The Ice is Thin, Come On Dive In

Oh, this week.  I have a couple of things to get in to, but let me start with Mad Men.

scribefigaro and I have been about 2 seasons behind since we watch the show on Netflix.  Well, we caught up to only one season behind not too long ago and the new season is out on April 7.  Then, great news happened.  We discovered that Comcast is doing a thing where they're giving away seasons of episodes for free to advertise a particular service this week.  One of the shows of which they were giving away seasons is Mad Men.  scribefigaro and I have been mainlining at least 2 episodes a night to catch up before the promotion is out and before the new season starts.  We'll soon be caught up.

Well, I don't know if it's because I couldn't handle the awesomeness or what, but the last episode we watched tonight, "The Other Woman" (Season 5, episode 11) just wrecked me.  I watched the end completely sobbing.  It helped that my two favorite characters, Joan and Peggy were featured and it showed how Don can be a dick, but still do right by them.  Oh, my girls.  Tonight they both broke my heart.

Joanie is just gorgeous and Christina Hendricks who plays her with such integrity (when she could so easily be played as a dumb cliche).  Her decision in this ep (I won't spoil it) annihilated me.  She did what she had to do, and it may be for the best, but still.  My Joanie.  I love you and you shouldn't have done it.  You deserve so much more.

And Peggy.  I feel like I could have been her in the early 1960s.  Her non-romantic "break up" with Don was far and away the saddest, most touching moment I've seen on this show where numerous marriages and friendships have dissolved.  She was so brave, though.  And I don't think I could have done what she did in spreading her wings.  Like Joanie, she deserves so much more, but she's actually going out and getting it.  Part of my sadness, and Don's I'm sure, is that I don't know when I'll be able to see her again.

This show.  Ugh.  It's a kind of perfection you rarely see on television anymore.  I am looking forward to next season like I cannot even explain.

*collects myself*

In other news, the college I interviewed at last week told me that they'd make a decision this week.  I haven't heard anything.  The chances of me working there are slim (their pay scale is not what I had hoped for), but I was still expecting to at least be able to try and negotiate.  Now I'm wondering if they're going with another candidate.  I was so sure I had this offer.  Again, not that I would take it (it's not quite right, in any case), but I still wanted to be asked.

Now, I think I'll go wreck myself with some more television series pathos.  Maybe I'll watch the commentary on FMA episodes. :)

If you count Friday evening, this has been a terrific weekend.

I got another call from the university that I'm about to adjunct at where they asked if I would also like to teach a class or two in the winter semester.  Heck yes I do!  I go in on Monday to do paperwork so that I can get paid.  Huzzah!  Money for doing something I'm trained for!

Then, yesterday I spent the majority of the day just geeking out over Full Metal Panic!  I read fanfic, trolled DA for fan art, and watched AMVs.  I also made some Kurz/Melissa icons to help inspire me for my next story.

I should really start writing that thing.  Maybe that's what I'll do today!

:D

First, the negative stuff.

( Job angst )

But moving on to happier subjects.  aamalie made me a pretty!

( Amazing art )

And now, to the shipping meme where I feel I must cheat.

( Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension any more" pairing? )

Dear Colleges-I've-Applied-To,

Please let me know if you've rejected me.  Or else call me to set up an interview.

This waiting and waiting and waiting to hear suxbigtime.

Signed,

-Candidate-Who-Would-Make-An-Awesome-Assistant-Professor

I got my first job application rejection letter today.

First of many, I'm sure.

:(

Yesterday was my last day at my temp job.  I was told I'd be missed and to come back to work there if things don't turn out.  I was on a really good team with fun people.

I'm actually going to miss it.  The only thing I'm looking forward to from not working there is not having to wake up to the alarm every morning.  Yes, it will also be nice doing the work I want, that I was trained for, but I had a good job and made good money.  Working for free is not so fun.

Hopefully, working for free will pay off in a job sooner than later.

Anyway.  I also finally typed up the next chapter in my IY/Sandman fic.  I'm going to submit it into the mirsan_fics community so I can post it there later tonight (after it gets a couple of proof-reads).  It's surprisingly different than the hand-written version that I wrote these last three weeks in the 15 minutes I had here and there at work before I was allowed to clock in in the mornings and after lunch.  I fixed the perspective (major whoops there) and made it more exciting.  I also added a Fiddler's Green cameo at the last minute.  I love him and figured that Sango and Miroku would need a little hint in navigating Dream's realm.

( Meta-discussion of my story. )

So, the new job is going fine.  Haven't been fired yet.  My job is mind-numbingly detail-oriented, but I seem well-suited to the task.  (It's a lot like grading papers all day.)

However, business hours and trying to Internet, and still be social within my family, talk on the phone with scribefigaro, etc. all mean I'm losing sleep.

How tired am I, you ask?

Apparently, I'm so tired that I went through all of today with greasy hair because I was too tired to remember to use shampoo when I showered last night.  I remembered conditioner, but forgot the shampoo.

*headdesk*

My sister came back from her traveling today.  This means that I can no longer use her car.

This also means that, of course, I found a pretty good temp job today.

I'm not overly excited about it right now.  It means getting up with the alarm again, having to get dressed in the morning, not having the whole day to fiddle around on the internet.  I've gotten used to being lazy.

However, the job seems okay, the pay is good, it's not far away, and it seems workable.  There's also that wonderful feeling of not being a useless lump that I get when I'm in a paying job.  So, yay.  I'm just waiting to see if I'll be a complete moron when I get there.  I'm pretty smart sometimes, but I also lack a lot of common sense.  We'll see.

Also, I'm a temp.  If I hate it, I just give 48 hours notice, they send in another temp, and I'm available for other stuff.  I could start as early as Friday.