piece of shit laptop is a piece of shit so I basically don't use it anymore...I need to get everything off it and sell it and get my dream laptop but that is just that, a dream.

Ever made a prank phone call?: Oh yes.

You like anyone right now?: not like THAT, I'm not in junior high anymore.

Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?: I have NO idea, some days yes, some days no.

Furthest place you ever traveled?: Norway

What's your favorite comic strip?: uh......?

Do u know all the words to the national anthem?: Yes I do.

Shower, morning or night?: DEF. in the morning, but depends on what I do during the day/evening I'll be known to shower in the evening and morning.

Best movie you've seen in the past month?: I watched Flightplan a couple days ago and it was good. Even better was National Treasure which I watched a month or so ago.

Favorite pizza toppings?: BBQ Chicken or Beef

Chips or popcorn?: Neither, but if I had to choose it would be Chips.

What cell phone provider do you have?: US Cellular.

Have you ever smoked peanut shells?: um...no

Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?: Only in my mind ;-)

Orange Juice or apple?: Neither, but if I had to choose it would be OJ.

Who were the last people you sat at lunch with?: guys from work.

Favorite chocolate bar?: SO hard to choose...I can't do it.

Who is your longest friend and how long?: Bucklin, I've KNOWN him since kindergarten, but was friends with him since high school.

Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?: YUCK! NEVER...

Have you ever won a trophy?: I'm sure I have...

Favorite arcade game?: TMNT

Ever ordered from an infomercial?: Nope...been VERY tempted to though.

Sprite or 7-UP?: Neither, I don't like pop, don't like carbonation.

Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work?: To work, sure, at Subway and McDonald's, never school though.

Last thing you bought at Walgreens?: Never bought a single thing at Walgreens, to me Walgreens is still a store for old people.

Ever thrown up in public?: Not since I was a baby.

Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?: This is a dumb question.

Do you believe in love at first sight?: Nope

SPONGEBOB OR JIMMY NEUTRON?: Oh definitely Jimmy Neutron.

Did you have long hair as a young kid?: Nope

What message is on your voicemail machine?: The one at home is Kaia, it's very cute!

Where would you like to go right now?: NYC

Whats the name of your pet?: Taz (cat)



What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it?: I don't have one...what a weird question.

What do you think about most?: My kid, life, money, just too much stuff. But I have the power to shut it off most times, which I consider a gift.

THey haven't called yet. It's been one week and one day since my interview. It's been three days since I called and left a message. I know it's not odd to not call back or decide on a potential employee for this long, but I left them a message. I would assume they'd be setting up second interviews.

At this point ALL I can think is that they don't like me, don't want me. I haven't gotten a letter saying so yet though. All I can assume is they're doing second interviews for everyone they like and if they don't work out, maybe they'll call me? I don't know. I had such a good feeling about this one. It seemed like the one, it seemed like the right time. Hard to not give up hope...but I'm trying not to give up hope.

Also, really, how am I to know she GOT my voicemail? Maybe it didn't go through or something odd happened. I'll never know unless I call again, but THAT is not right. That would be way to agressive, way too badgering.

I guess I'll keep waiting? Keep waiting until I either get a call or a nice little one page letter in the mail...

I'm hoping to get a call for a second interview today...from what I could tell the head pharmacist would get back from vacation yesterday then they were going to set up second interviews for those they were interested in, so I'm hoping to be called today. If I'm not :-( Then I will call them tomorrow to show that I'm still very interested. I think it helped me the first time around since when I called her she called back and we did a phone interview then set up a real interview, so I'm hoping to be called today just to know how interested they are in me, then if they don't call I'll call tomorrow and hopefully good things still happen.

I could use this job more than anyone could possibly now...right now more than any other time in my life...keep keeping me in your thoughts and prayers, I'm really hoping this is the one. And I want this job too, so that's one of th best parts. Things aren't going the best, ok they're the worst ever financially for us right now, we're a lost hope, we really don't know what to do, so if we could be lifted up by this job instead of always being beat down, that would be good for us and our mental health!

OH! It went SO well. I really think it was one of the best interviews I've ever done. I "wow"ed them, I did. They loved me, as far as I can tell. I really showed them who I was and what I can and will do and how excited I was for this position. I mean, I answered every question perfectly (I hope). I just seemed to match what they wanted. The head pharmacist there was on vacation, so whoever makes it to the second round of interviews will get to meet her, and I'm really hoping it will be me! She gets back next week, so I would assume that's when I'll find out. I'm anxious!!!

P.S. Jody -- I just saw that off the interstate on Wednesday and was surprised to see it there, I hadn't heard DMACC was doing that. That's a good avenue to pursue some night classes, you're right!

I have a job interview!! I had a phone interview just a couple hours ago and I am interviewing on Thursday at 3:30pm! It's for a job in the town that I live! It is for a Pharmacy Technician position. I have always had an interest in the medical field, so many members of my family and extended family work in the medical field, so this is great!

Call all the forces, tell everyone you know, I need some hardcore praying and good thoughts coming my way from now until I nail the interview and get the job! Well, then after that too, but certainly then.

I can do this! I can get this job, aaaarrrggghhh! She did say she had others to interview that day, but somehow I need to be the best. It's never happened for me before, but it will on Thursday.

Oh, and bonus, the lady I talked to and is interviewing me knows my dad! And she loves my dad, she thinks he's great and hilarious, she said so herself. She was in church choir with him for years, and she used to live in the town I live in...this is all good. It's my time, I want it, it's mine to get.

If it doesn't happen, though I will be very sad, it's all part of a grander scheme that God knows. He knows what job he wants me to have, somehow I need to understand that, and have had to understand that for job interview after job interview.

I HAVE A PHONE INTERVIEW IN A HALF HOUR!!!! WISH ME LUCK!