Sorry Will, but you might need change your link to this site – again. Gonna put this blog back in the root of mr-miata.net. 9 steps and that’s it.
Tomorrow is the monthly MMC meeting, so I probably won’t have time then, maybe Friday.
They kind of made the decision easy for me as I got a rejection letter in the mail today. Not that it was unexpected, I totally blew the “personality” side of the interview. They had 7 questions that outlined real life scenarios and required an answer using cause, effect and solution. I didn’t expect something like that and wasn’t really prepared. Plus essay tests were always the hardest for me, I have a hard time coming up with improv answers that are cohesive and intelligent. It actually took me until question #4 before I could give them any sort of answer and it was personal life based and lame. I struggled mightily on the next couple, looped back through to the beginning, but still totally refused, no just plead a case, that I couldn’t come up with an example for one question and left it blank.
I did alright on the “technical” side, but that was to be expected. They were more knowledged based, almost multiple choice type questions on AutoCAD and drawings. Plus I felt more at ease with my inquisitors as they were engineers not the previous HR folks.
The one on one with the department manager was a toss up, we chatted, I gave answers, I looked in him in the eye. I don’t now if it mattered, but I didn’t ask too many questions. I could get a gist of the job from listening and it was doable, there were a lot of new things to learn, but was more of a lateral move than a giant step up.
Even if they had called back, I’m sure I wouldn’t have taken the job anyway. I make pretty good money now and some how I don’t see them offering even that much money for that level of a position. And even with the better benefits offered I would have wanted more cash to jump ship.
I called it yesterday, “they will probably win by a closer score in game 2.” The White Sox did just that tonight, 5-4 over the FRS.
Now if I can only be right about the second part of the prediction, “Once the FRS are down two…sweep the final three games to advance.”
Teeth – The Emperor’s Halloween costume arrived in the mail today. Probably install it tomorrow. Pictures to follow, possibly in front of a funeral home or perhaps in a graveyard at night. Instead of calling the Miata “The Emperor” maybe now I should call it “Nosferatu.” The higher cost of gasoline and the need for premium fits right in with that name too.
Peektures – Got the CSS of the Galleries to match the Blog. The Miata photos have the descriptions attached. The Post Office shots will be done tomorrow.
The Chicago White Sox will still be reeling from their lopsided 14-2 win tomorrow, so much so that they will probably win by a closer score in game 2. Once the FRS are down two and their backs are against the wall, then they will kick it in and sweep the final three games to advance to the American League Championship Series.
Two years ago their rally cry was “Cowboy Up” and they lost to the Yankees in the ALCS. Last year it was “Why not us?” and they won it all. This year it is “Just 11 more wins.” Right now though it had better be “Not 2 more losses.”
Added a couple of new things to the web site. If you came via the old blog page address you saw the main one. New index file in the root directory. Depending, you might have seen that image before. Once a couple years ago that is what the front page looked like and there were three links, one to each of my blogs. Unless there is a simple two step process to move the new Word Press blog into the root directory this is the new site.
Also we have installed Simple PHP Gallery to handle photo posting. This thing is simple to use, hence the name, all you have to do to add a quick gallery is upload a directory full of images under the main one and poof, there you go. So far I just have two online and the style is the default supplied, so there is no cohesiveness to the site – yet.
Donavan, who’s email address is Washburn@ypo.co.jp, was kind enough to send me a note this morning alerting me to a hot stock pick. It is currently trading at 15 cents a share with a 12 month projection of $1!
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Hey, wait a minute, he sent it to the ASCO global list, everybody knows…