Day 18: Ok... you have my attention!

Ok... I'm finally here, and you have all my attention! I apologize for the delay today. This is exactly why I never told you guys what time of the day I was going to post everyday. I've been a bit busy today, but I'm here now.

So... if you guys are wondering what happened at yesterday's interview? Here it goes... I really underestimated the job title. They, really, take things seriously at that place. I showed up at her office at, exactly, 1:00p.m. I walked in, with a smile on my face, as she looked up at me, while on the phone, and pointed to the seat in front of her desk. I took a seat and waited for her to get off the phone. After a couple of minutes, she hung up the phone, and got up, as she smiled and walked me over to another office where the interview was going to take place. I followed her into the other office, and sat down across from her desk. As she began the interview, I felt my face getting red and I grew a bit nervous. She asked to me tell her a bit about myself, and I started to talk, when, I realized I was stuttering a bit. I thought to myself, "why the hell am I getting so nervous? This is not my dream job and she's not that much older than me?" So I started to talk about my accomplishments and I told her that I had experience working with children, as an arts and crafts teacher at an Elementary school in Pasadena, which I do. Then...she asked me, "what school was that?" I stared, blankly, at her trying to remember the school's name...(thinking...thinking...thinking..ummm) then, I just said, "I don't remember, I will definitely let you know as soon as I remember." Then, here is the worst part... she looked at me and said, "Well, that's why you should have written a resume, then, you wouldn't have to worry about forgetting anything," as she smiled at me. :) So, that's the worst part of it. The rest worked out okay, I think. She asked me a couple more questions and gave me a couple of scenarios with children and asked me what actions I would take in those cases. I think I answered them okay. She asked me what the best part of working with children is, and I said that, "kids keep you humble." She asked me what the worst part was, and I was about to answer, when I remembered that you're not supposed to answer interview questions with negative responses, so, I said there are no bad parts working with children...as I thought about a couple of past experiences I could've mentioned. She looked at me, kind of surprised, and said, "ok, great" with, yet, another smile. In conclusion, she said that they're going to need TAs for the Spring and Summer, so they'll contact me when needed. You guys will definitely find out if I get called in or not; I'll still be here in the Spring and Summer.

So, that's it for my interview process... I was thinking about posting that last night, but I thought I'd give you guys a heads up before posting twice a day.

Today, I donated to Haiti! Actually, to the Red Cross, which only takes $10 donations, but I finally donated. Actually, I wasn't going to donate today, but I heard a Michael Jackson song on the radio this morning. Can you guys guess what song it was??? YA!! Heal the World...that song always gave me the goosebumps! It was a different version with a lot of different artists who collaborated together to make this new version.

Listening to this song, after so many years, made me think of Michael Jackson and how much of a difference his music made. He was truly special, despite all his personal issues, I think that he was an incredible human being. I never understood why people would pass out at his concerts, (it was actually kind of scary to watch it as a child) but he was amazing. So, as I sit here at my desk, again, tonight, I sip my wine from a plastic mini, Smart & Final, wine cup, and I toast to Michael Jackson as I think about what kind of a difference I can make in my lifetime.

Tip of the Day: It's a bit late in the day now, but, tonight, drink some alcohol, get loose, and relax. It's Friday night, you deserve it! Enjoy yourself, and if you don't drink alcohol, eat or drink something you really do enjoy. I'm about to go home and have pizza, pasta, wine, and chocolate...so...Enjoy!

Oh,by the way...the name of the school is Webster Elementary! I did remember!