last 10 days

a lot has happened over the last ten days and i’m sure i’ll forget some of it.  i had two interviews for a company here.  by the second interview i was sure i didn’t want the job.  it was basically a sales job.  what i would of been doing was going to libraries and schools trying them to buy the product that this publisher published.  i went to each interview with the intention of wanting the job, but i must say i was truly relieved when they didn’t offer it to me. 

i had another invterview on last thursday at a public library.  and to say i want that job is an understatement.  i’ve been checking my email obsessively and anytime the phone rings i run to grab it.  i’m afraid, though, that i’m setting myself up for a great disappointment, but i think this job would be a very good fit for me.  the library is solid, has great funding, hasn’t cut any hours, is hiring people…  its bit of a hike, 30 miles away, but i figure that eventually i can nearer to it, but first i have to get the job.  they interviewed me and nine other people.  that’s part of the problem with living in indiana.  the place is lousey wiht librarians between two schools pumping them out and the libraries here laying off librarians its a saturated market.  but i feel like i did really well and i think i gained a few points and made a good impression.  all i know is i felt very good coming out of the interview.  i did everything i’ve been taught: i made a personal contact with the director of hr, got her name, told her that i’d call on such and such a day by such and such time, called when i said i would.  after the interview i made sure i sent a thank you card, etc, etc, and now, i wait. 

guns and i.  that’s what i’m sure you all are wondering about.  lets say we are putting something back together, again.  we went for wine last monday (had too much, but had a great time) and talked.  we talked a lot.  which was good.  we’ve talked a couple times on the phone, but i’m trying not to bug her.  the most important thing is that she and i are talking again.  and spending time with each other.  we’ll work on it.  that’s good enough for me right now. 

it was a year ago this week that we went out for the first time.