Tegan and Sara, “Hell”
The first single from Sainthood. Are you ready?!
Um…fuck, yeah! Awesome song.
2 months ago
From time to time, I get free preview pass offers from the movie projectionists at my workplace (where we have an IMAX theatre). Today, I got an offer for Whip It tickets, and I didn’t even realize that it was the movie that I had been anticipating for months, being an avid AfterEllen.com reader, until I Googled it. I’m pretty ashamed about that, but no less elated. This is probably the most excited that I’ve ever been to see a free movie.
Drool. And, fuck yeah All-Girl Roller Derby!
2 months agoI’m considering laminating this comic and using it an an explanatory tool in our Dinosaur exhibit. However, it’s pretty sad and oblique. I guess I’ll just continue reworking my explanation of how and why in less than 30 seconds. It’s kind of like working on an elevator speech—you have to carefully choose which bits of information might be more and less interesting, and what’s fundamental.
What was I talking about, again?
If one has an in-house interview at a place of employment, is scheduled back-to-back hours and wears a uniform, is it encouraged to interview in the uniform or to change into interview-wear just for that short time?
I’m inclined to change, but might not have the time.
4 months agoYes, it’s from 2005. But this is Alix Olson interviewing Rachel Maddow. Just knowing that they were together in the same room is cool enough for me, but this interview is _awesome_! So much better than any of the “wow, look, there’s a butch and she’s a sex symbol and isn’t that weird and unique” coverage she’s been getting lately. Don’t get me wrong, she deserves lots of mainstream attention, but it’s all pretty cringe-worthy most of the time.
Chinosaurs, Part I
I overheard some people saying that they couldn’t see our Dinosaur Mysteries exhibit, part of our current collection because they didn’t purchase the special ticket. The “Dad” said I wasn’t interested in that in a slightly disdainful tone. I informed them that since this is our permanent exhibit, they’re free to check it out, and that Chinosaurs is the pay-for touring exhibit. I said that Chinosaurs contained relatively recent discoveries from China, including some original fossils and animatronic dinosaurs. Here’s the rest of the conversation:
Dad: Chinese dinosaurs, eh? What, do they eat fried rice?
Me: ? (The family, a mom and daughter, sort of indulged him and gave a half-hearted laugh.)
Dad: I actually thought that was kind of funny.
Me: —
Chinosaurs brings out some racist ideas/judgements out of people.
5 months ago
Last night I watched the first two episodes of Chuck (which lives up to the hype! yay!) and spent half the time wondering why Bill Paxton was in the show when he has the lead on another show, Big Love. I’m usually not wrong about these things, but I had a sudden blinding insight that I was actually not, in fact, watching Bill Paxton, but Adam Baldwin (actually, what I thought was…Wait, that’s Jayne, without facial hair! ;-P)
Does anyone else think these two look strikingly similar? (Granted, Paxton is probably a little older.)
I’ve been thinking about job searching, specifically about selecting the right fit for me this time. Since I’ve been pretty much searching for employment since graduating from college, spending a year here and a few years there, then getting an MAT, then classroom teaching, then back at a job that I find tiresome and depressing.
Basically, I’m really ready for some roots in fertile, nourishing soil. The key being, how do we best balance our own happiness in a job search? I’ve selected badly before, which has given me a better perspective on what I need from my work and my work environment. However, employers can fool one into thinking they’re a good fit, and it’s possible that I may only be offered one job. While it’s preferred that my next employer fits me well, I’m also considering the crappy job market, my extreme dissatisfaction with my current work, and my curiousity about a number of different paths.
I just don’t want to end up leaving my dead end job just to save my sanity, and not because the opportunity is a positive one. Advice/comments?
6 months agoI now have _two_ job interviews in as many days next week. If this keeps up, I’ll have to start taking days off to interview. This is a good problem to have. However, (hopefully) one will pan out soon and I won’t have to be searching for a job anymore—yay!
Cross your fingers for me and send good vibes my way at the end of this week, beginning of next!
6 months ago
This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen on Google Streetview. Awesome. See it for yourself, that’s the British Museum in the background.
via this week’s Holy Moly!
There is something absolutely terrifying about this.
The University of Florida Centre, where the Grinnell-in-London program is housed and classes are held and computer lab kept, is blocks from here. When I clicked on the link, I realized that I realy loved living in London and miss it in lots of ways. This is cute!
My second thought was, that computer lab is where I found out about the planes crashing into the World Trade Center. Students from lots of different programs and places in the US all communicated as if there were no differences between us, as if we would talk at any other time.
6 months agoI think phone interviews are bad for one’s health.
6 months agoWow…it’s been a very long time since I had too much coffee. Is caffeine a hallucinogen, by any chance?
6 months agoGood news, bad news...
I got up at 6am to shower and have an hour for a phone interview before heading to work early for an all-staff meeting. The interviewer called me and said he had a sore throat and would like to reschedule for tomorrow. I said that’s fine, forgetting that I’m going to a Jonathan Coulton concert in Alexandria tonight. Hopefully it will end early…
Plus, if he has a sore throat today, is there any guarantee it will be better tomorrow?
I guess I have time to make eggs and toast for breakfast—wow, eggs before work. I’ve never had the time!
I like extra morning time. I feel energized. I miss having something to do that early in the morning, getting up early was not so bad when there was a reason.
6 months ago