jobs, comics, and BBQs

First of all, fuck yeah!
I got a call on Friday from the principal of the school where I interviewed telling me that they want me to move on to the next interview, that I’m their FIRST CHOICE! for the position, that they are “in love with me,” they think I “have a good heart,” and am a “deep thinker.” They “love the way I use language.” WTF?? Since when do hiring committees consider candidates’ hearts when judging their merit? It’s so awesome. I have my next interview on Tuesday morning. It’s with the assistant superintendent, and I’m feeling pretty confident. The principal told me that she was sure I’d do well because the two of them always like the same candidates. And she coached me on the kinds of questions I should expect. So, yeah. Wow.
Second of all, check out the nerd.blog entry Mike and I wrote about X-Men. It includes charts and graphs and was written in anticipation of X-3, which we watched at 5pm on opening day. Has anyone else seen it yet? I’m normally not turned on by battle scenes, but man. I can’t stop chattering about the two major X-3 battles. They were so cool! We got to see so many rad powers put to use! Kitty Pride? Such a bad ass! Storm?? Oh man. She tore it up. There were some definite flaws in the storyline, and people will surely argue about the forgivability of these. But I was just pumped to see Angel bust through that harness and fly out the window. Anyway. I started a spoilers thread on UHX. Hit me up there if you want to talk nitty gritty.
Finally, for those of you in Portland, I helped organize a Urban Honking Company Picnic. It’s this afternoon at Peninsula Park. There will be softball, BBQ, and cool dudes. Stop by! If it’s raining we will go to the Less Distracted space instead to play cards and games. And drink beer.
There are other major occurrences amiss that I am not yet at liberty to discuss in a public forum. Suffice to say it involves a boy and all the accompanying complications. Happy Memorial Day.