January 23, 2008

  • Efficient update

    • Madrid this past weekend was awesome:
      • Sunny
      • Good shopping
      • Good food and wine
      • Good conversation
    • I should know more about the job situation by the end of this week, hopefully, or by next week, at the latest.
      • Can you believe that they wanted my LSAT scores, even though I took the LSAT 10 years ago?
        • Standardized tests are my strong suit, so I went ahead and sent them my SATs and APs, as well.
          • Hey, if they're going to ask about ancient history, I might as well give them the whole story, right?
      • They also wanted my grades, which are my weak point.
        • If I don't get the job, I think it will be because of my grades. Everything else was good - interviews, tests, references, pedigree, etc.
    • I may or may not be going on dates with a guy whom I initially met through Chiro, I'll call him Diver.
      • Did I mention that I finally ended things with Chiro, after a long period of putting it off?
        • It was pretty much over in September.
        • But I didn't work up the motivation to officialize it till about a week and a half ago.
      • And then Diver ended up coming to a big fondue night that I
        organized, and he and I talked about diving (and other things) the whole evening until 3
        a.m.
        • After which he walked me home, and may or may not have contemplated kissing me. It's hard to say exactly what was going on, but after a moment or two of awkwardness, I said something like, "Er, well, good night, see you next week or something."
        • And so we went to dinner and drinks last week.
          • After dinner, we walked around for almost an hour trying to find a bar that had open seats. Seriously.
          • He was exhausted, but we stayed out until midnight, anyways.
          • And then he loaned me his umbrella because it had started raining. But it had stopped. But he said I should take it, just in case.
        • And we are supposed to have drinks tonight.
          • I have his umbrella, and was just going to give it back to him, but he said that we might as well go for a drink or two, if we're meeting up.
            • I didn't argue.
        • But you can never really tell what guys here are thinking, because you can literally go on ten "maybe dates" before anything becomes clear.
          • I don't really know what I would like to happen (or not), but I have to admit that I do like the feeling of victory when someone makes a clear expression of interest, even if I decide not to reciprocate.
            • Plus he's a diver.
            • And he's cute.
      • I know it might seem weird to go on maybe-dates with someone I met through my ex, but as far as I can tell, they don't know each that well.
        • They have a common friend, but only see each other in the company of that friend.
        • There have been several occasions in the past when Diver has called me to do something, but not Chiro.
          • In fact, there was one occasion when Chiro called Diver and their mutual friend to see if they wanted to do something, and they told him that they were busy, then called me to do something, instead.
    • I got a beautiful new phone!!
      • My last phone was stolen
        • It was very sad, because:
          • It was a gift from my sister.
          • It had pictures, SMSes, and videos on it that I hadn't downloaded.
          • It had a little charm on it that I got in Finland.
          • It had lots of phone numbers that I have to go about collecting again.
        • But I got insurance money for it, and a discount from my cell phone company.
      • Isn't she lovely?
        • Five megapixels!!!
    • This is the year of winter sports for me.
      • Skiing in December
      • Sledding the other week
        • Sledding here is nothing like sledding in the States.
        • It involves gondolas and chair lifts - it's serious business.
      • Skiing again this weekend
      • Curling next month (yup, that's the one with the ice, the rocks, and the brooms)
      • And maybe more skiing in March, and more sledding at some point?

    There you have it. Maybe I should make this into a Powerpoint presentation.

Comments (6)

  • :) you should make it into an animated stick figure episode...and good luck with Diver!

  • The powerpoint would rock This was so much more fun to read than meeting agendas. wow i thought companies would never look at your grades, as long as you finished they were happy with that? esp after ten years?! your phone is awesome.

  • curling? That's awesome. It's very big where I'm from but I've never done it.

    Sorry to hear about your phone.

    I'd love to visit Madrid someday.

  • lol a ppt presentation? i dread that so much 'cuz i have to make like 100 charts for tomorrow's review -_-

  • I vote for a return to essay format... that's how I take notes during class, and I have some strong memories about wrestling with the placement of those bullets (and the fact that you can't change the shape or style of the bullet even as you realign the whole line's placement).

    Where do you meet all these divers?! I feel like they're so rare... not that I really want to meet one.

  • you can only make a ppt if you promise to put lots of good pix into it. I HATE it when people make ppts and then proceed to read each slide out loud, with no extra info. Useless. Re: job interview: did you send them your SAT scores from CTY too? The ones from when you were 12? That would really impress them (maybe). Cool that you're going curling. We watched it in Vancouver, both at the club level and the Olympics (2000) but didn't have the chance to do it ourselves.

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