I guess the production people liked the home tape of me talking and making funny faces for 4 ½ minutes since they’ve been keeping in touch with me. And it’s not just calls in the middle of the night, laughing maniacally because I’m such a loser. (Which wouldn’t be that big of a deal—I’m usually awake anyway…) (more…)
Okay, I was having some trouble sleeping last night because I wanted to make sure to get to the post office before it closed up at
That’s the prospective name of the game show, though I haven’t the slightest idea how that might apply to smart people. If it means they have a job that requires strong intellectual capacities, then I’m already out of the running. If it just means that they’re making something up as they go along, maybe it’s worth sending in my home tape and application after all. If nothing else, I got a few laughs out of it. (more…)
Honestly, I had been a little skeptical of networking before. I’m not the kind of person to drop my name, job, favorite position, rank and serial number at the drop of a hat—I prefer much more casual, social connections. To my surprise, one of those turned into what could be the opportunity of a lifetime… or maybe just something to tell the grandkids… or maybe something that could give me cancer of the fingernail, for all I know. We’ll all have to wait for a while to find out the result. Unless it’s cancer—that takes a while to diagnose, especially if I keep it trimmed down at the source. (more…)