1. Ok, we'll be around 2. A two hour chunk of time 3. When you are finished with your machine and I can start into it 4. We got it all done up and sent out 5. Mmmmmmm kay 6. I can do two at a time 7. You don't have to be there, but I have to be here
Common Interview Questions It seems like everyone I know is in some sort of job limbo. I have been going to a bunch of job interviews recently, and I keep getting hung up on the same questions.
What do you want to be doing in five years? "Not working here, suckers" What is the answer to this one? Someone just tell me what to say, because I hem and haw around this one. I always think of the reverse: what was I doing 5 years ago... diddly squat.
It's just me I suppose. My future plans are all monthly plans, not yearly. My future plans right now are going to England for Jeff's wedding in May. After that, I have nothing on my calendar.
What are your strengths and weaknesses? Like I am going to tell you. Come on now, it's obvious if you look at me: I have no weaknesses (except I really don't like capers or raisins). I am impenetrable. I am a rock. The trick with this one is to always throw back a trick answer:
"Well, I suppose my one weakness is just loving too much"
"My enormous brain makes my neck sore"
"I will be so well liked by you and your staff that you won't stop fawning over me and it will affect my job performance"
"Birds suddenly appear every time I am near"
"My shapely buttocks cannot be tamed by dress slacks"
So, why do you want to work here? A few weeks ago I was at an interview and I was asked that and I almost thought about answering honestly because the interview started to seem like some sort of bait-and-switch deal - "Um, actually, I don't". But, normally I only go to interviews for jobs I want, so I guess I need to come up with something for this one.
What are your salary requirements? "Well, you mean not counting the free pony, right?"
Voices by Guided My first introduction to the GBV (as I like to call them) was their astounding album Bee Thousand. The first track is Hardcore UFOs. If you have this album, take a minute and put it on the CD turntable machine. This was the first GBV song I had ever really sat down and listened to, and if you are familiar with GBV you might realize that this song encompasses all that is great about them - a good introduction indeed.
Hawks This weekend was warm and the leaves were changing. In fact, they have completely done their changing in about the span of two days and the ground is now covered in leaves. We rode our bicycles up to Prospect Park and enjoyed the foliage (simpson's reference there). I didn't realize this, but there are hawks living in Prospect Park. Big hawks. Hawks that would like to eat your cat if given the chance.
Can you imagine what it must be like to grabbed by a big bird of prey if you are a small animal? Horrifying I suspect. "la la la la I am walking around looking for acorns, la la la la...." And then, BOOM!, you have these sharp claws digging into your fur and you are suddenly flying through the air.
