Believe it or not... I was not asked a single one of the "Top Ten Interview Questions" from my previous blog. Surprise, surprise, surprise.


I know it's a big shock for all of you.

So, the interview went well. I didn't come off as a completely ignorant dingbat, if that's what you're thinking. I think I formed complete sentences and stopped foaming at the mouth about 15 minutes into it, so that's damn near professional. Eh. I'll know more tomorrow when the poor sap who interviewed me calls me back to tell me whether or not I've made it to round two. Winnah.

It's been a rough week. I miss my friends. I wish I had their support right now, but I guess they're just not able to offer that at the moment. I'm glad to be finding support from people I didn't know would be there for me. It's always surprising, but so refreshing when these people crawl out of the woodwork to say hello to you.

On a bright note, I applied for one of my dream jobs this week, as well. Upside, dream job at dream company doing dream work that I've dreamed of for years. Downside, it's in my hometown and I feel so much like I'm going in reverse by applying for a job in my hoooomtown ewwwwwwww. The benefits way outweigh the drawbacks, however. I can do it; just need to psych myself up for the follow-up.

Side note: I'm trying something new. I have had a really difficult time with the fact that I've lost friends, apparently, because I deleted my myspace and stopped logging in on AIM. I've actually been told that I've "made myself scarce". For the first time in several years, if I want to talk to someone now, I write them a clear, concise email. I pick up the phone and call them. I write them a letter. It has begun to provide me with a significant amount of clarity as opposed to the short, choppy conversations I would have online or via myspace comments. I just started to realize that people identified me by those things and I had to remind myself that those applications are not me. I know it's easy to think that everything you read is true, that everything about your myspace represents you and that the argument you had on AIM is valid and justified, but it's just not the same as looking someone in the eye and saying, "I'm really upset with you," or "I'm sorry", or "I fucked up and ate your last frozen pizza". I'm not knocking those applications, but when I started to obsess over them and my position in my friends' "life", I realized this could not continue. So. Instead, you can find me on Twitter (epodz), and there, I will be happy to tell you straight up what is happening with me and how I'm doing. Check me out.

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