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Today was my interview at Volunteers of America Alaska (VOAAK). When I was called yesterday about interviewing today, I realized I had not packed any business attire in my suitcase, only skinny jeans and sweaters and one pair of short slacks that I couldn't wear with my heeled boots. So Nate and I walked to 5th Ave. Mall after he got off work. We left for the 2ish mile walk around 7, so the sun had long since set and it was pretty cold, but I didn't want to pay for a taxi. It turns out it only would have cost about $6 one way so we totally should have done it! I found a blazer at Bebe for 30% off the clearance price and a pair of slacks at JC Penney for 40% off the regular price. Apparently Cyber Monday deals can apply to department stores and clothing, too!
The interview was fantastic! I interviewed with the CFO and Director of HR for the Admin position that supports both their positions, as well as the CEO's. I was offered the job on the spot, PRAISE THE LORD, and I start tomorrow at 9am! I was so ebullient I decided to trek my way home while in my new work clothes and 2 1/2" heeled boots. Not my smartest idea. VOAAK's building is 11 city blocks from the mall. After a few blocks I decided to try to calculate the distance of my pedestrian adventure and counted 150 strides at a steady pace between 14th St. and 13th St., gauging approximately one foot between my front heel and back toe each stride. I don't know how heel height factors in, or if streets are equidistant between city blocks, but if each stride is around 2 feet in length, then I traversed almost exactly 1km? Anyhow, I was an icicle when I reached the mall and felt immense compassion for the homeless facing this long winter in Anchorage. After setting up a Wells Fargo account at the mall and downing a Kaladi Brother's White Chocolate Mocha to warm up and fuel up because I forgot to eat breakfast and it was past noon at this point, I walked home.
The guard at the gate hoped someone would pick me up once on base, but 16 cars passed me without a glance. When I got home, I couldn't feel my feet because they hurt and I couldn't feel my legs because slacks are a terrible shield from the wind! LESSON LEARNED. I will take a taxi tomorrow.
For a date night tonight, Nate and I baked up some gourmet (that's facetiousness, folks) Tombstone pizzas, propped the macbook up and sat on the floor to watch Bunraku on his computer :) It was dark outside so we thought it was late but it was only 5pm. Go figure. So he's reading Brisingr and I have been studying Kanji out of my recently purchased Japanese Kanji Power workbook because I have forgotten most of my linguistic abilities in this most beloved language and that is a shame.
We are looking forward to this Friday, the 2nd of December, with great anticipation:
- We will be reunited with our precious fully adult puppy dog when my parents bring her.
- ...oh yeah, my parents are coming!
- Our stuff is scheduled to arrive
- We have to rent a car to get our dog from the airport, which means we can drive places and replenish the pantry with groceries!
And I know, I know, he doesn't exist. Because if he did, more people would be eating spaghetti with syrup, candy, candy corn, and candy canes. Did I cover all my food groups?
Oh yeah. About the title: I wish the plural of Asparagus was Asparagi but it's not. And many think the plural of Mongoose should be Mongeese, but it's not. After all, the plural of Goose is Geese so monGOOSE should become monGEESE. But, as is the case with so many words in the English lexicon, this is an exception to the rule! Goose and Mongoose are etymologically unrelated. But the reason I put that there is that I was a major exception to VOAAK's hiring practices today in being offered the job during the interview and I'm so grateful to have been. In the CFO's 24-year tenure with the company, it's only happened one other time. Thank God for exceptions to the rule!
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