weekly wrap-up

So, the third interview is done and the company should contact me monday or tuesday next week. Blah! I'm so sick of waiting. I was under the impression that the third interview is normally with the "department heads" to make sure I fit in with the company, personality-wise, however, MY third interview was with a small group leader, to see if I'll fit into his group. He also mentioned a 4th sort-of-interview, with the rest of the group. So, does that mean 2 more meetings before they give me an offer? C'mon already. 5 interviews?

Secondly, everyone I meet from this company asks me what stage I'm in of job searching. Honestly, I'm sending out resumes at least weekly, and just waiting for responses, which seem to be few and far between. Also, when I started interviewing with this company, I was so confident that the weekly resumes started slowing down. So, what am I supposed to tell the interviewers? That I want this job so badly that I quit applying for others? If I tell them I haven't had much luck with other companies, does that make me look bad? If I tell them I haven't been job-searching really hard, do I look like a slacker?

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I started a new quilt this past week. It is the next "quilt of the month" from J@Ann's, but this time I'm actually using the colors suggested. I'm still cutting my own pieces, because I found the machine-cut ones just don't measure up. I started block 4 today, and I think I have nearly all the fabric I need. I might need a few more fat-quarters, but I don't know yet, since I'm cutting blocks as I go.

Also on the craft-note, Make a Blanket day for Project Linus is tomorrow. Hope to see everyone there!

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American Idol was so blah this week. I can't believe they had an entire hour long episode without anyone auditioning. Seriously - we're supposed to watch this why?

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Let's see - what else - I hung up a pic in our living room, even though we're not supposed to put holes in the walls without prior approval. This place has so many holes in the walls already, I'm surprised the ceiling isn't falling down into the floor.

Decorating this new place is coming along slowly, except for the couches and the beautiful shag rug. Budget-wise, mostly because I have no job, but also because someone keeps spending my decoration money on stereo equipment.

Our receiver's infrared receiver died, rendering the remote useless. So, we had to buy a new one, then the new one is so much better than the old one, we had to buy new speakers, and because it is 6.1 instead of 5.1, we need a totally new speaker directly behind the audience. So, I've been doing alot of smiling and nodding this week.

Oh, and someone stole the Fry's ad out of the library newspaper so he could get a better price on said speakers. And this person is supposed to be a role model.

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Oh, valentines day! I nearly forgot - We successfully quartered a duck, and cooked it in hot oil for about 6 hours. It was excellent. So good in fact, Jason ate way too much and spent the night in the bathroom. I too ate much duck-goodness, but not so much that I needed to build an extra room in my stomach.

We couldn't find any fresh fava beans, so we had rosemary couscous instead, and the kick-ass raspberry white-chocolate creme brulee. All in all, very good. Not to mention the cardboard hearts filled with chocolate candy goodness.

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Last but not least, today on the ferry ride home, I saw sea-lions sunning themselves on the buoys. Very northwest. Very cool.

time keeps on ticking...

So, as we poured through the cookbooks and the online recipe websites, I got a great idea on how we can spend this and hopefully most of our future valentines days. This year we are going french. We're making duck confit, fava bean ragout, and for desert, white chocolate creme brulee. (Pardon the lack of accent marks and proper punctuation)
Next year, I'm thinking Ethiopian...So, the idea is to research different countries and attempt to make fairly authentic (albeit americanized) fare, and perhaps learn a little about the countries in the process.

yes, we are geeks.

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So, the job thing. I actually had an interview today. I think it went well. I always feel great right after an interview, then I start eating away at my faults and what I maybe did wrong, or what I should have said instead.

I did manage to stay away from the dreaded 4 letter word through the entire hour however. (navy)

Hopefully, I'll hear something tomorrow morning regarding the second step in the process.

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Jason finally figured out our "beyond tv" problem, so I was able to watch both Gilmore Girls and American Idol last night.
I just love the relationship between Lorelai and her mom. Honestly, that show has to have some of the best dialog in any tv today.
American idol was just eh. I ended up fast forwarding through most of it. I didn't like the whiny chick who got accepted and then talked herself out of it. If you can't handle the results, you shouldn't have entered.

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I've finally gotten around to making a list of all my current projects. Now remember, this is all projects that are not yet finished, not just "active" projects, so it may seem longer than reality.

1. 4000 piece puzzle (about half done)
2. project linus baby quilt
3. quilt square of the month quilt
4. project linus preparation for MABD
5. crocheted tablecloth
6. crocheted blanket (white)
7. crocheted blanket (peacocks)
8. crocheted doily (ran out of color and can't find more)
9. crocheted doily (yellow)
10. learn vb.net (I'm on day 6 out of 21)
11. job searching
12. working
13. website for Jessie Delights Cafe
14. website for local Project linus chapter
15. Finish unpacking
16. Set up office
17. paint chest of drawers.
18. fix and re-felt lamps.

Actually, it doesn't really seem to horrible. It's nice to lay them all out in front of me and prioritize.

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I know there haven't been any pics in forever. I apologize for that.
See number 16 above. I actually think the camera cable is still packed somewhere. When I find it, I'll post some pretty mountain pics.

so many things, so little time

I got another possible job lead today! Hooray! But getting back into a schedule where I am required to sit in one spot and concentrate on something that someone else told me to do is proving illusive. Yeah, I'll sit down and get my work done, however, I really don't want to, and I'm postponing it as much as I can get away with.
The problem is that there are so many other things I want to do RIGHT NOW!
I want to start my Project Linus quilt. I want to finish my 4000 piece puzzle. I want to play video games. I want to get all of Jason's deployment photos framed and mailed off to everyone. I want to learn .net, and use it to make something. I'm way behind on my minimal (in my opinion) goal of reading 2 books per month.

Plus there are the things I have to do. Laundry for example. Cooking, Cleaning, unpacking those last few pesky boxes. Finding places to put the things that are in those last few pesky boxes.

Add 2 hours of commute time (minimum) and there goes my day. Well, 2 hours on a ferry, and I might well exceed 2 books a month.

I can see my time slipping out the window, and there's no way to get it back.

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Jason's eyesight was between 20/15 and 20/10 in both eyes!
Today started out well enough, but he was really uncomfortable this afternoon. We both dozed off while watching diehard this afternoon.
Tomorrow is supposed to be much better. Especially if he can play halo or something to keep him busy.

The house has been vampirish. All the blinds are drawn all the time. I go from room to room only using the absolute minimal light necessary. Lola is going nuts because she can't see out the window. I'm going nuts because I need sunshine. Not that it is sunny in the greater Seattle area. But, when we were out at the hospital for the follow up appt, I wanted to sit out in the sun and bask. Next grocery trip I need to pick up some vitamin D.

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According to the subway at naval hospital, a slice of pizz@hut pan pizza only has 200 calories. That means I can eat 2 slices (which fills me up), and not feel like I'm eating way too many calories. Now, if only they could up the nutritional value a bit...