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I thought that the interview went well today. It wound up being conversational in style; there was a lot of give and take on both sides. I seemed to hit it off with the other two writers. All three of us started tech writing in the same year. What are the odds of that? I said, "Oh good, I can admit how many years of experience I have (18 years). I leave it off of my resume so I don't scare people." They really liked my writing samples. I really would like this job.

They're going to interview two more people and get back to me on Tuesday.

In the meanwhile, things are still falling apart around here. On Monday, I found that I had a flat tire. I had a can of Fix-A-Flat in the car. I used it, and it helped. Tuesday, I put more air in the tire, and it seems to be holding the air so far. I don't know if it's really fixed or has a really slow leak. It was a little scary to drive up to San Ramon today on that tire. I told myself that I must must remember to take the cell phone.

It's even scarier that I don't have the money to fix the tire if it needs fixing. Wells Fargo put a two-week hold on a check that I deposited. Why, in this age of computers, does it require two weeks for a check to clear? Mom said that she would help me out. (Thanks, Mom!) Now I can buy oatmeal.

So now I need to finish my homework. This week is the last week of class. I also need to get my act together to sell a couple of guitars. I've been busy working on a writing sample up to this point. I still need to finish the sample, but I was jamming to finish some of it for the interview. (Why are there still not enough hours in the day when I'm not working?)

Right now, I'm wiped out, so I should go to sleep.
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I received a message from a recruiter who saw my resume on Yahoo HotJobs or Dice.com. He asked me if I was interested in a contract position. I said, "Yes," and I haven't heard from him since then. What's up with that? Sheesh, this is like dating -;)

This week is hell week as far as my class is concerned. We have to set up our machines to run Javadoc. We also have to critique a set of API documentation. So I'm plugging away at it. My teacher asked if anyone would be interested in a class on Java that prepares you for Java certification, and I'm probably going to say that I'm interested. I hope that it's not too expensive.

And speaking of money, my finances are going to be really tight over the next month, so I'm stockpiling stuff. I now have 60 pounds of cat litter. I already have way too much food in the house, so I can scrounge.

There is a movie that I really want to see that is opening this weekend--The Namesake, so I'll probably let myself see it. I also plan to sell some books at a used bookstore in Fremont. I went last weekend, and found the store empty and dark. It turns out that they moved, and are reopening on the 15th. I also need to sell a classical guitar and a silent guitar on Craig's List.

And, oh yeah, job search stuff. So I'm keeping busy.

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