Working Man's Blues

I've got a new job this semester and it's a great job for college students. I work at Litttlejohn for TigerPaw Productions, and it is incredible flexible. I get to choose when I want to work and what type of jobs I want to do. So far I've learned how to take down and set up the baskets and run the lights for events. I've even got to run the giant spotlight, which was very disconcerting because for you it looks like a perfect circle, but every one else sees an oval. Tonight I just got of a shift at work, and I'm not going to lie, it was not pleasant. We had too few people and it took forever. That is on top of the fact that I have already worked 40 hours this week and have two papers due tomorrow. Work usually doesn't stress me out, but at the end of the week when you have other things to do you just want to get it done and get out. I thought I had managed my time well, but I didn't figure on having to work late tonight, so now I've got to run and finish my portfolio for class on Monday and write an Italian paper.

Showing of a Chicken

I can't think of a more original presentation than Lindsey's "How to Show a Chicken". It blew all the other presentations out of the water. We learned about something none of us knew even existed, and we got to see the process in action. I cannot believe she managed to bring a live chicken in class to show, it was the perfect visual aid. The fact that the chicken was not trained to be shown shows how good Lindsey is. I think being able to stay cool when an untrained bird is not cooperating shows a lot of composure. It was a great show and I think it could only be topped with someone showing a pig in class. Then we would have ourselves a country fair going on.

My interview went about as well as a fake interview can be expected. I tried to remain calm and focus on speaking like a normal human and not a prepared robot. Since this wasn't a real interview, I didn't have to actually know anything about the law school that I was applying to, but I have a feeling that I should get to work on that. There will be some tough questions in future interviews that are not going to go well if I have no clue what the basic facts are. I did have a memorized question that worked pretty well, but I'm trying to stay away from the memorizing because it doesn't tend to go well under pressure. Maybe just knowing some topics I could ask about would be better. I showed that I was doing my research by talking about another law school, and I think that will work as long as I don't spin it as I'm choosing between the two of you and why should I pick you. All in all, I really hate interviews and I hope I can skate through life with only a few more. If not, at least I won't completely bomb those that I'm forced to attend.