work has been crazy hectic with the interviews of potential assistants, the awarding of an RFP (request for proposal), an advisory commission meeting...and the fun never stops. no, really - most days it is really fun as i feel we are doing something exciting - much like when we went mainly from paper checks to atm cards....just with medical records.
the most jaw dropping thing that happened to me today is during an interview i had someone lie directly to my face and when i told her that i worked in that office about 10 years before her and worked on the same project she was calling her "success story" - she still didn't back off the lie. it was pretty amazing to see in action actually. needless to say, she is now off the list of potentials.
i'm glad that the last blog touched so many of you. on the days where i feel the world is kicking my butt, it's good to know you know how i feel. now, if i could just get some of you to come rub this crick out of my neck, life would be sweet.
if it doesn't rain here soon, my entire yard is going to burn up. it's crazy that it is raining all around us, but not here. i'm ready for a day long, steady rain. not the gutter washing kind or the intermittent storms...but just the kind that keeps you lazy in bed. but, the clear weather is good as i'm trying to decide if i want to set the alarm for 4:00ish to go watch the meteor shower. i have good intentions but.... (hahahaha) what about you....would you do that? have you? i'm enough of a science geek to think about it.
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today on my ipod - wonder (natalie merchant), follow you down (the gin blossoms), fallin' in love (hamilton, joe frank & reynolds), come undone (cravin' melon), girl, you'll be a woman soon (covered by urge overkill), try a little tenderness (otis redding), the unforgettable fire (u2), out of my head (fastball), pardon me (incubus)
I'd love a nice lazy-in-bed rain... With the fog and the city lights, I don't think I'll be able to see the meteor shower. I should have planned a little trip to a nice place with dark nights.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh...nothing like a big fat liar in an interview...good times! OK...I would totally set my alarm for a meteor shower. Yes I would!!! I actually did see a meteor shower years ago, and I think I was up at around 2AM. It was amazing and will be worth the sleepiness you feel the next day. Not to mention...all the wishes you can make. ;)
ReplyDeleteoh had that lazy rainy day here a couple of days back, now it's freezing goes with the territory here in the winter. Oh so get up truly, we stood in the icy night a few weeks back to see a near total eclipse fantastic. And lying bare faced how cool you gotta love her spunk though.
ReplyDeleteHope you get some rain soon! The good kind!
ReplyDeletexo Mary Jo
I love the photo. A nice rain would be just what my yard is "dying" for right now.
ReplyDeletewe're getting plenty of rain here right now...we went from drought to saturated in less than a week. hope you get some soon!
ReplyDeleteas kids we used to yell "lier, lier, pants on fire"
ReplyDeleteThat would have worked :-)
I can't believe she stuck with the lie after you called her hand on it! Some people!
ReplyDeleteIt is raining here this morning so I will blow the clouds your way...
I've been doing a rain dance for the last two weeks! Everything looks so crappy!
ReplyDeleteI'm shocked people still try to lie in interviews - information is so readily available now...her loss.
Hope you have a rainy weekend!
it's so dry here my yard is cracking!!
ReplyDeletei'd get up early to watch the meteor shower if i had a good place to watch it. i just don't think it's dark enough here.
it is kind of fabulous when you catch somebody in a lie in an interview! it makes it quick and easy to eliminate them!
ReplyDeleteyears ago i worked in HR (the horror) and was interviewing a young asian girl. she admitted that a similar firm had offered her a job, but she had rejected it because there were "too many asians" working there. i could NOT believe it. needless to say, that moron didn't get the job.
I hate job interviews...please if you ever interview me don't ask what my biggest success story is, because it would have nothing at all to do with my job. Please don't ask me to give you any example either...I'm menopausal and I've already forgotten them.
ReplyDeleteNo kidding? Liars often begin to believe themselves.
ReplyDeleteYou have always had such a great way with words (in addition to the camera!). Your blog is always a delight. I have been so bad with mine - I just feel like I have nothing in my life to write about! You always have something & make it so fun to read! I hope you find someone to work on that crick!
ReplyDeleteWOW you sound very busy and very important... love it... and interviews are fun... i had one this week that totally would leave you floored... and it was the interviewer who was the problem.
ReplyDeleteGet up and look at the shower... i would... well i say i would.. i might... nah i prolly wouldn't!!!
Today I said, "I think we're officially old curmugeons now that we're praying for rain on the day off, just because the lawn needs it." Awesome photo
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I would definitely set my alarm for a meteor shower! Just back from a week at the beach. Hope you have some nice soft rain, and a wonderful weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know how people can lie like that. I mean, everyone lies from time to time. But I'm just such a bad liar.
ReplyDeleteBrenda
So, did you get up and watch the meteor shower?
ReplyDeleteI intended to look for the meteor showers last week, and didn't. Then I lost touch with the whole thing. But 4am is my normal awake time, so it's not like it would be hard to get up. :|
ReplyDeleteWe've had the intermittent downpours that only bring more humidity after they're done. I'd like a quiet day, staying in bed and listening to the soft rain outside. Yes. That would be nice...
ReplyDeleteAlso: you are a sweetheart. I just now read your earlier post.
Sending you all my love, dear Char.
xoox,
-maria
The lie thing... How do people do it? How do they dare it?
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